On RTÉ's late evening coverage of the All-Ireland final replay between Dublin and Mayo, their panel - Colm O'Rourke, Pat Spillane, Martin Carney, Joe Brolly, Tomás Ó Sé, Dessie Dolan and Ciaran Whelan - selected their Team of the Year for 2016. They also selected their Footballer of the Year.
Dublin midfielder Brian Fenton was named The Sunday Game Footballer of the Year.
Voting for the award was by live vote. Here's the breakdown:
Colm O'Rourke: Dean Rock
Martin Carney: Lee Keegan
Pat Spillane: Brian Fenton
Ciaran Whelan: Brian Fenton
Dessie Dolan: Brian Fenton
Tomás Ó Sé: Brian Fenton
Joe Brolly: Lee Keegan
The Sunday Game Team of the Year features seven from All-Ireland champions Dublin, five from losing finalists Mayo, one each from semi-finalists Kerry and Tipperary and one from Ulster champions and All-Ireland quarter-finalists Tyrone.
1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Brendan Harrison (Mayo)
3. Johnny Cooper (Dublin)
4. Philly McMahon (Dublin)
5. Lee Keegan (Mayo)
6. Colm Boyle (Mayo)
7. Patrick Durcan (Mayo)
8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
9. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Mayo)
11. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)
12. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)
13. Paul Geaney (Kerry)
14. Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary)
15. Dean Rock (Dublin)
Two omissions which immediately jump out are Tyrone's Peter Harte and Donegal's Ryan McHugh. Both had outstanding Championships.
