| All-Star team is announced The
big three of Tyrone, Armagh and Kerry dominated this year’s Football All-Stars
being the only three teams represented.
Peter Canavan was awarded his fifth All-Star — somewhat surprisingly
given that his championship year was confined to two games. But his last-minute
point in the All-Ireland semi-final was among the highlights of the year.
He is nominated at centre-forward for the first time in his career. Eoin
Mulligan is rewarded for his excellent season with the right half-forward
berth while footballer-of-the-year Stephen O’Neill was the obvious choice
at full-forward with Colm Cooper and Steven McDonnell in the corners.
In all there are only five players from last year’s selection nominated
again — four from Kerry and Armagh’s Sean Kavanagh in attack.
Football All-Stars 2005:
Goalkeeper: Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry).
Right full-back: Ryan McMenamin (Tyrone).
Full-back: Mike McCarthy (Kerry).
Left full-back: Andy Mallon (Armagh).
Right half-Back: Tomas O’Se (Kerry).
Centre half-back: Conor Gormley (Tyrone).
Left half-back: Philip Jordan (Tyrone).
Midfield: Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone), Paul McGrane (Armagh).
Right half-forward: Brian Dooher (Tyrone).
Centre half-forward: Peter Canavan (Tyrone).
Left half-forward: Eoin Mulligan (Tyrone).
Right full-forward: Colm Cooper (Kerry).
Full-forward: Stephen O’Neill (Tyrone).
Left full-forward: Steven McDonnell (Armagh).
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