TYRONE Roberts says he is ready to give his prime years to Warrington Wolves as they made him feel wanted.

The half-back is confirmed as The Wire’s third signing ahead of the 2018 season, joining on a three-year deal from NRL side Gold Coast Titans.

Wolves head coach Steve Price had said recruiting a half-back was his top priority and, in the 26-year-old stand-off, he has now got his man.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Roberts says Wolves “showed him more respect” than the Australian-based options he had upon the expiry of his Gold Coast contract.

He also says the possibility of winning trophies was also a key factor in drawing him to Super League.

“I had options to stay in Australia, but Warrington showed me more respect as a player,” he said.

“It felt good to be wanted and I was keen to try something new.

“I’ve watched a bit of Super League but I didn’t really think about coming over at this stage of my career.

“Once I’d spoken to Steve Price, though, and he’d given me a rundown of what the club is about, I knew we were going in the right direction.

“I’ve only really been at clubs that are rebuilding or have been fighting to avoid finishing bottom. Here, I believe we can be in contention to win things.

“I had a good year last year, I’m coming into my prime years and it will be good to spend them at Warrington.”

Roberts will be Wolves’ marquee player in 2018 and will compete with Kevin Brown and Dec Patton for a spot in the halves, with Stefan Ratchford and Harvey Livett also capable of operating in the pivots.

Having only scored 422 points, Wolves ended 2017’s regular rounds with the second-worst attack in Super League.

Roberts, however, is confident that is about to change.

“I like to play more on instinct,” he said.

“I’ve watched a few games of Super League and there is more emphasis on attack, but Warrington didn’t do too great in that respect this year.

“We’ll see what the coach has ready for us when we get over there, but I’m hoping to contribute to us scoring more tries and giving the fans more excitement.”

Moving to the other side of the world for a new adventure was also a big deal for the NRL Indigenous All Stars and NSW Country Origin representative, who says he has never stepped foot on these shores.

He aims to arrive in England in time to take a full part in pre-season training, which gets underway on November 6.

He and partner Brittany welcomed second daughter Chilli just last month, a younger sister for two-year-old Leilani, and Roberts says his family will be joining him in Warrington, but not just yet.

“Next week I think is when things will start to become a little bit clearer,” he said.

“I’m just sorting out the visas and I’m hoping to be over there by November 6, November 10 at the latest.

“Steve recommended I come out on my own at first, just to get the initial six weeks or so of pre-season out of the way.

“We have a newborn daughter as well so we didn’t want to be doing too much travelling with her just yet.

“Brittany has always said she wanted to travel, and it’s a huge opportunity for me to play footy in England.”

Roberts started his career at Newcastle Knights, where he was a teammate of recently-retired Wolves veteran Kurt Gidley.

Despite having not spoken to his former captain directly about his move to The Wire, Roberts says Gidley’s decision to come to Warrington in the first place says enough.

“I haven’t spoken to Gids about it. We played together at Newcastle and he was a great leader,” he said.

“If he saw it right to come to Warrington, that’s good enough for me!

“I’m good friends with Zeb Taia at St Helens. I spoke to him and a lot of coaches that I trust about it.

“All of them said Warrington is a good club so I can’t wait to get over there and get started.”

Wolves chief executive Karl Fitzpatrick says the club was still in the market for new additions, with someone with NRL experience to play hooker and loose forward one possible option.

He also said the club was keen to explore the Championship for possible additions to the squad with the help of new assistant coach Andrew Henderson, the former London Broncos boss.