Two Wexford hurlers make the shortlist for All Star awards

Eight counties in all are represented among the 45 players in line for the prestigious individual accolade, with the team to be announced live on RTÉ at a banquet in the RDS on Friday, November 1 – the 140th anniversary of the formation of the GAA.

Chin has a more pressing matter this Friday night as he will feature with Faythe Harriers in their Pettitt's Senior hurling championship preliminary quarter-final against Glynn-Barntown in Chadwicks Wexford Park at 7.30 p.m. O'Connor and his St. Martin's colleagues are already through to the last eight.

Goalkeepers: Patrick Collins (Cork); Nickie Quaid (Limerick); Eibhear Quilligan (Clare).

Defenders: Adam Hogan (Clare); Conor Cleary (Clare); Conor Leen (Clare); Diarmuid Ryan (Clare); John Conlon (Clare); David McInerney (Clare); Eoin Downey (Cork); Robert Downey (Cork); Ciarán Joyce (Cork); Dan Morrissey (Limerick); Kyle Hayes (Limerick); Barry Nash (Limerick); Huw Lawlor (Kilkenny); David Blanchfield (Kilkenny); Calum Lyons (Waterford); Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford); Chris Crummey (Dublin); Paddy Burke (Antrim).

Midfielders: Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork); Tim O'Mahony (Cork); Tony Kelly (Clare); Cathal O'Neill (Limerick); Conor Burke (Dublin); Cian Kenny (Kilkenny).

Forwards: Shane O'Donnell (Clare); Mark Rodgers (Clare); Aidan McCarthy (Clare); Peter Duggan (Clare); David Fitzgerald (Clare); David Reidy (Clare); Shane Barrett (Cork); Seamus Harnedy (Cork); Patrick Horgan (Cork); Brian Hayes (Cork); Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick); Tom Morrissey (Limerick); Aaron Gillane (Limerick); David Reidy (Limerick); Lee Chin (Wexford); Rory O'Connor (Wexford); John Donnelly (Kilkenny); James McNaughton (Antrim).

PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year nominees: Shane O'Donnell (Clare); Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork); Kyle Hayes (Limerick).

PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year nominees: Adam Hogan (Clare); Eoin Downey (Cork); Cathal O'Neill (Limerick).