All-Star attacker Dean Rock has vowed to be fit for Dublin's Leinster SFC opener against Wicklow or Wexford on July 4.
Last December's All-Ireland final goalscorer hasn't featured in the Allianz League so far due to a back injury.
But along with Cian O'Sullivan he has insisted that he'll be in a position to play in the Championship opener if called upon.
Veteran defender O'Sullivan, who said he is 'dealing with a couple of niggly injuries', only featured once in 2020, as a sub against Meath in the league last October.
But free-taker Rock remains a central player and lined out in all 12 of Dublin's league and Championship games last year.
Remarkably, the ever reliable Rock started all but one of Dublin's league games between 2017 and 2020, coming on as a sub in that other game.
Speaking at the launch of RTE's Summer of Sport, Rock said: "Luckily enough over the last number of years I haven't had too many injuries and I've played in the majority of games. But it's just part and parcel of being an inter-county footballer, you're going to have injuries along the way."
Dublin will face Donegal in an Allianz League semi-final tie in Cavan on Saturday week and Rock could feature.
He said: "I'm getting there at the moment, just a couple of days or a week shy. Thankfully I'm looking forward to having it over me and having a positive summer. It's just a bit of a back niggle at the moment, I just have to get that right. It's one of those tricky ones, I'm sitting at home at a desk all the time."
O'Sullivan, whose last start for Dublin was against Cork in the Super 8s in 2019, said: "I'm dealing with a couple of niggly injuries. I'm taking some time now at the start of the season to try to knock them on the head. Like Dean, hopefully in three weeks' time I'll be fit and ready to go. It was dictated by the physical situation, I had no other option really. But it's going well. I'm happy with the progress to date."
