IT’S END OF season awards time as the top players in the country are rewarded for their fine performances in 2016.
Our writers have gazed into their crystal balls and predicted Friday night’s 2016 GAA-GPA All-Star football team. You can find the full list of nominations here.
The42′s Kevin O’Brien, Jackie Cahill, Alan Waldron and Sinead Farrell give their thoughts.
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JACKIE CAHILL
1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Brendan Harrison (Mayo)
3. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
4. Philly McMahon (Dublin)
5. Lee Keegan (Mayo)
6. Colm Boyle (Mayo)
7. Patrick Durcan (Mayo)
8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
9. Peter Acheson (Tipperary)
10. Peter Harte (Tyrone)
11. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
12. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)
13. Dean Rock (Dublin)
14. Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary)
15. Paul Geaney (Kerry)
KEVIN O’BRIEN
1. David Clarke (Mayo)
2. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
3. Cian O’Sullivan (Dublin)
4. Brendan Harrison (Mayo)
5. Lee Keegan (Mayo)
6. Colm Boyle (Mayo)
7. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
9. Peter Acheson (Tipperary)
10. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)
11. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
12. Peter Harte (Tyrone)
13. Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary)
14. Dean Rock (Dublin)
15. Paul Geaney (Kerry)
ALAN WALDRON
1. Evan Comerford (Tipperary)
2. Brendan Harrison (Mayo)
3. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
4. Philly McMahon (Dublin)
5. Lee Keegan (Mayo)
6. Cian O’Sullivan (Dublin)
7. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
9. Peter Acheson (Tipperary)
10. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)
11. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
12. Peter Harte (Tyrone)
13. Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary)
14. Paul Geaney (Kerry)
15. Dean Rock (Dublin)
SINEAD FARRELL
1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
3. Declan Kyne (Galway)
4. Philly McMahon (Dublin)
5. Lee Keegan (Mayo)
6. Robbie Kiely (Tipperary)
7. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
8. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
9. Peter Acheson (Tipperary)
10. Peter Harte (Tyrone)
11. Kevin McManamon (Dublin)
12. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
13. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)
14. Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone)
15. Cillian O’Connor (Mayo)
Which players do you think wowed their way to hardware? Let us know in the comments section below.
Serious banter there Sinead, post up your real team now…
I don’t think she understood the game , she must be bringing Fenton on at ht
Sinead Farrell!!! Joke of a selection. Galway fullback when Quinlivan cut him to ribbons and no Paul Geaney??
Sinead farrell are you after drinking a bottle of whiskey ? Daft
Did you see Galway v Tipp Sinead, seriously….
Gary Brennan at midfield for me.
Would be great to see it but unfortunately Clare not progressing to the last four usually comes against a player in All-Star selection.
Would be great in fairness, quality player, think he won a county hurling medal last week
How can anyone have cillian o Connor anywhere near that team, contributes very little from play and is average at frees
Thankfully contributed a point from play that brought the final to a replay that’s contributing something! Saying that I don’t know if I would select him
1. Evan Comerford (Tipperary) 2. Philly McMahon (Dublin) 3. Johnny Cooper (Dublin) 4. Keith Higgins (Mayo) 5. Lee Keegan (Mayo) 6. Colm Boyle (Mayo) 7. Ryan McHugh (Donegal) 8. Brian Fenton (Dublin) 9. Peter Acheson (Tipperary) 10. Peter Harte (Tyrone) 11. Kevin McManoman (Dublin) 12. Diarmud Connelly (Dublin) 13. Paul Geaney (Kerry) 14. Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary) 15. Cillian O’Connor (Mayo)
Who is this Sinead Farrell
Must like knitting while watching!
Clarke
Harrison
McMahon
Higgins
Keegan
O’Sullivan
Boyle
Fenton
Acheson
Connolly
Harte
Kilkenny
Quinlivan
Geaney
O’Connor
Serious omission leaving Seamus O’Shea out of the nominations for midfield! With the exception of the drawn final when his work rate was vey good but accept he had a poor day at the office with his kicking. Every other outing he had he performed to a high standard against some of the nominated including Fenton, Acheson & Cavansgh
No Johnny Cooper Now whos drinking
Seamus o’shea had one above average game all year. Yes i know it was on the biggest stage and he played fantastic but still hard to include him and leave out players who performed all year
Clarke in goal is nothing more than a sympathy vote. Not even close to Cluxton.
Mayo where shocking all year bar the 1St half of drawn how r all forgetting this ye Keenan should be in but to leave McCarthy out and have a mayo player in instead is delusional John small too had a huge year and he filled the boots of Jack mcCaffery a lot of delusional people here
Cluxton Higgins Cooper Macmahon Keegan Boyle Harte Fenton Brennan Mchugh Killkenny Connolly Geaney Cavanagh Rock.
Colm Boyle should not be near that team, contributes very little!
Come on lads…. gary brennan has to be in there
@Kevin o brien, you got one midfielder and two in the full back line wrong, the other 12 are spot on
Blue blue
Clarke Harrison Cooper Boyle Keegan O’sullivan Mchugh Fenton Acheson Harte Connolly Kilkenny Geaney Quinlivan Mcmenamon Higgins,donnelly and rock closest of the rest