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Andy Moran scoops top prize as Dublin dominate team of the year

By Calum Wilson

Saturday 4 November 2017 07:50, UK

3 November 2017; Mayo footballer Andy Moran pictured with his Footballer of the Year and PwC All Star awards during the PwC All Stars 2017 in Dublin
Image: Andy Moran, the fulcrum of Mayo’s attack in a marathon 10-game Championship season, with his awards

Mayo forward Andy Moran has been named the All-Stars GAA Footballer of the Year for 2017.

The 34-year-old was the top scorer from play with 3-24 this season and was a key member of the Mayo side that narrowly lost the All-Ireland final to Dublin.

Moran beat teammate David Clarke and Dublin duo Stephen Cluxton and James McCarthy to the award.

It means the Footballer of the Year prize stays in Mayo after Lee Keegan was chosen 12 months ago.

In hurling, Joe Canning collected his fourth Hurling All-Star on the night, as Galway dominated the PwC All-Star Hurling selection with seven positions

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Joe Canning of Galway celebrates with the cup
Image: Joe Canning won Hurler of the Year after his Galway side won their first Liam MacCarthy Cup since 1988

He was then given the overall recognition for his role in guiding the Tribesmen's All-Ireland winning team with the selection by his peers as Hurler of the Year, after a season where the 29-year-old was central to their first Liam MacCarthy Cup victory since 1988.

Canning's selection is also the first Galway player to be Hurler of the Year since Tony Keady, who was chosen in 1988, and who passed away on the eve of this year's All-Ireland final.

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17 September 2017; Con O'Callaghan of Dublin during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park
Image: Con O'Callaghan was named GAA Young Footballer of the Year

Elsewhere, a dream season for Con O'Callaghan continued as the 21-year-old from Dublin was chosen as PwC GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year, while Galway and Kinvara's Conor Whelan won Young Hurler of the year.

The PwC All-Star Football team saw All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Mayo dominate with seven and six places, respectively. Tyrone's Colm Cavanagh and Kerry's Paul Geaney completed the line-up.

2017 PwC All-Stars awards:

Footballer of the Year - Andy Moran (Mayo)

Young Footballer of the Year - Con O'Callaghan (Dublin)

Football XV - Goalkeeper: David Clarke (Mayo); Defenders: Chris Barrett (Mayo), Michael Fitzsimons (Dublin), Keith Higgins (Mayo), Colm Boyle (Mayo), Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin), Jack McCaffrey (Dublin); Midfielders: Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone), James McCarthy (Dublin); Forwards: Dean Rock (Dublin), Aidan O'Shea (Mayo), Con O'Callaghan (Dublin), Paul Mannion (Dublin), Paul Geaney (Kerry), Andy Moran (Mayo)

Hurler of the Year - Joe Canning (Galway)

Young Hurler of the Year - Conor Whelan (Galway)

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