Boden lead way in Dublin Bus/Herald Dubs Stars football shortlist

Tue, 24th November 2015

County champions, Ballyboden St Enda’s, not unsurprisingly top the nominations list in this year’s Dublin Bus/Herald Dubs Stars football nomination list.

Fourteen Boden footballers have made the shortlist following their success in the Dublin SFC, culminating in their final victory over champions of the previous two years, St Vincent’s.

2015 DUBLIN BUS/HERALD DUBS STARS FOOTBALL NOMINATIONS

GOALKEEPERS: Michael Savage (St Vincent’s), Ryan O’Flaherty (Na Fianna), Philip Greene (Lucan Sarsfields), Paul Durcan (Ballyboden St Enda’s).

FULL-BACK LINE: Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Eoin Murchan (Na Fianna), Oisín Manning (St Jude’s), Michael Concarr (St Vincent’s), Aidan O’Halloran (Clontarf), Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna), Shane Clayton (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Stephen Coen (Clontarf), Bob Dwan (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Declan Monaghan (Clontarf), Paul Cunningham (St Jude’s), Rory O’Connor (St Oliver Plunkett’s).

HALF-BACK LINE: Stephen O’Connor (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Darragh Nelson (Ballyboden Enda’s), Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf), John Small (Ballymun Kickhams), Daire Plunkett (St Brigid’s), Donal Ward (Kilmacud Crokes), Nathan Mullins (St Vincent’s), Niall McGovern (Na Fianna), Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala), Paul Casey (Lucan), Aran Waters (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Chris Guckian (St Jude’s).

MIDFIELD: Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Emmet Ó Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields), Shane Carthy (St Vincent’s), Declan O’Mahony (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Andrew Foley (Clontarf), Seamus Ryan (St Jude’s), JJ Martin (Na Fianna), Peter O’Curry (Ballinteer St John’s).

HALF FORWARD LINE: Ryan Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Adam Caffrey (Na Fianna), Maitias MacDonncha (Clontarf), Stephen O’Shaughnessy (Lucan Sarsfields), Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s), Tomás Brady (Na Fianna), Luke Keating (Cuala), Gavin Burke (St Vincent’s), Conor Walsh (St Oliver Plunkett’s), Darren O’Reilly (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s), Dara Mullin (Kilmacud Crokes).

FULL-FORWARD LINE: Brendan Gallagher (Lucan Sarsfields), Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Andrew Kerin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Conor McHugh (Na Fianna), Kevin McManamon (St Jude’s), Aaron Byrne (Na Fianna), Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Ruairí Trainor (St Vincent’s), Garreth Smith (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Tomás Quinn (St Vincent’s), Ciarán Johnston (Clontarf).