Vodafone GAA All Stars Hurling Nominations for 2009...

The nominations for the GAA All Stars Hurling for 2009 have been announced.

All-Ireland runners up Tipperary have secured the largest amount of nominations for this year's All-Star hurling awards.

Thirteen Tipp players are nominated for awards, while All-Ireland winners Kilkenny have 12 nominations, followed by Galway with six and Waterford with five.

All but three of last year's All Stars team are nominated. The exceptions are Kilkenny's Noel Hickey and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick and Eoin Kelly of Waterford.

Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny, Lar Corbett of Tipperary and John Mullane of Waterford are all up for the Hurler of the Year award.

Tipperary also have two players in the running for Young Hurler of the Year, with Padraig Maher and Noel McGrath vying for the award along with Galway's Joe Canning.

The All Stars banquet will be held on Friday, October 16th.

Nominations:

Goalkeepers:
Brendan Cummins (Tipperary)
PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
Clinton Hennessy (Waterford)

Full Backs:
JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny)
Jackie Tyrrell (Kilkenny)
Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
Paddy Stapleton (Tipperary)
Ollie Canning (Galway)
Fergal Moore (Galway)
Noel Connors (Waterford)
Shane O'Neill (Cork)

Half Backs:
John Tennyson (Kilkenny)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
Michael Walsh (Waterford)
Tony Browne (Waterford)
Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Declan Fanning (Tipperary)
John Lee (Galway)
Mark Foley (Limerick)
Stephen Hiney (Dublin)

Midfield:
Michael Rice (Kilkenny)
Alan McCrabbe (Dublin)
Shane McGrath (Tipperary)
James Woodlock (Tipperary)
Seamus Hickey (Limerick)
Gavin O'Mahony (Limerick)

Half Forwards:
Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)
Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
Pat Kerwick (Tipperary)
John O'Brien (Tipperary)
Ben O'Connor (Cork)
Aonghus Callinan (Galway)

Full Forwards:
Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
Joe Canning (Galway)
Damien Hayes (Galway)
Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)
Richie Power (Kilkenny)
David O'Callaghan (Dublin)
David Treacy (Dublin)
John Mullane (Waterford)

Hurler of the Year
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
John Mullane (Waterford)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)

Young Hurler of the Year
Joe Canning (Galway)
Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)

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