"But I honestly don't know what the situation is with it all, hopefully that will work itself out soon.''
Pearce admitted he had considered the possibility that he had played his last game alongside Carney, and said from a football perspective that was "disappointing''.
"For sure, he's a good mate of mine and a very good player,'' Pearce added.
"It's very disappointing but it's out of our hands and we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
''...I've thought about (the prospect of not playing with Carney again) a little bit but I'm not too sure what's going on with it at the moment.
"I've talked to Toddy a little bit but I can't really comment because I'm not too sure what's going on there.''
Despite the drama surrounding Carney's future, and that of Gold Coast-bound Nate Myles who was also banned for breaking a team drinking ban, Pearce said the mood at the club was positive ahead of Friday's showdown with Parramatta.
"Everyone is really upbeat at the moment, the last couple of weeks,'' he added.
"Obviously we had a bit of drama throughout the year at different times but not one time have the boys bitched or anything like that.
"It's all been pretty happy.
"Obviously when you're not winning it's not the best feeling in the world but the last couple of weeks have showed that everyone has stuck together and Braith (Anasta) has been really good at captain and big Rylesy (prop Jason Ryles) and those sort of guys have been really positive around the place.''
- AAP
