Dublin Blue Stars

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The DUBLIN BUS/EVENING HERALD DUBS STARS FOOTBALL/HURLING are the players chosen as the top Gaelic football and hurling players in the in their given position in the year that the Blue stars awards are awarded. The Dublin Blue Stars are a similar award to the GAA All Stars Awards which are awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Dublin traditionally play against the Blue stars team in a challenge match, which proves to be an opportunity to see and try out new players for the Dublin football and Hurling teams. The 2006 Blues Star football challenge match ended with Dublin winning the game by a scoreline of 3-17 to 0-12.[1] The 2006 Blue Star Hurling match was also won by Dublin, the game finished on a scoreline of 2-19 to 0-10.[2]

[edit] 2006 Football Blue Stars

Goalkeeper - Stephen Gallagher (UCD)
Right Corner-Back - Willie Lowry (St. Vincent's)
Full-Back - Paddy Navin (UCD)
Left Corner-Back - John McCarthy (UCD)
Right Half-Back - Paul Griffin (Kilmacud Crokes)
Centre Half-Back - Ger Brennan (St Vincent's)
Left Half-Back - Coman Goggins (Ballinteer St Johns)
Midfield - Pat Gilroy (St Vincent's)
Midfield - Sean Brady (UCD)
Right Half-Forward - Billy Sheehan (UCD)
Centre Half-Forward - Alan Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)
Left Half-Forward - Austin O'Malley (UCD)
Right Half-Forward - Dermot Connolly (St Vincent's)
Full-Forward - Tomás Quinn (St Vincent's)
Left Corner-Forward - Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)
Substitutes
Paul Copeland (St Judes)
Brian Kirby (Thomas Davis)
Micheal Lyons (St Judes)
Derek Murray (Round Towers, Clondalkin)
Tommy Brennan (Lucan Sarsfields)
Mark Davoren (Kilmacud Crokes)
Dessie Farrell (Na Fianna)

[edit] 2006 Hurling Blue Stars

Goalkeeper: Alan Nolan (St Brigid's)
Right full-back: Tom Russell (St Vincent's)
Full-back: Stephen Perkins (Ballyboden St. Enda's)
Left full-back: Cathal Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda's)
Right half-back: Derek O'Reilly (Craobh Chiaráin)
Centre-back: Rónán Fallon (St Vincent's)
Left half-back: David Kirwan (Craobh Chiaráin)
Midfield: Damien Russell (St Vincent's)
Midfield: Johnny McGuirk (Craobh Chiaráin)
Right half-forward: Alan McCrabbe (Craobh Chiaráin)
Centre-forward: David Curtin (Ballyboden St Enda's)
Right half-forward: Dermot Connolly (St Vincent's)
Right full-forward: David O'Callaghan (St Mark's)
Full-forward: Ger Ennis (Craobh Chiaráin)
Left full-forward: Kevin Flynn (O'Toole's)