Andy Moran can take player of the year award

MAYO'S amazing run to the All-Ireland final has earned them 12 All-Star nominations and among those is Tom Parsons, a player I feel deserves to win his first All-Star, writes John Melvin.
Mayo also stand a great chance of taking the player of the year award, with Andy Moran among the nominees. Dublin are represented by 13 players on the short-list of 45 nominees.
David Clarke and Stephen Cluxton, for the second year running, go head-to-head for the goalkeeping award. 
Mayo have a strong hand with Colm Boyle, Keith Higgins, Chris Barrett, Tom Parsons, Aidan O'Shea, Kevin McLoughlin and Andy Moran likely to feature prominently when the final selection is made. 
I expect Mayo to bag six awards and I think Andy Moran will be named the player of the year given the phenomenal year he has had.
The final 15 All-Stars will be announced live on RTÉ TV and will be presented with their coveted awards at a gala black-tie banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday, November 3.
Following Dublin and Mayo, other counties represented include Tyrone (six), Kerry (five), Roscommon, Kildare and Down each have two, with Monaghan, Donegal and Armagh completing the high-profile line-up with one nomination each.
The selections were voted on by a committee made up of Gaelic games correspondents and chaired by Uachtarán Chumann Luthchleas Gael, Aogán Ó Fearghail.
The full list of nominees is:
Goalkeepers: Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), David Clarke (Mayo), Niall Morgan (Tyrone).
Defenders: Jack McCaffrey, Cian O’Sullivan, Michael Fitzsimons, Philip McMahon, John Small, Jonny Cooper (Dublin), Keith Higgins, Lee Keegan, Chris Barrett, Colm Boyle, Brendan Harrison (Mayo), Pádraig Hampsey, Tiernan McCann (Tyrone), Paul Murphy, Tadhg Morley (Kerry), Conor Devanney (Roscommon), Caolan Mooney (Down), Fintan Kelly (Monaghan).
Midfielders: James McCarthy, Brian Fenton (Dublin), Tom Parsons (Mayo), Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone), Enda Smith (Roscommon), Kevin Feely (Kildare).
Forwards: Andy Moran, Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O’Shea, Jason Doherty, Cillian O’Connor (Mayo), Ciarán Kilkenny, Con O’Callaghan, Paul Mannion, Dean Rock (Dublin), Paul Geaney, Kieran Donaghy, James O’Donoghue (Kerry), Peter Harte, Niall Sludden (Tyrone), Connaire Harrison (Down), Patrick McBrearty (Donegal), Jamie Clarke (Armagh), Daniel Flynn (Kildare).
Footballer of the year: Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), James McCarthy (Dublin), Andy Moran (Mayo), David Clarke (Mayo).
Young footballer of the year: Con O’Callaghan (Dublin), Seán Powter (Cork), Michael Daly (Galway).