Time for the recognition.
The PwC All-Star nominees for the 2017 hurling year have been announced and it is, of course, dominated by Galway players.
It was a stellar year for Micheal Donoghue’s men, their only loss was to Wexford in the league and even then ended up winning the league along with the Leinster Championship and ultimately the All-Ireland title.
What a year and their 14 All-Star nominees reflect that.
However, the Player of the Year award nominees actually favours Waterford as both their captain Kevin Moran and his teammate Jamie Barron are nominated alongside Galway’s Joe Canning for the gong.
Cork’s Mark Coleman is nominated for Young Player of the Year alongside Waterford’s Conor Gleeson and Galway’s Conor Whelan.
The full list of nominees are as followed:
PwC All-Star Hurling Nominations
GOALKEEPERS
Colm Callanan (Galway), Anthony Nash (Cork), Stephen O’Keeffe (Waterford),
DEFENDERS
Mark Coleman (Cork), Daithí Burke (Galway), Gearóid McInerney (Galway), Padraic Maher (Tipperary), Padraig Mannion (Galway), Noel Connors (Waterford), Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford), Aidan Harte (Galway), Adrian Tuohey (Galway), Darragh Fives (Waterford), Diarmuid O’Keeffe(Wexford), Colm Spillane (Cork), John Hanbury (Galway), Damien Cahalane (Cork), Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny), Conor Gleeson (Waterford), Philip Mahony (Waterford), Matthew O’Hanlon (Wexford)
MIDFIELDERS
David Burke (Galway), Jamie Barron (Waterford), Brendan Maher (Tipperary), Johnny Coen (Galway), Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork), Lee Chin (Wexford)
FORWARDS
Kevin Moran (Waterford), Joe Canning (Galway), Conor Cooney (Galway), Joseph Cooney (Galway), Patrick Horgan (Cork), Pauric Mahony (Waterford), John McGrath (Tipperary), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Alan Cadogan (Cork), Conor Whelan (Galway) Conor Lehane (Cork), Noel McGrath (Tipperary), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), Austin Gleeson (Waterford), Seamus Callanan (Tipperary), Shane O’Donnell (Clare), Conor McDonald (Wexford), Cathal Mannion (Galway).
Hurler of the Year Nominees
Joe Canning (Galway)
Kevin Moran (Waterford)
Jamie Barron (Waterford)
Young Hurler of the Year Nominees
Mark Coleman (Cork)
Conor Gleeson (Waterford)
Conor Whelan (Galway)
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