45 PLAYERS HAVE made the long list of the Bord Gáis Energy U21 Hurling Team of the Year with All-Ireland champions Waterford accounting for nearly one-third.

All told, 12 Deise players are nominated with a clean sweep of the Player of the Year award where defender Austin Gleeson is joined by forwards Patrick Curran and Stephen Bennett on the three-man shortlist.

Just two players who were named on the 2015 Team of the Year are again in contention to be honoured.

Limerick’s Richie English who was named at full-back last year could retain his position. Galway’s Brian Molloy, who won an award last year at corner-forward, is nominated for the half-forward berth.

The full judging panel for the awards includes Ger Cunningham; TG4’s Micheál Ó Domhnaill; Galway star, Joe Canning and Waterford great Ken McGrath with the winners announced at a ceremony in Dublin’s Mansion House on Saturday, 8 October.

Full Shortlist for Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year

Goalkeepers:
Jordan Henley (Waterford)
Brian Hogan (Tipperary)
Jonathan Treacy (Dublin)

Right Corner Back: 
James Madden (Dublin)
William Hahassy (Waterford)
Simon Donoghue (Wexford)

Full Back: 
Richie English (Limerick)
Conor Gleeson (Waterford)
Eoghan O’Donnell (Dublin)

Left Corner Back: 
Tom Fox (Tipperary)
Paddy Delaney (Offaly)
Darragh Lyons (Waterford)

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Right Half Back: 
Cian MacGabhann (Dublin)
Michael Harney (Waterford)
Ben Connelly (Offaly)

Centre Back: 
Austin Gleeson (Waterford)
Ronan Maher (Tipperary)
Liam Varley (Westmeath)>

Left Half Back: 
Shane Barrett (Dublin)
Ben O’Gorman (Clare)
Seán Loftus (Galway)

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Midfield: 
Jake Malone (Dublin)
Shane Bennett (Waterford)
Darragh O’Donovan (Limerick)
Ronan Lynch (Limerick), Dan Nevin (Galway), Colm Roche (Waterford)

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Right Half Forward: 
Seán Treacy (Dublin)
Michael Kearney (Waterford)
Pa O’Callaghan (Cork)

Centre Forward: 
Brian Molloy (Galway)
Andrew Coffey (Tipperary)
Tom Devine (Waterford)

Left Half Forward: 
Niall Mitchell (Westmeath)
Shane Gleeson (Clare)
Seán Linnane (Galway)

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Right Corner Forward: 
Patrick Curran (Waterford)
AJ Murphy (Dublin)
Eanna Burke (Galway)

Full Forward: 
Stephen Bennett (Waterford)
Stephen Quirke (Tipperary)
Ciaran Doyle (Westmeath)

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Left Corner Forward:
Chris Bennett (Dublin)
Emmet Nolan (Offaly)
Saul McCaughan (Antrim)

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