Complete change for football All Stars 2015

For only the fourth time in the 45-year history of the All-Stars, none of the previous year’s GAA-GPA Opel team have been chosen in the current season’s list.

For the first time since 2006 when Kerry succeeded Tyrone as All-Ireland champions, the 15 chosen are completely different to those picked in 2014 with All-Ireland, Leinster and Division 1 champions Dublin honoured with seven selections. The only other occasions when the All tar team has contrasted entirely to the season before came in 1992 and 2002 when Donegal and Armagh’s All-Ireland successes followed those of Down and Galway respectively.

In total, there are a massive nine first-time winners including Dublin’s Jack McCaffrey, who was announced at the awards ceremony in the Convention Centre Dublin last night as Footballer of the Year as voted by his fellow players, Philly McMahon, Brian Fenton and Ciarán Kilkenny. It’s the most All-Star debutants since 2012 when there were 10.