Recruitment Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
key: T = Team option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract

Confirmed Top 30 2024: 28/30
Confirmed Development 2024: 5/6

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 25/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 1/6

2025 Gains: Nil
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks)
 
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The stats seems really wrong?
Like they have a picture of SJ included in the Warriors with hyphenated names?
Also the last broncos to play with a hyphenated name would be TMM surely?
The SJ one isn't hyphenated name - it is players known by an acronym/initials - that one got me at first too!
Re the Broncos one, I assume they were generally going off last names and there isn't actually any hyphenation in Te Maire Martin.
 
Tape measure at the warriors is no good. How can Sifakula Ale & Zyon Maiu’u all be 183cm?
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No chance Zyon Maiu’u is 6’2 (188cm)

I’d say it’s more like
Leiatau’a - 6’2
Sifakula - 6’1
Ale - 5’11
Zyon Maiu’u - 6’0
Kosi - 6’3

That’s not even based on this photo just general observations. Ale and Leiataua aren’t standing up straight
Our big man prop is the smallest of these guys? No wonder he struggles to make an impact at 1st grade…
 
Our big man prop is the smallest of these guys? No wonder he struggles to make an impact at 1st grade…
Tom Ale 183cm, 109kg
Spencer Leniu 183cm, 110kg

I don’t think size is an issue. Spencer is one of the best impact forwards in the game.

Ale has impressed me when he’s played. Quick leg speed, he’s got some mongrel about him too. He’s 24 and has been heavily impacted in his development with covid disruptions. He was entering first grade right when the pandemic hit.

I back webby to turn him into our version of Leniu. It will take a bit of time but he’s only 24, props really hit form in their late 20s eg AFB
 
Kosi still hanging onto some christmas weight.

Tom Ale 183cm, 109kg
Spencer Leniu 183cm, 110kg

I don’t think size is an issue. Spencer is one of the best impact forwards in the game.

Ale has impressed me when he’s played. Quick leg speed, he’s got some mongrel about him too. He’s 24 and has been heavily impacted in his development with covid disruptions. He was entering first grade right when the pandemic hit.

I back webby to turn him into our version of Leniu. It will take a bit of time but he’s only 24, props really hit form in their late 20s eg AFB
Cotter from Cowboys is small & plays SOO.
Lillyman transformed from second row to front during the off season & he went OK.
Sammy Rapira was also not large.
 
Some of the news in recent days will probably impact recruitment and retention plans for a few teams:

Ezra Mam $750k until 2029 - massive win for Broncs imo, will likely be paying unders for most of that contract.

The Dogs have ruled out signing the May brothers. I thought thats where they'll end up. I'm still not opposed to us having a look at them...
 
Some of the news in recent days will probably impact recruitment and retention plans for a few teams:

Ezra Mam $750k until 2029 - massive win for Broncs imo, will likely be paying unders for most of that contract.

The Dogs have ruled out signing the May brothers. I thought thats where they'll end up. I'm still not opposed to us having a look at them...
Been having a look around some forums and was in the news that bulldogs had talked to Daniel Suluka Fifita and rabbits forum said he wasn’t at team photo in the last couple of days, would imagine he’s on his way there. Tigers forum is interesting, they reckon there’s something going on with Zac Lomax to them? Also interesting is someone says David Klemmer’s house is up for rent.
 
Been having a look around some forums and was in the news that bulldogs had talked to Daniel Suluka Fifita and rabbits forum said he wasn’t at team photo in the last couple of days, would imagine he’s on his way there. Tigers forum is interesting, they reckon there’s something going on with Zac Lomax to them? Also interesting is someone says David Klemmer’s house is up for rent.

Some juicy morsels in there bro...surely Dragons won't give Lomax up tho! Anyways really interesting haha
 
Some juicy morsels in there bro...surely Dragons won't give Lomax up tho! Anyways really interesting haha

AdelaideTiger

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Where did the Lomax to Tigers rumour come from ?
Even if we had to e cap space, why would the Dragons just release one of their highest profile and best players who has been with them since he was a young emerging player ?
Don't know where the Rumours came from, been coming and going for a year of two now. But as for why they'd release him, they've shuffles him to a wing when his best position is centre, dont think he'll want to hang around if that's his future
 
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