Recruitment Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
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-​	Player​	2024​	2025​	2026​	2027​	2028​
1	Bunty Afoa	✔	✔
2	Tom Ale	✔	✔
3	Mitchell Barnett	✔	✔
4	The Greatest of All-Time	✔	✔	✔
5	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔	✔
6	Wayde Egan	✔	✔
7	Addin Fonua-Blake	✔
8	Jackson Ford	✔	✔
9	Tohu Harris	✔	✔
10	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔	M
11	Shaun Johnson	✔
12	Edward Kosi	✔	✔
13	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔
14	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔
15	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔	✔
16	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔	✔
17	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
18	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔	✔
19	Marcelo Montoya	✔	✔
20	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔
21	Marata Niukore	✔	✔	✔
22	Adam Pompey	✔	✔
23	Demitric Sifakula	✔	✔	T
24	Jazz Tevaga	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔	✔
27	Dylan Walker	✔	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔
D1	Ben Farr	D
D2	Etuane Fukofuka	D
D3	Leka Halasima	D	D	✔
D4	Patrick Moimoi	D
D5	Tanner Stowers-Smith	D
-	James Fisher-Harris	-	✔	✔	✔	✔

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: 26/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 1/6

2025 Gains: James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), Jett Cleary (Panthers)
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks)
2025 Off Contract: Shaun Johnson, Jazz Tevaga

 

[hornbybrown]

Looking through the list of props coming off contract at the end of 2024 and it’s not an impressive list.

Wonder if there are any options from England? They must have some decent players to beat Tonga 3-0

 

[Kiwi In Tasmania]

Metcalf has a baby? Since when?

Going from his Instagram. But realised they are older pics so his daughter would be a few years old now.

 

[tyrael]

I finally get it. This is how we get the Saifiti brothers to come here. We'll convince them that Newcastle has moved base to Mount Smart.

"Look guys, I'm Newcastle again!" - Barnett

 

[JaggedJ]

Interesting that on that clarkey site he has the top 50 for speeds reached this year, highest place for us was Berry at 28th. CNK was at 31 and Pompey at 32. Crazy that Utoikamanu is at 33. No DWZ or Metcalf.

All hail, the Berrysiah.

 

[Noitall]

All hail, the Berrysiah.

For all we know he’s one of the players asking for a release in that article. Wasn’t there a rumour he had asked for one going into last season?

 

[Leon Black]

Him or Haas didn’t stop their teams being cleaned up this weekend. No doubt that they’re great players and great for go forward but without some decent playmakers to utilise their size and skill they’re not as effective without those playmakers. That’s why the Kiwis win was so impressive, because aussie have a great spine. Tonga not so much.

AFB was ruled out and didn’t play.

 

[Noitall]

AFB was ruled out and didn’t play.

Was that injury? Point still stands, he wasn’t going to change that shoreline.

 

[Leon Black]

Was that injury? Point still stands, he wasn’t going to change that shoreline.

'Far from an empty line': Woolf gives insight into Fonua-Blake's release request

Tonga coach Kristian Woolf says the personal grounds behind Addin Fonua-Blake seeking a release from the Warriors were very genuine.

www.nrl.com

 

[Noitall]

Eels forum reckons there’s a Warriors forward heading there. Could see it being Freddie Lussick to join up with his brother? Could be Ford back to Sydney? Could be a load of shit and nobody too.

 

[Damo]

Eels forum reckons there’s a Warriors forward heading there. Could see it being Freddie Lussick to join up with his brother? Could be Ford back to Sydney? Could be a load of shit and nobody too.

That was last season, Jack Murchie

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Eels forum reckons there’s a Warriors forward heading there. Could see it being Freddie Lussick to join up with his brother? Could be Ford back to Sydney? Could be a load of shit and nobody too.

For 2024 or 2025?

 

[Noitall]

That was last season, Jack Murchie

Or a season or two before wiith Papali’i. Bit of a pattern there with second rowers.

 

[Noitall]

For 2024 or 2025?

Not sure. There’s a thread over there- Warriors forward coming, sounds definitive with no question mark following.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Not sure. There’s a thread over there- Warriors forward coming, sounds definitive with no question mark following.

Ford or Lussick then if it is for 2025.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Bunty would look good in a parra jersey! I would say lussick though. Upgrade Paul Roach?

 

[Wrighty]

What’s the rhythm to off season recruiting

November 1 rolls around and.no signings occur then around Nov 10 to Nov 30 there is a bit of movement.

Probably nothing much to write home about this week apart from further articles on AFB and then some news from at least a few teams next week maybe

 

[Tragic]

Would you prefer Te-Maire over Metcalf?

Yes. Doesn't have Metcalfes speed but I prefer his defence and i think he is a better player at setting up team mates and more of a footy player. Both have suffered from not being able to stay fit and get game time and consistency , which concerns me about both of them.

 

[Makasene]

I’m very surprised no one has tapped the production line of big Afrikaner’s South Africa has, there’s plenty in Currie cup looking for a shot and many are desperate to get their family out of SA

Rugby League in South Africa is illegal / unrecogised.

Those guys would risk throwing away any future chance of playing Union for their country

 

[Playdaball]

Does Barnett have a child in Aust or is he / she in NZ?

 

[Matiunz]

Rugby League in South Africa is illegal / unrecogised.

Those guys would risk throwing away any future chance of playing Union for their country

Understand that but I wouldn’t be surprised if a few not on the radar of the Bokke would take an opportunity