Dublin lead the way again with 13 players on All-Star shortlist

The Dublin team celebrate with the Sam Maguire Cup as All-Ireland Champions for the sixth year in a row. Thirteen of the successful side were rewarded with All-Star nominations. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

All-Ireland SFC champions Dublin have repeated their 2019 haul of 13 PwC All-Star nominations for their six-in-a-row season last year.

Nine of the team shortlisted in 2019 comprise a fifth of the 45 footballers listed - Stephen Cluxton, Michael Fitzsimons, David Byrne, John Small, Brian Fenton, James McCarthy, Ciarán Kilkenny, Con O’Callaghan and Dean Rock. Robbie McDaid, Eoin Murchan, Seán Bugler and Niall Scully are the new faces for Brian Howard, Jack McCaffrey, Michael Darragh Macauley and Paul Mannion.