Nash, Canning, Maher and Gleeson have all impressed this year. INPHO INPHO

FOUR TEAMS LEFT in the race.

Provincial champions Galway and Cork, along with the quarter-final victors Tipperary and Waterford, are the outfits still trying to land the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 2017.

With just three games left – barring replays – we’ve had a good look at the best players in the country to date this season and we’ve had a go at trying to pick our All-Star hurling sides on the form to date.

When we selected the team at this stage last year, eight players ended up claiming All-Star awards in November.

There’s consensus below in choosing star men to date in Anthony Nash, Daithi Burke, Damian Cahalane, Mark Coleman, Lee Chin, Jamie Barron, Joe Canning, Conor Lehane, Seamus Callanan and Conor Whelan.

Galway's Conor Whelan and Cork's Damien Cahalane. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

But there are differences elsewhere in the selections and the remaining matches in August and September will be revealing.

Don’t agree with the teams? Head straight to the comments to tell us why we’re wrong.

Fintan O’Toole

1. Anthony Nash (Cork)

2. Daithi Burke (Galway)
3. Damien Cahalane (Cork)
4. Noel Connors (Waterford)

5. Padraic Maher (Tipperary)
6. Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)
7. Mark Coleman (Cork)

8. Lee Chin (Wexford)
9. Jamie Barron (Waterford)

Wexford hurler Lee Chin Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

10. Austin Gleeson (Waterford)
11. Joe Canning (Galway)
12. Conor Lehane (Cork)

13. Conor Cooney (Galway)
14. Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
15. Conor Whelan (Galway)

Galway forward Conor Cooney Tommy Dickson / INPHO Tommy Dickson / INPHO / INPHO

Jackie Cahill

1. Anthony Nash (Cork)

2. Adrian Tuohy (Galway)
3. Damien Cahalane (Cork)
4. Daithí Burke (Galway)

5. Aidan Harte (Galway)
6. Tadhg De Búrca (Waterford)
7. Mark Coleman (Cork)

Tadhg de Búrca in action against Kilkenny Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

8. Lee Chin (Wexford)
9. Jamie Barron (Waterford)

10. Joseph Cooney (Galway)
11. Joe Canning (Galway)
12. Conor Lehane (Cork)

13. Conor Whelan (Galway)
14. Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
15. Patrick Horgan (Cork)

Kevin O’Brien

1. Anthony Nash (Cork)

2. Tommy Doyle (Westmeath)
3. Daithi Burke (Galway)
4. Damien Cahalane (Cork)

5. Aidan Harte (Galway)
6. Padraic Maher (Tipperary)
7. Mark Coleman (Cork)

Cork hurler Mark Coleman. Oisin Keniry / INPHO Oisin Keniry / INPHO / INPHO

8. Jamie Barron (Waterford)
9. Lee Chin (Wexford)

10. Austin Gleeson (Waterford)
11. Joe Canning (Galway)
12. Conor Lehane (Cork)

13. Conor Whelan (Galway)
14. Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
15. Conor Cooney (Galway)

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