Kildare manager Jason Ryan has revealed that both Peter Kelly and Fergal Conway are in contention for the All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Cork.

The Lilywhites head for Semple Stadium, Thurles this Saturday where they will take on a Cork side that only lost the Munster SFC replay less than a week ago.

Kildare have defeated Longford and Offaly in the qualifiers so far, but this will be their biggest test since their Leinster SFC semi-final hammering at the hands of Dublin.

And Ryan admitted to the Leinster Leader that it was great to have players of the calibre of Kelly and Conway available for selection.

"Peter Kelly being back in contention is a big plus. Fergal Conway trained with us last Thursday and then played for Celbridge on Saturday and trained again with us on Sunday. Fergal got the all clear from the consultant and is back in full contention so he is another big plus for us," said Ryan.

The Kildare manager added that there was no guarantee either player would start against Cork this weekend.

"It is certainly something that we will be toying and thinking about but any decision we make won't come lightly, we'll put a lot of thought into it."

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