Teams that kick most two-pointers likely to lead the way in football championship
Michael Langan of Donegal during the Allianz Football League Division 1 final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile.
What trends appeared during this year’s Allianz Football League that might serve as a barometer for what we can expect in the provincial and All-Ireland football championships?
Undoubtedly the most obvious one is that the teams with a greater ability to kick two-pointers are likely to be the most successful.
There were 562 two-pointers kicked during the Allianz Football League with 161 of them scored in Division 1, 137 scored in Division 2, 135 scored in Division 3, and 129 scored in Division 4.
The significantly higher number scored in Division 1 compared to any other division arguably testifies to the higher quality of teams there.
And if you run the rule over the 10 teams that kicked most two-pointers, six of them contested League Finals across the four divisions – Kerry, Donegal, Meath, Cork, Wexford, and Carlow.
Wexford kicked more two-pointers than any other county (27), while Sligo were bottom of the pile with just eight.
Two goalkeepers – Wexford’s Darragh Brooks and Wicklow’s Mark Jackson – are the king of the two-pointers with 12 each.
The outfield players who kicked most two-pointers were Cork’s Steven Sherlock and Louth’s Sam Mulroy with 11 each.
A number of players achieved a new scoring phenomenon, a ‘Tricolour’, which is when you score a goal, a two-pointer, and a point, in the same match and so raise a green, white, and orange flag.
King of the 'Tricolours' was Roscommon’s Diarmuid Murtagh who achieved the feat in four League games with Kerry’s David Clifford and Clare’s Mark McInerney doing it in three games each.
See below how all the counties ranked from top to bottom in terms of two-pointers kicked as well as a list of the 11 players who kicked eight two-pointers or more during the League.
Most two-pointers kicked in 2026 Allianz Football League
Teams:
Wexford - 29
Clare - 27
Meath - 27
Kerry - 25
Mayo - 25
Donegal - 24
Louth - 24
Cork - 22
Limerick - 20
Carlow - 19
Wicklow - 19
Derry - 18
Longford - 18
Tipperary - 18
Galway - 17
Roscommon - 17
Antrim - 16
Down - 16
Dublin - 16
Leitrim - 16
Offaly - 16
Cavan - 15
Kildare -15
Westmeath - 14
Armagh - 13
London - 12
Monaghan - 12
Tyrone - 12
Laois - 11
Waterford - 11
Fermanagh - 10
Sligo - 8
Individuals:
Darragh Brooks, Wexford - 12
Mark Jackson, Wicklow – 12
Steven Sherlock, Cork – 11
Sam Mulroy, Louth – 11
Dominic McEnhill, Antrim – 10
Mark McInerney, Clare – 10
Michael Langan, Donegal – 9
David Clifford, Kerry – 9
Diarmuid Murtagh, Roscommon – 9
Seán O’Shea, Kerry – 8
Barry McNulty, Leitrim - 8
Aaron Griffin, Clare - 7
Pat Havern, Down - 7
Joe McGill, London - 7
Seán Brennan, Meath - 7
Shane McGuigan, Derry - 6
Eliah O'Riordan, Limerick - 6
Dessie Reynolds, Longford - 6
Seán O'Connor, Tipperary - 6
Ethan Jordan, Tyrone - 6
