The NRL is expected to do so on Monday, providing all aspects of the deal and his transfer from Parramatta are in order, but Henry would rather avoid the potential disruption to his team by playing Peats.

"There has been a lot of talk obviously, in the last 48 hours about Nathan Peats amongst the group and he would come in with welcome arms,"Henry told the Titans website.

"We think he would be a welcome addition to our squad as well, so we are are looking forward to seeing him get involved next week. But our focus has been on getting a win at home against an opposition that have got a a few players back, with [Jared] Waerea-Hargreaves, Mitchell Pearce and Boyd Cordner, and are a tough team so I think we are going to be up for a good game."

Captain Nathan Friend, who is off-contract at the end of the season, will start at hooker for Gold Coast, with Keirran Moseley to provide cover from the interchange bench against the Roosters. But both know their positions are now under threat due to the arrival of Peats.

Friend, Moseley and fellow hookers Daniel Mortimer and Matt Srama are all off-contract at the end of this season and with the Titans having signed Peats for the remainder of this year and 2017 it is likely that one or more will go.