Tipperary dominate the hurling All Star nominations released this morning. The All Ireland champions have had fifteen players shortlisted.
Waterford have nine players on the list - one more than beaten All Ireland finalists Kilkenny, while Galway have six, Clare three, Wexford two, and Limerick and Cork one each.
Seamus Callanan and Pádraic Maher from Tipp and Waterford’s Austin Gleeson are up for Player of the Year.
Gleeson is also in the running for Young Player of the Year along with Waterford team-mate Shane Bennett and Ronan Maher from Tipperary.
Here’s the full list of nominees;
GOALKEEPERS
Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny), Darren Gleeson (Tipperary), Colm Callanan (Galway).
DEFENDERS
Cathal Barrett (Tipperary), James Barry (Tipperary), Daithí Burke (Galway), Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford), Shane Fives (Waterford), Pádraic Maher (Tipperary), Ronan Maher (Tipperary), Paul Murphy (Kilkenny), Pádraig Walsh (Kilkenny), Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny), Michael Cahill (Tipperary), Séamus Kennedy (Tipperary), Diarmuid Byrnes (Limerick), Noel Connors (Waterford), Philip Mahony (Waterford), Cian Dillon (Clare), Pádraig Mannion (Galway), Matthew O’Hanlon (Wexford).
MIDFIELDERS
Jamie Barron (Waterford), David Burke (Galway), Michael Breen (Tipperary), Conor Fogarty (Kilkenny), Brendan Maher (Tipperary), Kevin Moran (Waterford).
FORWARDS
Séamus Callanan (Tipperary), Austin Gleeson (Waterford), Richie Hogan (Kilkenny), Patrick Maher (Tipperary), Pauric Mahony (Waterford), John McGrath (Tipperary), Noel McGrath (Tipperary), John O’Dwyer (Tipperary), Walter Walsh (Kilkenny), Conor Cooney (Galway), Tony Kelly (Clare), Dan McCormack (Tipperary), Joe Canning (Galway), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Lee Chin (Wexford), Colm Galvin (Clare), Alan Cadogan (Cork).
Senior Player of the Year Nominees
Austin Gleeson (Waterford); Pádraic Maher (Tipperary); Séamus Callanan (Tipperary).
Young Player of the Year Nominees
Ronan Maher (Tipperary); Austin Gleeson (Waterford); Shane Bennett (Waterford)
