GPA unveils football award nominations

The Gaelic Players Association has announced the nominees for its 2009 Football Team of the Year.

All-Ireland champions Kerry have 11 of the 45 nominations, including Tadhg Kennelly at centre-forward.

The Kingdom have also secured both nominations for the Footballer of the Year award, with Paul Galvin and Tomas O Se vying for the accolade.

The winners will be chosen by GPA members.

NOMINEES for Team of the Year:

1- Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry), Alan Quirke (Cork )

2 - Colm Brady (Antrim), Karl Lacey (Donegal), Marc Ó Sé (Kerry)

3 - Tommy Griffin (Kerry), Justin McMahon (Tyrone), Michael Shields (Cork)

4 - Ciaran Hyland (Wicklow), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry), Gerard O'Kane ( Derry)

5 - Peadar Gardiner (Mayo), James Loughrey (Antrim), Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry)

6 - Graham Canty (Cork), Michael McCarthy (Kerry), Ryan McMenamin (Tyrone)

7 - Barry Cahill (Dublin), Mikey Conway (Kildare), John Miskella (Cork )

8&9 - Dermot Earley (Kildare), Kevin Hughes (Tyrone), Nigel Crawford (Meath), Ronan McGarrity (Mayo), Nicholas Murphy (Cork), Seamus Scanlon (Kerry)

10 - Alan Brogan ( Dublin), Paul Galvin (Kerry), Paul Kerrigan (Cork)

11 - Tadhg Kennelly (Kerry), Pearse O'Neill (Cork), Joe Sheridan (Meath)

12 - Leighton Glynn (Wicklow), Paddy Kelly (Cork), James Kavanagh (Kildare)

13 - Eoin Bradley (Derry), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Stephen O'Neill (Tyrone)

14 - Michael Murphy (Donegal), Aidan O'Shea (Mayo), Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry)

15 - Bernard Brogan ( Dublin), David Kelly (Sligo), Tommy Walsh (Kerry)

NOMINEES for Player of the Year

Paul Galvin (Kerry) and Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry)