GPA Gaelic Team of the Year
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The GPA Gaelic Team of the Year known for sponsorship reason as The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year awards were an awards ceremony to honour the performances of
Gaelic Athletic Association players. The awards were judged and awarded by the Gaelic Players Association.
In 2011 the GAA and GPA announced that their respective annual player awards schemes were to merge under the sponsorship of Opel.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/0907/gaa_gpa.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909010527/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/0907/gaa_gpa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2012 |title=All Star and GPA awards merger announced |date=7 September 2011 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |accessdate=16 November 2011 }}
The first merged awards were given out in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20171479.html|title=Shefflin and Cats steal All Star show |date= 21 October 2011|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=16 November 2011}}
Hurling awards
=2010 winners=
Brian Codd (Wexford), Paul Curran Evan Costello (Laois), Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Mike Whyte (Offaly), Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny), Brendan Maher (Tipperary), Andy Kennedy (Limerick), Sean Cleary (Offaly), Lar Corbett (Tipperary), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary), Gearoid Burke (Laois), Aodan Keally (Offaly), Barry O'Dowd(Roscommon)
=2009 winners=
PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
Ollie Canning (Galway)
JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Padraic Maher (Tipperary)
Shane McGrath (Tipperary)
Michael Rice (Kilkenny)
Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)
Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)
John Mullane (Waterford)
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
=2008 winners=
Brendan Cummins (Tipperary)
Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny)
Noel Hickey (Kilkenny)
Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)
JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
Shane McGrath (Tipperary)
James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny)
Ben O'Connor (Cork)
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)
Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)
Eoin Kelly (Waterford)
John Mullane (Waterford)
=2007 winners=
Hurling Team of the Year
| class="wikitable" |
| Player
!Position !County Team |
|---|
| Damien Fitzhenry
|Goalkeeper |
| Michael Kavanagh
|Right Corner Back |
| Stephen Lucey
|Full back |
| Jackie Tyrrell
|Left Corner Back |
| Tommy Walsh
|Right half back |
| Ken McGrath
|Centre half back |
| Mark Foley
|Left half back |
| James Fitzpatrick
|Midfield |
| Michael Walsh
|Midfield |
| Eddie Brennan
|Right half forward |
| Ollie Moran
|Centre half forward |
| Dan Shanahan
|Left half forward |
| Andrew O'Shaughnessy
|Right corner forward |
| Henry Shefflin
|Full forward |
| Martin Comerford
|Left corner forward |
=2006 winners=
1. Dónal Óg Cusack (Cork)
2. Eoin Murphy (Waterford)
3. Paul Curran (Tipperary)
4. Brian Murphy (Cork)
5. Tony Browne (Waterford)
6. Ronan Curran (Cork)
7. Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
8. Jerry O'Connor (Cork)
9. James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny)
10. Dan Shanahan (Waterford)
11. Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
12. Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)
13. Ben O'Connor (Cork)
14. Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
15. Joe Deane (Cork)
Football awards
=2010 winners=
Brendan McVeigh (Down), Charlie Harrison (Sligo), Michael Shields (Cork), Philly McMahon (Dublin),
Kevin McKernan (Down), Emmet Bolton (Kildare),
Paudie Kissane (Cork), Paddy Keenan (Louth),
John Galvin (Limerick), Daniel Hughes (Down),
Martin Clarke (Down), John Doyle (Kildare), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Brendan Coulter (Down), Bernard Brogan (Dublin)
=2009 winners=
Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry), Marc Ó Sé (Kerry), Michael Shields (Cork), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry), Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry), Graham Canty (Cork), John Miskella (Cork), Dermot Earley (Kildare), Seamus Scanlon (Kerry), Paul Galvin (Kerry), Pearse O'Neill (Cork), Paddy Kelly (Cork), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry), Tommy Walsh (Kerry)
=2008 winners=
Football Team of the Year
| class="wikitable" |
| Player
!Position !County Team |
|---|
| Anthony Masterson
|Goalkeeper |
| John Keane
|Right Corner Back |
| Justin McMahon
|Full back |
| Conor Gormley
|Left Corner Back |
| David Harte
|Right half back |
| Philip Jordan
|Centre half back |
| Ryan McMenamin
|Left half back |
| Darragh Ó Sé
|Midfield |
| Enda McGinley
|Midfield |
| Brian Dooher
|Right half forward |
| Declan O'Sullivan
|Centre half forward |
| Joe McMahon
|Left half forward |
| Colm Cooper
|Right corner forward |
| Seán Cavanagh
|Full forward |
| Michael Meehan
|Left corner forward |
=2007 winners=
Football Team of the Year
| class="wikitable" |
| Player
!Position !County Team |
|---|
| Stephen Cluxton
|Goalkeeper |
| Marc Ó Sé
|Right Corner Back |
| Darren Fay
|Full back |
| Conor Gormley
|Left Corner Back |
| Tomás Ó Sé
|Right half back |
| Aidan O'Mahony
|Centre half back |
| Barry Cahill
|Left half back |
| Darragh Ó Sé
|Midfield |
| Nicholas Murphy
|Midfield |Cork |
| Declan O'Sullivan
|Right half forward |
| Alan Brogan
|Centre half forward |
| Paul Galvin
|Left half forward |
| Colm Cooper
|Right corner forward |
| Paddy Bradley
|Full forward |
| Tomás Freeman
|Left corner forward |
=2006 winners=
1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Marc Ó Sé(Kerry)
3. Barry Owens (Fermanagh)
4. Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)
5. Seamus Moynihan (Kerry)
6. Bryan Cullen (Dublin)
7. Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry)
8. Nicholas Murphy (Cork)
9. Darragh Ó Sé (Kerry)
10. Alan Dillon (Mayo)
11. Alan Brogan (Dublin)
12. Ciarán McDonald (Mayo)
13. Conor Mortimer (Mayo)
14. Kieran Donaghy (Kerry)
15. Rónán Clarke (Armagh)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312001541/http://www.gaelicplayers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=35 GPA Awards Announced]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060721231243/http://www.gaelicplayers.com/gpa/ Official GPA Website]
- [http://www.gaa.ie Official GAA Website]
- [http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/1024/opel.html Media report on 2006 hurling selection]
- [http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2006/10/06/story279853.asp Report on 2006 hurling nominations]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mhmhmhmhmhkf/ Media report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222184550/http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mhmhmhmhmhkf/ |date=22 February 2008 }}
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