Game-changers.
The GAA Minor Star Awards took place at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon, with the 15 best minor hurlers and footballers of this year’s competitions receiving their awards.
This year was the last year of the minor competitions, as it is being replaced by an under-17 renewal from next year onwards.
The football team was dominated by Kerry representatives, with 8 of the Kingdom’s All-Ireland winning side taking their place on the team, alongside four Derry players, a Cavan representative and two Dubliners.
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The hurling team contained six Galway lads who were part of their title-winning side, five Rebels, a Clare man, two Dubliners and a Kilkenny man.
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There was obviously no strict dress-code for this evening’s awards, as the lads sported an array of different styles and outfits.
Much of the style was in line with the fashion trends of the modern day youngster, but it’s fair to say many of our older readers will be shaking their heads.
We’d imagine if the senior lads were given the licence to wear whatever they wanted to their All-Star awards night, the outfits would be very different.
All eyes were on the hottest property in the GAA currently, in minor Footballer of the Year, David Clifford, and he was rocking a cool blazer, shirt combo, though his ripped jeans might divide opinions.
His decision not to show off his ankles, with those invisible socks, is a very modern trend, also.
Clifford wasn’t the only one representing the modern generation, Galway captain Darren Morrissey played the newest trick in the book with the rolled up jeans.
Dublin minor football star Ross McGarry wasn’t taking part in the general trend of the night, with brown shoes dominating, he went for a pair of Nike Air-Max runners.
Kerry goalkeeper Deividas Uosis, on the far right of this picture was rocking an ear-ring and a pair of ripped jeans. Cool as you like.
Indeed, Clare minor hurler Aidan McCarthy was one of the few who offered saving grace to the more old-fashioned heads, with his classic shirt and tie combo.
Here’s the hurling lads.
And the footballers. All the lads.
