Waterford captain Lorraine Bray has been nominated for the PwC Camogie Player of the Year Award.
The Cappoquin star is up against Kilkenny's Miriam Walsh and Cork's Katrina Mackey.
Bray was instrumental in her midfield role as the Deise made the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time in over 60 years.
Players from All-Ireland champions Kilkenny, runners-up Cork and semi-finalists Waterford are in the running to be crowned the senior PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year for 2022.
The shortlists for the awards across the senior, intermediate and premier junior grades were announced today.
These awards are voted for by the GPA’s camogie playing membership and recognise the outstanding individual performers over the course of the season.
Cork are also in with a shout of winning the intermediate award with Joanne Casey nominated alongside Galway pair Lisa Casserly and Niamh McPeake.
In the premier junior grade, an Antrim player will definitely pick up the honour. Teammates Dervla Cosgrove, Aine Graham and Emma Laverty are the three players in contention.
Speaking to mark the announcement of the three shortlists, Camogie Association Uachtarán Hilda Breslin said:
“I wish to congratulate the many deserving nominees of the PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year Award. The recipients of these awards will be decided by their fellow players and highlights the respect each recipient is held in by their peers along with their own personal performance and dedication to the sport. Best of luck to all nominees and I look forward to finding out the winner on our Awards evening in Croke Park in November.”
GPA Chief Executive Officer Tom Parsons added:
“Our games are all about the team and team performances but it is great to be able to also recognise individual excellence. The 9 players shortlisted made outstanding contributions to their teams in 2022 and are all very worthy of their places in the final shake-up. The best of luck to you all.”
The winners of the PwC GPA Camogie Players of the Year in all three grades will be announced at the PwC Camogie All-Stars on November 26th at Croke Park.
Waterford are nominated for seven All-Stars on the same evening - with Bray; Brianna O'Regan, Iona Heffernan, Orla Hickey, Abby Flynn, Beth Carton and Niamh Rockett having all been given the nod.
