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Published 11:34 25 Aug 2018 BST
Updated 11:54 25 Aug 2018 BST
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It really is impossible to keep everybody happy.
But the most difficult choice of all is the selection for the Young Hurler of the Year award. Previously won by Tony Kelly, Austin Gleeson, Noel McGrath and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick among others, the prestigious prize is awarded on the best hurler in the adult grade who was able to compete in the All-Ireland under-21 championship for their counties in that year.
So therefore, this year's award was for hurlers born in the year 1997 and after.
To look for pointers on the recipient of any of these awards, the bookies' odds are generally taken as a solid guide. Paddy Power are the only bookmaker quoting odds for it this year and they have it down as a neck and neck two-horse race between All-Ireland final man-of-the-match Kyle Hayes and Cork's sprightly midfield stayer Darragh Fitzgibbon.
Hayes, who has another year under-21, is quoted at 5/6 - the same odds as Fitzgibbon, but surprisingly, no odds are offered on Seamus Flanagan, another 1997 child.
Seeing as he's quoted all over at 50/1 for outright Hurler of the Year, it's surprising that he's not shortlisted for the younger players' award. Perhaps some are simply forgetting the fact that he played under-21 for Limerick this year, given the low-key nature of the county's heavy defeat at the hands of Tipperary earlier in the summer.
Because even debates on talk shows have left the man out.
We weigh up the credentials of the three men standing.
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