Surprise, surprise Kilkenny and Galway lead the nominations for the hurling team of the year.
The All Ireland finalists have 12 players each on the list for the 2015 GAA/GPA and Opel All Star hurling nominations for the All-Star hurling awards.
Waterford’s strong 2015 showing which saw them earn league honours before reaching a Munster final and All-Ireland semi-final sees them land one fewer with a total of 11 nominations.
Munster champions Tipperary claim seven nominations with Cork, Clare and Dublin completing the list of 45 with one each.
In all seven counties are represented.
On the personal award front, 2015 All-Ireland champions Kilkenny have received two nominations with TJ Reid and Richie Hogan both nominated and Tipperary’s Séamus Callanan completes the line-up.
For the Young Player of the Year, Galway’s Jason Flynn and Cathal Mannion are joined on the shortlist by Tadhg de Búrca of Waterford.
All of the awards winners will receive their prizes on the evening of Friday November 6 2015 in the National Convention Centre in Dublin.
The successful hurlers will be announced live on the evening.
2015 GAA GPA Hurling All-Stars sponsored by Opel
Goalkeepers
Colm Callanan (Galway), Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny), Darren Gleeson (Tipperary).
Defenders
Daithí Burke (Galway), Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny), Joey Holden (Kilkenny), Paul Murphy (Kilkenny), Pádraic Walsh (Kilkenny), Johnny Coen (Galway), Iarla Tannion (Galway), Pádraig Mannion (Galway), Kieran Joyce (Kilkenny), Pádraic Maher (Tipperary), Cathal Barrett (Tipperary), James Barry (Tipperary), Noel Connors (Waterford), Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford), Shane Fives (Waterford), Austin Gleeson (Waterford), Barry Coughlan (Waterford), Philip Mahony (Waterford).
Midfielders
Andrew Smith (Galway), David Burke (Galway), Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny), Conor Fogarty (Kilkenny), Kevin Moran (Waterford), Jamie Barron (Waterford).
Forwards
Tony Kelly (Clare), Séamus Harnedy (Cork), Mark Schutte (Dublin), Cathal Mannion (Galway), Jason Flynn (Galway), Jonathan Glynn (Galway), Joe Canning (Galway), Conor Whelan (Galway), Ger Aylward (Kilkenny), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny), Richie Hogan (Kilkenny), Brendan Maher (Tipperary), John O’Dwyer (Tipperary), Séamus Callanan (Tipperary), Colin Dunford (Waterford), Maurice Shanahan (Waterford), Michael Walsh (Waterford).
Player of the Year
TJ Reid (Kilkenny), Richie Hogan (Kilkenny), Séamus Callanan (Tipperary).
Young Player of the Year
Jason Flynn (Galway), Cathal Mannion (Galway), Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford).
