All-Ireland football champions Tyrone have had ten team members nominated for this year’s Vodafone-sponsored GAA All Stars.
In all, 13 counties are represented, with beaten finalists Kerry coming a close second to Tyrone in terms of nominees with nine players nominated.
Wexford, the surprise package of this year’s All-Ireland Championship, have four nominees, along with fellow beaten semi-finalists Cork.
Leinster champions Dublin have just three players nominated compared to seven last year.
Connacht champions Galway, who served up one of the best games of the Championship with the Kingdom in their quarter-final clash, have received three nominations, while Ulster champions Armagh have received two.
Cavan, Derry, Kildare, and Monaghan complete the list, with one nomination each.
Last year, 12 counties were represented in the nominations, with champions Kerry receiving ten nominations, the same as this year’s winners Tyrone, who had three nominations in 2007.
Seven of last year’s All Stars are nominated for a second consecutive year; Marc Ó Sé, Tomas Ó Sé, Graham Canty, Aidan O'Mahony, Dara Ó Sé, Declan O'Sullivan and Colm Cooper.
Dara Ó Sé is looking to equal his uncle Páidí's All Star haul by being nominated for his fifth award. Colm Cooper is also going for award number five.
The final selection will be announced on 15 October, two days prior to the All Stars Banquet at the CityWest Hotel.
The GAA Hurling All Stars nominees will be announced on Thursday at 11pm.
GAA Football All Star nominees for 2008:
Goalkeeper
Gary Connaughton (Westmeath)
Anthony Masterson (Wexford)
James Reilly (Cavan)
Full-Backs
Francie Bellew (Armagh) All Star ‘03
Finian Hanley (Galway)
David Henry (Dublin)
Conor Gormley (Tyrone) All Star '03, '05
Justin McMahon (Tyrone)
Dessie Mone (Monaghan)
John Keane (Westmeath) All Star ‘04
Anthony Lynch (Cork) All Star ’99, ‘02
Marc Ó Sé (Kerry) All Star ’06, ‘07
Half-Backs
Graham Canty (Cork) All Star ‘07
Michael Ennis (Westmeath)
Davy Harte (Tyrone)
Philip Jordan (Tyrone) All Star ’03, ‘05
Ryan McMenamin (Tyrone) All Star ‘05
Ryan McCluskey (Fermanagh)
Thomas McElroy (Fermanagh)
Aidan O’Mahony (Kerry) All Star ’06, ‘07
Tomas Ó Sé (Kerry) All Star ’04, ’05. ‘07
Midfield
Fergal Doherty (Derry)
Enda McGinley (Tyrone)
Martin McGrath (Fermanagh) All Star ‘04
Darragh Ó Sé (Kerry) All Star ’00, ’02, ’06, ‘07
Shane Ryan (Dublin)
Seamus Scanlon (Kerry)
Half-Forwards
Redmond Barry (Wexford)
John Doyle (Kildare)
Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone) All Star ’03, ’04, ‘05
Michael Cussen (Cork)
Pearse O’Neill (Cork)
Brian Dooher (Tyrone) All Star ’03, ‘05
Colm McCullough (Tyrone)
Padraic Joyce (Galway) All Star ’98, ’00, ‘01
Declan O’Sullivan (Kerry) All Star ‘07
Full-Forwards
Alan Brogan (Dublin) All Star ’06, ‘07
Ronan Clarke (Armagh) All Star ‘06
Colm Cooper (Kerry) All Star ’02, ’04, ’05, ‘07
Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) All Star ‘06
Tommy Walsh (Kerry)
Matty Forde (Wexford) All Star ‘04
Ciaran Lyng (Wexford)
Tommy McGuigan (Tyrone)
Michael Meehan (Galway)
