Luke Murphy, Ciarán Ó Duinnín and Chris Óg Jones lead Cork football championship scoring from play

Having examined the overall scoring charts last weekend – you get a clear picture of which players impressed in week one of the Cork club football championships.

ut, as ever with scoring tallies in hurling and football, the raw numbers only tell part of the story. Placed-ball specialists often dominate the leaderboards – but the ‘from play’ figures reveal who really did the damage in open exchanges. So, across the top three grades, who stood out on the opening weekend?

Just as in the overall charts, Duhallow’s Luke Murphy is well clear in the PSFC, his 2-9 from play setting the pace.

He leads teammate Jack Curtin by five points after the Rockchapel man’s three-goal burst for Duhallow. In fact, the entire top seven in the PSFC list are divisional footballers; Carbery’s Olan O’Donovan ranks third with 1-5 (including a two-pointer), while Muskerry’s Chris Óg Jones is fourth on 2-2.

Liam O’Connor (Muskerry) and the evergreen Donncha O’Connor (Duhallow) share sixth spot with 1-4 apiece. The highest-scoring club players from play in the PSFC’s first round were Brian Coakley and Bryan Hayes, the Carrigaline and Nemo Rangers forwards both registering 1-3.

In the SAFC, Cill na Martra’s Ciarán Ó Duinnín leads the way with 1-6 (including a two-pointer), already over halfway to matching his league return of 2-10 from play.

Clyda Rovers occupy the other podium places: Conor Corbett hit 1-4 against Fermoy, while Eoin Walsh scored 1-2 in the same game. O’Donovan Rossa’s Elliot Connolly also landed 1-2 in their draw with Béal Átha’n Ghaorthaidh.

At Premier Intermediate level, it’s no surprise to see Chris Óg Jones top the chart, his 2-6 for Uibh Laoire is the highest ‘from play’ total recorded in any of the top three grades’ opening round.

There’s a three-way tie for second, with Luke Casey (Aghabullogue), Michael Cahalane (Bandon) and Ed Myers (Naomh Abán, one two-pointer) all posting a total of seven.

Nemo Rangers’ second string enjoyed a key win over Aghada, with Jack Coogan’s 1-3 from play proving decisive, and he lies fifth in the table.

PSFC Top 10 scorers from play:

1 Luke Murphy (Duhallow) 2-9 

2 Jack Curtin (Duhallow) 3-1 

3 Olan O’Donovan (Carbery) 1-5 (1 tp) 

4 Chris Óg Jones (Muskerry) 2-2 

5 Liam O’Connor (Muskerry) 1-4 

6 Donncha O’Connor (Duhallow) 1-4 

7 Ian Jones (Muskerry) 1-3 

8 Brian Coakley (Carrigaline) 1-3 

9 Bryan Hayes (Nemo Rangers) 1-3 

10 John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers) 1-2 

SAFC Top 10 scorers from play:

1 Ciarán Ó Duinnín (Cill na Martra) 1-6 (1 tp) 

2 Conor Corbett (Clyda Rovers) 1-4 

3 Eoin Walsh (Clyda Rovers) 1-2 

4 Elliot Connolly (O’Donovan Rossa) 1-2 

5 Denis R O’Connor (Knocknagree) 0-4 

6 Niall O’Connor (Knocknagree) 1-1 

7 Darragh O’Connor (Bishopstown) 0-4 (1 tp) 

8 Fionn Herlihy (Dohenys) 0-4 (1 tp) 

9 Odhran Foley (Bishopstown) 1-1 

10 Kieran Twomey (Kilshannig) 0-4 

PIFC Top 10 scorers from play:

1 Chris Óg Jones (Uibh Laoire) 2-6 

2 Luke Casey (Aghabullogue) 1-4 

3 Michael Cahalane (Bandon) 0-7 

4 Ed Myers (Naomh Abán) 0-7 (1 tp) 

5 Jack Coogan (Nemo Rangers) 1-3 

6 Dara Sheedy (Bantry Blues) 0-5 

7 Seán O’Sullivan (Kiskeam) 0-5 (1 tp) 

8 Diarmuid Byrne (Aghada) 1-2 (1 tp) 

9 Cathal McCarthy (Glanmire) 1-2 

10 Nicholas Lenihan (Rockchapel) 1-1