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David Clifford, a nominee for Footballer of the Year, on the attack earlier this year during a league game against Armagh in Tralee. Photo by Dermot Crean
NINE Kerry players have received PwC GAA Football All-Star nominations announced this morning with David Clifford among three nominees for Footballer of the Year.
All-Ireland football champions Dublin have 10 nominations among the list of 45 players spread across 13 counties – the largest representative breakdown since 2008.
David Clifford is again shortlisted for Footballer of the Year, along with Dublin midfielder and a two-time Player of the Year Brian Fenton, as well as Slaughtneil dual star Brendan Rogers from Derry.
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The candidates for PwC GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year are Derry duo Ethan Doherty and Eoin McEvoy and Roscommon’s Conor Carroll – young players who caught the eye with their performances last summer.
The Kerry nominees are Shane Ryan, Jason Foley, Tadhg Morley, Tom O’Sullivan, Gavin White, Diarmuid O’Connor, David Clifford, Paudie Clifford and Seán O’Shea.
The nominations and the final 15 teams are chosen by a panel of Gaelic Games Correspondents from across, print, radio, tv and digital media, in a meeting chaired by Uachtarán CLG.
The PwC All-Star teams will be presented with their awards at a gala black-tie event which will be staged in Dublin’s RDS and shown live on RTÉ TV on Friday, November 17. The football winners and the overall Players of the Year will be announced live on the night.
PwC Football All-Star Nominations
Goalkeepers (3)
Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
Shane Ryan (Kerry)
Defenders (18)
Jason Foley (Kerry)
Tadhg Morley (Kerry)
Tom O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Gavin White (Kerry)
Michael Fitzsimons (Dublin)
Lee Gannon (Dublin)
Brian Howard (Dublin)
Gareth McKinless (Derry)
Conor McCluskey (Derry)
Eoin McEvoy (Derry)
Conor McCarthy (Monaghan)
Karl O’Connell (Monaghan)
Seán Kelly (Galway)
Aidan Forker (Armagh)
Brian Stack (Roscommon)
Padraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
Rory Maguire (Cork)
Brendan McCole (Donegal)
Midfielders (6)
Brian Fenton (Dublin)
James McCarthy (Dublin)
Conor Glass (Derry)
Brendan Rogers (Derry)
Diarmuid O’Connor (Kerry)
Diarmuid O’Connor (Mayo)
Forwards (18)
Colm Basquel (Dublin)
Cormac Costello (Dublin)
Paul Mannion (Dublin)
Con O’Callaghan (Dublin)
David Clifford (Kerry)
Paudie Clifford (Kerry)
Seán O’Shea (Kerry)
Paul Cassidy (Derry)
Shane McGuigan (Derry)
Oisín Gallen (Donegal)
Conor McManus (Monaghan)
Enda Smith (Roscommon)
Darragh Canavan (Tyrone)
Rónán O’Toole (Westmeath)
Andrew Murnin (Armagh)
Jordan Flynn ((Mayo)
Ben McCormack (Kildare)
Damien Comer (Galway)
PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year Nominees
David Clifford (Kerry), Brian Fenton (Dublin), Brendan Rogers (Derry)
PwC GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year Nominees
Ethan Doherty (Derry), Eoin McEvoy (Derry), Conor Carroll (Roscommon)
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