2017 Hurling All Star Nominations

The 2017 Hurling All Star nominations have been announced.

Cork have 8 nominees Anthony Nash, Mark Coleman, Colm Spillane, Damien Cahalane, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Patrick Horgan, Conor Lehane and Alan Cadogan 

All Ireland champions Galway dominate the nominations with 14, while beaten finalists Waterford have 11.

Blarney's Mark Coleman meanwhile has been nominated for young hurler of the year, while Galway's Joe Canning and Waterford's Jamie Barron and Kevin Moran are the nominees for the 2017 Hurler of the Year award.

The final 15 will be named at Dublin's Convention Centre on Friday, November 3rd. 

The nominations in full:

GOALKEEPERS
Colm Callanan (Galway), Anthony Nash (Cork), Stephen O'Keeffe (Waterford)

DEFENDERS
Mark Coleman (Cork), Daithí Burke (Galway), Gearóid McInerney (Galway), Padraic Maher (Tipperary), Padraig Mannion (Galway), Noel Connors (Waterford), Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford), Aidan Harte (Galway), Adrian Tuohey (Galway), Darragh Fives (Waterford), Diarmuid O'Keeffe(Wexford), Colm Spillane (Cork), John Hanbury (Galway), Damien Cahalane (Cork), Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny), Conor Gleeson (Waterford), Philip Mahony (Waterford), Matthew O'Hanlon (Wexford) 

MIDFIELDERS
David Burke (Galway), Jamie Barron (Waterford), Brendan Maher (Tipperary), Johnny Coen (Galway), Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork), Lee Chin (Wexford)

FORWARDS
Kevin Moran (Waterford), Joe Canning (Galway), Conor Cooney (Galway), Joseph Cooney (Galway), Patrick Horgan (Cork), Pauric Mahony (Waterford), John McGrath (Tipperary), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Alan Cadogan (Cork), Conor Whelan (Galway) Conor Lehane (Cork), Noel McGrath (Tipperary), TJ Reid (Kilkenny), Austin Gleeson (Waterford), Seamus Callanan (Tipperary), Shane O'Donnell (Clare), Conor McDonald (Wexford), Cathal Mannion (Galway).

Hurler of the Year Nominees
Joe Canning (Galway)
Kevin Moran (Waterford)
Jamie Barron (Waterford)

Young Hurler of the Year Nominees
Mark Coleman (Cork)
Conor Gleeson (Waterford)
Conor Whelan (Galway)