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players 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. The 2006 Blue Star Hurling match was also won by Dublin, the game finished on a scoreline of 2–19 to 0–10. Both 2007 Blue Stars games finished level at full-time and both games were forced into penalties and the Blue Stars won on both occasions.HILL 16
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2007 Football Blue Stars Winners

Goalkeeper

* Michael Savage ( St Vincents)

Full backs

* Paul Griffin ( Kilmacud Crokes) * Martin Cahill (

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( St Vincents)

Half backs

* Chris Guckian ( St Judes) * Kevin Nolan ( Kilmacud Crokes) *

Ger Brennan Ger Brennan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Vincents and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. Early life From a family of nine, he attended Belvedere College. At Belvedere he played rugby, soccer, hurling and Gaelic football. ...

( St Vincents)

Midfield

* Michael O'Shea ( St Vincents) * Ken Darcy (

)

Half forwards

* Brendan McMenamin ( St Judes) * Mark Vaughan ( Kilmacud Crokes) * Gareth Smith (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)

Full forwards

* Kevin Bonner (

) * Tomás Quinn ( St Vincent's) * Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)

Substitutes

* Dan Nelligan ( Kilmacud Crokes) * Eoin Brady ( St Vincents) * Paul Brogan (

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) * Barry Cahill (

) * Paddy Andrews (

) *

Kevin McMenamin Kevin McMenamin is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He has played at senior level for Donegal and London county teams, as well as club football for Termon, Tír Chonaill Gaels and Donegal Boston. His nickname is "Wappa". A man of a "pint-sized" disp ...

( St Judes)

2006 Football Blue Stars

*Stephen Gallagher ( UCD) *Willie Lowry ( St. Vincent's) *Paddy Navin ( UCD) *John McCarthy ( UCD) * P. Griffin ( Kilmacud Crokes) * G. Brennan ( St Vincent's) * C. Goggins ( Ballinteer St Johns) * P. Gilroy ( St Vincent's) *Sean Brady ( UCD) * B. Sheehan ( UCD) * A. Brogan ( St Oliver Plunkett's/ER) * A. O'Malley ( UCD) * D. Connolly ( St Vincent's) * T. Quinn ( St Vincent's) * B. Brogan ( St Oliver Plunkett's/ER)

Substitutes

* P. Copeland ( St Judes) *Brian Kirby ( Thomas Davis) *Micheal Lyons ( St Judes) * D. Murray (

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) *Tommy Brennan ( Lucan Sarsfields) * M. Davoren ( Kilmacud Crokes) * D. Farrell ( Na Fianna)

2007 Hurling Blue Stars

Goalkeeper

* G. Maguire ( Ballyboden St Endas)

Full backs

* Cathal Ryan ( Ballyboden St Endas) * Stephen Perkins ( Ballyboden St Endas) * Ruairí Trainor ( St Vincent's)

Half backs

* S. Hiney ( Ballyboden St Endas) *

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( St Vincent's) * T. Brady ( North Dublin 2, Na Fianna)

Midfielders

* Malachy Travers ( Ballyboden St Endas) * A. McCrabbe ( Craobh Chiaráin)

Half forwards

* Dave Sweeney ( Ballyboden St Endas) * Damien Russell ( St Vincent's) * Michael Griffin ( Ballyboden St Endas)

Full forwards

* Fintan Clandillon ( Lucan Sarsfields) * C. Keaney ( Ballyboden St Endas) * Kevin Flynn ( O'Toole's)

Substitutes

* Alan Nolan (

) * Cronan Dooley ( Lucan Sarsfields) * Tom Russell ( St Vincent's) * Tim Sweeney ( Ballyboden St Endas) * Michael Carton ( O'Toole's) * James Doody ( Ballyboden St Endas)

2006 Hurling Blue Stars

* A. Nolan ( St Brigid's) *Tom Russell ( St Vincent's) *Stephen Perkins ( Ballyboden St Endas) *Cathal Ryan ( Ballyboden St Endas) * D. O'Reilly ( Craobh Chiaráin) * R. Fallon ( St Vincent's) *David Kirwan ( Craobh Chiaráin) *Damien Russell ( St Vincent's) *Johnny McGuirk ( Craobh Chiaráin) * A. McCrabbe ( Craobh Chiaráin) * D. Curtin ( Ballyboden St Endas) * D. Connolly ( St Vincent's) * D. O'Callaghan ( St Mark's) *Ger Ennis ( Craobh Chiaráin) * K. Flynn ( O'Toole's)

Substitute awards

*Stephen Chester ( Craobh Chiaráin) *Cormac de Frein ( Kilmacud Crokes) *Kevin Ryan ( O'Toole's) *Fergal Armstrong ( Kilmacud Crokes) *Eoghan Dunne ( Cuala) * K. O'Reilly ( Lucan Sarsfields) * M. Carton ( O'Toole's)

References

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