Gold Coast have been struck a blow with hooker Nathan Peats reportedly set to miss at least the first five weeks of the NRL season with a broken collarbone.
Peats will miss six to eight weeks after going down in his side's trial loss to the Warriors on the weekend, Seven News reported.
The Titans are facing a shortage at No.9 to start the season after back-up rake Pat Politoni suffered a broken arm in the same game.
Tyrone Roberts now shapes as a makeshift hooker for their season opener against the Sydney Roosters on Saturday week.
It's believed Peats will not require surgery and would have faced a season on the sidelines if he did need to go under the knife.
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It's worse than expected news for Peats with the club saying on Tuesday they were hopeful it wasn't a serious injury.
Peats had his arm in a sling as he returned to Australia on Monday.
