CHAMPIONS ARMAGH LEAD the way with 11 nominations as the 2024 Pwc Football All-Star awards have been announced this morning.
Kieran McGeeney’s side are heavily represented, while beaten finalists Galway have eight players in the running. Ulster champions Donegal have seven nominees, with Leinster kingpins Dublin represented by four players.
Munster title-holders Kerry have four players included, with quarter-finalists Louth enjoying their best ever representation with four nominees.
The list is completed by two players apiece from Mayo (Aidan O’Shea and Ryan O’Donoghue), Roscommon (Brian Stack and Diarmuid Murtagh), Tyrone (Niall Morgan and Darragh Canavan), along with Cork defender Daniel O’Mahony.
There are only four players from the 2023 All-Star team nominated after this season – Tom O’Sullivan, Brian Fenton, Paudie and David Clifford.
The nominations were chosen by a panel of Gaelic Games journalists from across, print, radio, TV and digital media.
The PwC All-Stars will be shown live on RTÉ at a special banquet in the RDS on Friday 1 November.
2024 PwC GAA/GPA All-Star Football Nominations
Goalkeepers
- Blaine Hughes (Armagh)
- Shaun Patton (Donegal)
- Niall Morgan (Tyrone)
Defenders
- Aaron McKay (Armagh)
- Barry McCambridge (Armagh)
- Aidan Forker (Armagh)
- Paddy Burns (Armagh)
- Peadar Mogan (Donegal)
- Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
- Caolan McGonigle (Donegal)
- Brendan McCole (Donegal)
- Johnny McGrath (Galway)
- Dylan McHugh (Galway)
- Liam Silke (Galway)
- Craig Lennon (Louth)
- Donal McKenny (Louth)
- Brian Ó Beaglaioch (Kerry)
- Tom O’Sullivan (Kerry)
- Seán Bugler (Dublin)
- Brian Stack (Roscommon)
- Daniel O’Mahony (Cork)
Midfielders
- Niall Grimley (Armagh)
- Ben Crealy (Armagh)
- Michael Langan (Donegal)
- Brian Fenton (Dublin)
- Tommy Durnin (Louth)
- Paul Conroy (Galway)
Forwards
- Rian O’Neill (Armagh)
- Conor Turbitt (Armagh)
- Oisin Conaty (Armagh)
- Rory Grugan (Armagh)
- Cillian McDaid (Galway)
- John Maher (Galway)
- Rob Finnerty (Galway)
- Shane Walsh (Galway)
- David Clifford (Kerry)
- Paudie Clifford (Kerry)
- Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)
- Cormac Costello (Dublin)
- Ryan O’Donoghue (Mayo)
- Aidan O’Shea (Mayo)
- Oisín Gallen (Donegal)
- Darragh Canavan (Tyrone)
- Sam Mulroy (Louth)
- Diarmuid Murtagh (Roscommon)
But they were AI champions last week???
@Harry Corry: Everyone outside of Mayo hyped them up. Every mayo fan could see our defence was wide open against Galway. Conceded 17 scores, same thing again today but Tyrone much better defensively than Galway. It’s about finding the balance. Horan always plays attacking football. It was the exact same in his first stint. Great going forward but wide open in defence.
@Harry Corry: No Harry. Dublin were the Al champions last week. Don’t feel embarrassed. It can be confusing but Mayo have a way to go yet ;-)
@Desheen: I’m joking btw lads. Mayo are my 2nd favourite team after Cork. Never give up
@Harry Corry: they are a lot of people’s second favourites because they win feck all
Tyrone are probably the worst team to play against following a convincing win. No better team to get in your face and bring you back down to earth.
If this article doesn’t bring Mel out nothing will
@my name: Mel seems to have retired from being a contrary bollocks on the internet
@Miguel Sanchez: Mel is a prize ballocks
@Miguel Sanchez: ah you’d miss him all the same
@my name: he can be an awkward one and I’m from Tyrone. Hope he is ok though, havent seen him here in ages.
So much for big shot moran today, Motm last week but substituted at half time today…disappointing stuff once again from Mayo. Bottlers