Beirne on target again as Leitrim ace is named on GAA Team of the Week for second week in a row
Mohill man also nominated for GAA.ie's Player of the Week award following 1-7 haul in victory over London
Leitrim star Keith Beirne has seen his superb performances for the Green & Gold recognised as the Mohill man was named on the GAA.ie Team of the Week for the second week in a row and was also nominated for the Player of the week award.
Top scorer in the Allianz Leagues with 2-17, the Leitrim star is the only player to have been named on both teams, this week earning his spot in the full-forward line alongside Mayo's Aidan O'Shea and Kerry's Donal O'Sullivan.
Beirne currently leads the scoring charts, as compiled by @gaa__statsman on Twitter, after his 1-10 tally against Waterford was followed by 1-7 against London, scoring nine frees and one '50. He is followed by Cork's Stephen Sherlock on 18 points (11 from placed balls) and Derry's Shane McGuigan on 1-14.
In all, five players from Division 4 make the top ten with Laois' Paul Kingston, Waterford's Brian Lynch, Wexford's Mark Rossiter and Darragh Foley from Carlow on the list.
Incredibly, both the Leitrim Mens and Ladies football teams have the highest score difference in their respective Leagues - Andy Moran's side are at plus 19 which puts them four points ahead of both Derry and Cavan while Leitrim Ladies are miles out in front with a staggering plus 67 scoring difference following their hammerings of Kilkenny and Derry.
To put that into context, Jonny Garrity's side have only played twice and the next highest scoring difference is Kildare Ladies in Division 3 with plus 40 after three games!