NRL: Kevin Proctor set to make return for Titans following drug ban

Kevin Proctor in action for the Gold Coast Titans against the Warriors earlier this year. Photo / Photosport.

Gold Coast forward Kevin Proctor is poised to make his NRL return from a four- match illicit drug ban with the Titans facing a tricky task to make the finals.

Proctor copped the suspension from the Titans - as well as a $20,000 fine - after being caught using what was believed to be cocaine in Canberra on May 5 following the Anzac test match between Australia and New Zealand.

Chris McQueen often partnered Proctor in the second row and says he's chomping at the bit after spending seven weeks on the sideline.

"He'd be a massive inclusion for us, the suspension's been burning away at him I'm expecting a big game for him this week," McQueen said.

"He knows how to win games and he's not scared of the hard work, he's more than willing to put his body on the line for the team.

"He brings a lot of leadership, we have still got a lot of young guys who haven't got a lot of experience and to have a guy like him is invaluable."

Proctor's last match for the Titans was their 38- 8 win over Newcastle in round nine and since he's been banned Gold Coast have lost three of their last four fixtures.

A veteran of 186 games, Proctor averages 25 tackles per game this season and his stability in defence is much needed with Gold Coast conceding the third highest amount of tries in the NRL.

The 13th-placed Gold Coast are out of form losing their last three games on the trot but McQueen is demanding a fight for the rest of the season.

"Mathematically speaking, I think we've only got two or three losses in us for the rest of the year," McQueen said.

"We've put ourselves into a difficult position but we're going to fight until the end of the year."

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS v GOLD COAST TITANS at ANZ Stadium, Friday, 9.50pm

Titans: William Zillman, Anthony Don, Dale Copley, Konrad Hurrell, John Olive, Chris McQueen, Ashley Taylor, Nathaniel Peteru, Pat Politoni, Ryan James (c), Kevin Proctor, Joe Greenwood, Leivaha Pulu.

Interchange: Morgan Boyle, Eddy Pettybourne, Max King, Paterika Vaivai, Ben Nakubuwai, Phillip Sami, Keegan Hipgrave, Jamal Fogarty. Referees: Ashley Klein, Alan Shortall.

- AAP