Decent year all round.
The GAA/GPA Opel Hurling All-Stars nominations have been revealed and it’s no surprise to learn that Tipperary absolutely dominate the list.
15 players from the Premier county have been included in the nominations with the rest of the 45-strong list being made up as follows: Waterford (9); Kilkenny (8); Galway (6); Clare (3); Wexford (2); Limerick (1), Cork (1).
A Munster title and an unprecedented All-Ireland success was enough for the entire Tipp team to be recognised on the list and two players have also been put forward for hurler of the year.
Player of the Year features Waterford’s Austin Gleeson alongside Tipperary’s Pádraic Maher and Séamus Callanan.
With the football All-Stars nominations list being unveiled on Thursday, here is the full 45-man panel of the best hurlers of 2016.
Goalkeepers
1. Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)
2. Darren Gleeson (Tipperary)
3. Colm Callanan (Galway)
Defenders
1. Cathal Barrett (Tipperary)
2. James Barry (Tipperary)
3. Daithí Burke (Galway)
4. Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)
5. Shane Fives (Waterford)
6. Pádraic Maher (Tipperary)
7. Ronan Maher (Tipperary)
8. Paul Murphy (Kilkenny)
9. Pádraig Walsh (Kilkenny)
10. Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny)
11. Michael Cahill (Tipperary)
12. Séamus Kennedy (Tipperary)
13. Diarmuid Byrnes (Limerick)
14. Noel Connors (Waterford)
15. Philip Mahony (Waterford)
16. Cian Dillon (Clare)
17. Pádraig Mannion (Galway)
18. Matthew O’Hanlon (Wexford)
Midfielders
1. Jamie Barron (Waterford)
2. David Burke (Galway)
3. Michael Breen (Tipperary)
4. Conor Fogarty (Kilkenny)
5. Brendan Maher (Tipperary)
6. Kevin Moran (Waterford)
Forwards
1. Séamus Callanan (Tipperary)
2. Austin Gleeson (Waterford)
3. Richie Hogan (Kilkenny)
4. Patrick Maher (Tipperary)
5. Pauric Mahony (Waterford)
6. John McGrath (Tipperary)
7. Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
8. John O’Dwyer (Tipperary)
9. Walter Walsh (Kilkenny)
10. Conor Cooney (Galway)
11. Tony Kelly (Clare)
12. Dan McCormack (Tipperary)
13. Joe Canning (Galway)
14. TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
15. Michael Walsh (Waterford)
16. Lee Chin (Wexford)
17. Colm Galvin (Clare)
18. Alan Cadogan (Cork)
Player of the Year Nominees
1. Austin Gleeson (Waterford) 2. Pádraic Maher (Tipperary) 3. Séamus Callanan (Tipperary)
Young Player of the Year Nominees
1. Ronan Maher (Tipperary) 2. Austin Gleeson (Waterford) 3. Shane Bennett (Waterford)
