CLARE’S SHANE O’DONNELL and Galway’s Paul Conroy have claimed the 2024 GAA player of the year awards for their inter-county displays.
O’Donnell and Conroy were honoured at tonight’s PwC GAA-GPA All-Star awards ceremony at the RDS in Dublin.
Clare defender Adam Hogan and Armagh forward Oisin Conaty were announced as the Young Player of the Year award winners.
O’Donnell who won his third All-Star in succession this year, becomes the first Clare player since Tony Kelly in 2013 to claim this award, joining his manager Brian Lohan (1995) and county colleague Jamesie O’Connor (1997) as the previous Clare winners of this prize. Cork’s Darragh Fitzgibbon and Limerick’s Kyle Hayes were the other nominees.
Conroy is the first Galway player to be recognised for this individual accolade since Declan Meehan in 2001, while Jarlath Fallon was another Tribesmen winner in 1998. Armagh’s Barry McCambridge and Galway’s John Maher were the other nominees.
Hogan emulates last year’s victor, Clare team-mate Mark Rodgers, in winning the young hurler award. Conaty is the third Armagh player recognised for the young footballer honour after Aaron Kernan (2005) and Ronan Clarke (2002).
Petit for Coquelin.
Pires played with Lauren for 6 years and went unbeaten for a whole season, winning the double on two occasions. He played with Dixon for 2 seasons.
He also trains with Arsenal on a regular basis, which may explain why he has picked current players rather than players like Ian Wright, with whom he has never played.
As for Fabregas’ omission, I think Bobby understands the difference between a player who forces his way out of a club and a player who forces his way into a club, which is exactly what Coquelin did after being on the brink of fading into obscurity last season.
Cazorla’s inclusion is questionable. Apart from that I see little issue with it.
Cole forced his way out.. Also I wouldn’t say Fabergas forced his way anymore than Veria..
Pores should have himself in the team, one of the premierships most underrated players
Robert est petit biased avec his French amis C+ for effort
What about overmars?
Campbell for Koscielny. Fabregas for Coq Pires for Cazorla.
Needs a few more league and European medals in it!
Liam brady has to be in
Marc overmars
Brady, Wright and Dixon have to be in the team. Strong shout for Overmars and Fabregas. O’Leary surely at least on the bench.
Freddie ljungberg should surely get a mention!!! a class footballer!!! (man u fan)
Lee Dixon for Lauren
Wouldn’t mind having some of those name on the team sheet now. Sanchez will become an Arsenal ledge but Wright is one. Not sure if Manu Petite should be missing. Choqulin also learning his trade and becoming the defensive midfielder we’ve lacked for last 6 or 7 years
No Freddie ?
I would put Lehmann in goals, surely he would have more clean sheets than Seaman