Corbett the favourite to land dual accolade

THE nominations for the GPA Hurling team of the year have been announced with all those involved last weekend in the Vodafone All-Stars in the equation again.

While the shortlist for the GPA team is drawn up by a panel of hurling experts, the final decision as to who wins the ultimate award is decided on by the players, who will be polled through their own organisation, the Gaelic Players Association.

Those nominated for the player-of-the-year are Vodafone winner Lar Corbett, Brendan Maher and Kilkenny’s Michael Fennelly, with Kilkenny wing-back tyro Tommy Walsh also in the picture.