Five counties have landed PwC football All Stars with Louth winning just their second award ever.
The PwC All Star Football team was unveiled this morning and features a remarkable 14 first time winners - with no award for Dublin or Kerry for the first time since 2003.
Kerry may well feel aggrieved at not landing an award, given that they cantered through Munster and the group stages of the All-Ireland.Had one of Tom O’Sullivan’s two goals chances hit the net against Armagh in the early stages of the second half of the All-Ireland semi-final it might have been a different story.
It didn’t help O’Donoghue’s case that it was only the second time Mayo failed to make the All-Ireland quarter-finals since 2010. He man marked another All Star contender, Ryan McHugh in the Ulster final and scored two points from play.Against Kerry his long ball for Turbitt’s clinching point, a massive 50 metre score - one of three from play - and a high catch in his own goalmouth at the end of extra-time were major plays.
Finnerty was off it against Dublin and taken off injured early on in the final, but he had big games against Monaghan, Derry and Donegal, while his 0-8 was critical in the Connacht final win over Mayo. Crealey got the nod with his two points in the Ulster final and All-Ireland final tipping the balance over his team mate, who didn’t play in the Ulster Championship but was a revelation after coming back into the team.Donegal’s Peadar Mogan, who won two Player of the Month awards, Armagh’s Barry McCambridge, nominated for Player of the Year, Galway man marker Johnny McGrath and Dylan McHugh, who was in the running for Player of the Year going into the final.
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