Kilkenny have 13 players on the shortlist for the All Stars with Galway picking up 14.
Tipperary have nine players in contention with four each for Cork and Waterford while Limerick’s Niamh Mulcahy is also on the shortlist.
The final team will be announced at the CityWest Hotel on Saturday October 19th and they’ll travel to New York in November for an exhibition game against the 2018 selection.
The Kilkenny players on the list are…
Goalkeepers:
Emma Kavanagh
Full-back line:
Catherine Foley
Edwina Keane
Grace Walsh
Half-back line:
Kellyann Doyle
Claire Phelan
Midfield:
Meighan Farrell
Davina Tobin
Half-forward line:
Anne Dalton
Denise Gaule
Katie Power
Full-forward line:
Michelle Quilty
Miriam Walsh