But any move won't be as early as this year, with Peachey declaring his only ambition is to win a title with the Panthers this year. "I haven't really thought about [the Gold Coast] to be honest with you," Peachey said. "I've just been concentrating on the Panthers and trying to make this team. "I'm here this year and I'm just concentrating on doing well for the Panthers. I'm not too bothered about [making a decision soon]." Peachey is angling for a starting centre berth in Anthony Griffin's squad, which also includes internationals Waqa Blake and Dean Whare. It's just one of a number of selection headaches for the Panthers coach, who is likely to give the nod to Nathan Cleary to assume goalkicking responsibilities from off-season recruit James Maloney.

The pair will combine for the first time in the halves in the Panthers trial game against the Roosters at Panthers Stadium on Saturday night. "We have all been together for a while now and having Jimmy come in has been good for us," Peachey said. "We needed that leadership. He's come and helped a lot of players out and it's great to have him in the club. "As we got on and we started doing more football things he chucks his two cents in when it's needed. I think the last few years we haven't really had that and it's good to have that leadership coming from him." While Maloney is tipped to be freed of the goalkicking burden at the foot of the mountains, his former Sharks coach Shane Flanagan is wrestling with who will be handed the tee for Cronulla's opening trial against Manly on Saturday night. Maloney's former halves partner Chad Townsend is in a shootout with Valentine Holmes and Matt Moylan, who traded clubs with the NSW No.6, to take over the job.

"[Maloney] was 80 per cent [or] above and you can see how important it is for a team to have an 80 per cent goalkicker," Townsend said. "That will be our goal for all of us and whoever's kicking ... 80 per cent has got to be the [standard] minimum now in the NRL. I'm happy to do it and I quite enjoy the role, but if Flano doesn't pick me then so be it. Loading "There's been three of us so far and Moysa, myself and Val have all been kicking. I've done it previously as a junior and I sort of stopped a few years ago at the Warriors when I had a groin injury. That injury has since gone and it was more so about going back to my old repetition and routine – and just getting reps in. "I feel like I'm in a pretty good groove and I'm happy for whoever is kicking nicely to take the job."