FL top scorers: Walsh extends his lead

March 14, 2018

Laois' Gary Walsh added eleven points to his overall tally at McGovern Park, Ruislip.
©INPHO/Andrew Fosker.

Gary Walsh has extended his lead as the Allianz Football League's top scorer after shooting the lights out for Laois in London.

The full-forward was on target with eleven points as the O'Moore County maintained their 100% record in Division 4 against the Exiles. With 3-38 to his name and two rounds to go, Walsh is eleven clear of Tipperary's Conor Sweeney on 2-30.

Tipperary's Michael Quinlivan. ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson.

Paul Broderick (Carlow) and John Heslin (Westmeath) have jumped ahead of Donegal's Paddy McBrearty and Keith Beirne of Leitrim while the latter two weren't in action over the weekend.

Meanwhile, it's no surprise to see a Tipperary man (Michael Quinlivan) at the top of the goalscoring charts considering they've raised more green flags than any other team in the 2018 campaign so far.

Overall league top scorers:
Gary Walsh, Laois 3-38 (47)
Conor Sweeney, Tipperary 2-30 (36)
Paul Broderick, Carlow 2-29 (35)
John Heslin, Westmeath 1-31 (34)
Paddy McBrearty, Donegal 0-30 (30)
Keith Beirne, Leitrim 2-22 (28)
Seamus Quigley, Fermanagh 3-18 (27)
Liam Gavaghan, London 3-17 (26)
Lee Brennan, Tyrone 1-22 (25)
Mark Collins, Cork 1-22 (25)
Diarmuid Murtagh, Roscommon 3-15 (24)
Ethan Rafferty, Armagh 2-18 (24)

Division 1
Paddy McBrearty, Donegal 0-30 (30)
Lee Brennan, Tyrone 1-22 (25)
Kevin Feely, Kildare 0-22 (22)
Sean O'Shea, Kerry 0-20 (20)
Dean Rock, Dublin 1-16 (19)
Barry McHugh, Galway 1-16 (19)
Ciaran Kilkenny, Dublin 2-11 (17)
Eamonn Brannigan, Galway 2-9 (15)
David Clifford, Kerry 0-15 (15)
Conor McManus, Monaghan 1-11 (14)
Shane Walsh, Galway 0-14 (14)

Division 2
Conor Sweeney, Tipperary 2-30 (36)
Mark Collins, Cork 1-22 (25)
Diarmuid Murtagh, Roscommon 3-15 (24)
Colm O'Neill, Cork 2-17 (23)
Donie Smith, Roscommon 1-20 (23)
Liam McGrath, Tipperary 2-13 (19)
Eoin Cleary, Clare 0-18 (18)
Ryan Burns, Louth 0-18 (18)
Caoimhin O'Reilly, Cavan 1-14 (17)
Padraig McKeever, Meath 0-17 (17)
Michael Quinlivan, Tipperary 4-4 (16)

Division 3
John Heslin, Westmeath 1-31 (34)
Seamus Quigley, Fermanagh 3-18 (27)
Ethan Rafferty, Armagh 2-18 (24)
Rory Grugan, Armagh 1-20 (23)
Robbie Smyth, Longford 1-18 (21)
Nigel Dunne, Offaly 0-21 (21)
Emmett Bradley, Derry 2-13 (19)
Adrian Marren, Sligo 0-17 (17)
Stephen Coen, Sligo 0-16 (16)
Mark Lynch, Derry 1-11 (14)
Jamies Kielt, Derry 1-10 (13)
Ben Brosnan, Wexford 0-13 (13)

Division 4
Gary Walsh, Laois 3-38 (47)
Paul Broderick, Carlow 2-29 (35)
Keith Beirne, Leitrim 2-22 (28)
Liam Gavaghan, London 3-17 (26)
Ryan Murray, Antrim 1-17 (20)
Jamie Lee, Limerick 1-15 (18)
Paddy McBride, Antrim 0-17 (17)
Jason Curry, Waterford 0-16 (16)
Seanie Furlong, Wicklow 0-14 (14)
Adrian Moyles, London 0-13 (13)
JJ Hutchinson, Waterford 1-9 (12)
Mark Jackson, Wicklow 0-12 (12)

Goalscoring charts:
Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary) 4
Daniel Flynn (Kildare) 3
Diarmuid Murtagh (Roscommon) 3
Seamus Quigley (Fermanagh) 3
John Murphy (Carlow) 3
Gary Walsh (Laois) 3
Liam Gavaghan (London) 3
Odhran MacNiallais (Donegal) 2
Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin) 2
Niall Scully (Dublin) 2
Eamonn Brannigan (Galway) 2
Diarmuid O'Connor (Mayo) 2
Ciaran Brady (Cavan) 2
Colm O'Neill (Cork) 2
Conor Sweeney (Tipperary) 2
Liam McGrath (Tipperary) 2
Bill Maher (Tipperary) 2
Andrew Murnin (Armagh) 2
Ethan Rafferty (Armagh) 2
Conall Jones (Fermanagh) 2
Emmett Bradley (Derry) 2
Enda Lynn (Derry) 2
Cian Donohue (Offaly) 2
Nick Doyle (Wexford) 2
Paul Broderick (Carlow) 2
Darragh Rooney (Leitrim) 2
Keith Beirne (Leitrim) 2
Josh Ryan (Limerick) 2
Gavin Crotty (Waterford) 2

Highest individual scores from each round:

Round 1 
Liam McGrath (Tipperary v Cork) 2-5

Round 2
Gary Walsh (Laois v Leitrim) 1-8

Round 3
Gary Walsh (Laois v Waterford) 0-10

Round 4
Keith Beirne (Leitrim v Limerick) 2-8

Round 5
Paul Broderick (Carlow v Wicklow) 1-7

Round 6
Gary Walsh (Laois v London) 0-11


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