The PwC All-Stars take place this Friday night at the RDS, with the top GAA stars in the country set to be honoured.
The hurling team will be named on the night, as will the winners of the various individual accolades. The football XV will be named on Thursday morning, with a rarity potentially on the horizon.
Dublin and Kerry are the two dominant forces in Gaelic football, accounting for 69 All-Ireland senior championships between them.
Sixteen of those have come since the turn of the millennium leading to various All-Stars between the two counties, but this could be the first year since 2003 that neither a Dublin nor a Kerryman makes the team.
Paul Flynn was the sole representative in 2012 but Dublin and Kerry have accounted for more than one All-Star every other year since 2003.
Laois were Leinster champions in 2003, picking up three All-Stars in defence while Tipperary's Declan Browne broke up the Ulster dominance of the forward positions.
In 2019, Dublin and Kerry accounted for eleven All-Stars while in 2023, they had nine between them.
In 2024, Dublin's season ended in disappointment with a quarter final defeat to Galway while Kerry lost to Armagh after extra-time in the semi-final.
Brian Fenton is the likeliest candidate having impressed throughout the group stages though he wasn't named on The Sunday Game Team of the year, with Paul Conroy and Ben Crealey getting the nod for midfield instead.
David Clifford has won All-Stars in five of the last six years but he looks set to miss out having had an underwhelming season by his lofty standards.
Brian Ó Beaglaoich enjoyed a good year for Kerry but Peadar Mogan and Dylan McHugh are believed to have the wing back positions wrapped up.
The Sunday Game Team of the Year
1 Blaine Hughes (Armagh)
2 Johnny McGrath (Galway)
3 Aaron McKay (Armagh)
28 July 2024; Goalscorer Aaron McKay of Armagh and his daughter Nova after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile
4 Barry McCambridge (Armagh)
5 Dylan McHugh (Galway)
6 Aidan Forker (Armagh)
7 Peadar Mogan (Donegal)
8 Paul Conroy (Galway)
9 Ben Crealey (Armagh)
10 John Maher (Galway)
11 Rian O’Neill (Armagh)
12 Oisín Conaty (Armagh)
28 July 2024; Oisin Conaty of Armagh celebrates after his side's victory in the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
