The standard of hurling was so high that we need more nominations!
Build an extension to the RDS and we'll fit 60 hurlers into the ceremony on Friday November 1, rather than just the 45.
Realistically, the competitiveness of the shortlist adds to the honour of making the cut, but the stiff competition leads to some players being unluckily overlooked.
We take a look at the absentees with most considerable claims.
Kilkenny top our list with five players, followed by Dublin with three, Cork with three and Waterford with two while Clare and Carlow have one.
1 Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)
Still one of the top goalies in the country.
2 Mikey Butler (Kilkenny)
Continue to impress in the Kilkenny defence.
3 Eoghan O'Donnell (Dublin)
Was at his powerful best in the quarter final against Cork, completely nullifying Alan Connolly, at the end of a solid year.
4 Niall O'Leary (Cork)
A brilliant ball-player who rarely came unstuck defensively.
5 Mark Coleman (Cork)
Made an impressive return from his cruciate injury, capped with three from play in the All-Ireland final.
6 John Bellew (Dublin)
The Lucan man turned in an impressive year with a string of solid defensive displays, even hurling well in the Leinster final when everything else seemed to go wrong for Dublin.
He also got forward for scores against Galway and Dublin in the round-robin.
7 Mikey Carey (Kilkenny)
Brought pace and dynamism to the Kilkenny defence, and chipped in with five from play.
8 Cathal Malone (Clare)
Malone was the only Clare starter that didn't earn a nomination and he may feel hard done by, especially after a typically tireless display in the final, when he nullified Darragh Fitzgibbon's influence.
9 Paddy Deegan (Kilkenny)
Influential as ever after moving out to midfield.
10 Donal Burke (Dublin)
Made all the difference in their big win over Galway, scoring 1-5 from play in an outstanding display.
He also impressed with 0-14 (0-3 from play) against Kilkenny first time out and 1-11 against Antrim. The Leinster final didn't go his way and those are the fine margins.
11 Marty Kavanagh (Carlow)
Delivered a big moment slotting a late free to draw with Kilkenny, having also set up a goal on the same day as Carlow earned a surprise draw. Ended his campaign with 1-46.
12 Jack Prendergast (Waterford)
Became a key man for the Déise, racking up 1-6 in four games.
13 Eoin Cody (Kilkenny)
By his standards, it may have been a quiet season but he still scored goals in all three of Kilkenny's biggest games this season - the Round Robin vs Dublin when they needed a win, the Leinster final vs Dublin, and the All-Ireland semi-final vs Clare.
All three were brilliant as well.
14 Stephen Bennett (Waterford)
Waterford's Mr. Reliable had another solid season, plundering 4-13 in four Munster championship games.
15 Alan Connolly (Cork)
The Blackrock man was in Hurler of the Year contention after a breathtaking Munster championship, racking up 4-9 across four games until sickness struck before the preliminary quarter final. He came back to form scoring three against Limerick in the semi-final and can't have been too far away this morning.
