Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion​

-	Player	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
1	Bunty Afoa	✔
2	Tom Ale	✔
3	Mitchell Barnett	✔	✔	✔
4	Rocco Berry	✔	✔
5	Tanah Boyd	✔	✔
6	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔
7	Erin Clark	✔	✔	✔
8	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
9	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
10	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
11	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔
12	Tohu Harris	✔
13	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
14	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
15	Edward Kosi	✔
16	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
17	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
18	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
19	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔
20	Te Maire Martin	✔
21	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
22	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
23	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
24	Motu Pasikala	✔	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔
26	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
27	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
28	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	C
29	Dylan Walker	✔
30	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kalani Going	S
S2	Tanner Stowers-Smith	S
T1	Jett Cleary	T	S	S

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract (Formerly, Development), T = Train & Trial contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 30/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 2/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 30/30
Unconfirmed Supplementary 2025: 3/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 21/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Tohu Harris, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Dylan Walker, Kalani Going (S), Tanner Stowers-Smith (S), Demitric Vaimauga (C)

---

This thread is solely for Warriors recruitment and retention discussion. Any posts not related to the above will be deleted.

Repeat offenders could have their access to this page limited.

Please be mindful of what you are posting in this thread before clicking the reply button.

 

[Wrighty]

I think it sounds from Ref's post about Boyd getting roughed up one game like he may need a forward to ride shotgun over him before he will have the confidence to try to impose himself. We actually two guys who can do this while I can't think of anyone on the Titans. Barnett just looks unhinged and he is known throughout the NRL as the Warriors enforcer. More realistically if you told Marata to ride shot gun he would relish the opportunity to do so. Marata loves thugging it up. We have a tougher pack all around. And this may give him the cocoon he needs to express himself. Wishful thinking anyway..

 

[Noitall]

I think it sounds from Ref's post about Boyd getting roughed up one game like he may need a forward to ride shotgun over him before he will have the confidence to try to impose himself. We actually two guys who can do this while I can't think of anyone on the Titans. Barnett just looks unhinged and he is known throughout the NRL as the Warriors enforcer. More realistically if you told Marata to ride shot gun he would relish the opportunity to do so. Marata loves thugging it up. We have a tougher pack all around. And this may give him the cocoon he needs to express himself. Wishful thinking anyway..

I was impressed in Marata thugging it up on Barnett

 

[Wrighty]

I was impressed in Marata thugging it up on Barnett

Marata is a momentum player. if he can get injury free and start to believe himself we could have a real power forward on our books. I am firmly in his camp and everyone just needs to be patient with him. He was big for the Eels making it to the grand final and added real starch to their pack.

 

[Defence]

kos asked me on here a couple of months back what I thought of Tannah- don’t know if he knew something…
My response was along the lines of- he should try hooker or super league .
I must admit though since then, the more I looked at what we would be looking for and who was a realistic target, I had a feeling that we might well land on him so I’m not surprised by this signing and for some reason that I can’t really put into words I just have a gut feeling that he could turn out to be a good fit.
Super league would’ve been the easy option so for him to opt to move to nz and keep chasing them dream- I respect that.
He’s gonna be a man on a mission and there is an opportunity here if he can seize it.
At worst he’s experienced back up, at best he reaches his potential here (he was a highly touted junior) and establishes himself.
welcome aboard Tanwah.

 

[Noitall]

Interesting all this talk around Jordan Riki. There was a rumour on here about Nikora so perhaps we are in for a second rower? Hard to say with Laban and Halasima looking sharp but if we shifted Niukore and Ford to front row, it could be plausible? That instagram footage certainly only shows Warriors players now and due to arrive with Riki added

 

[Noitall]

kos asked me on here a couple of months back what I thought of Tannah- don’t know if he knew something…
My response was along the lines of- he should try hooker or super league .
I must admit though since then, the more I looked at what we would be looking for and who was a realistic target, I had a feeling that we might well land on him so I’m not surprised by this signing and for some reason that I can’t really put into words I just have a gut feeling that he could turn out to be a good fit.
Super league would’ve been the easy option so for him to opt to move to nz and keep chasing them dream- I respect that.
He’s gonna be a man on a mission and there is an opportunity here if he can seize it.
At worst he’s experienced back up, at best he reaches his potential here (he was a highly touted junior) and establishes himself.
welcome aboard Tanwah.

When I saw he was a surfer with a young family and few dogs that look like his fur babies on his instagram, I just assumed he’d go to manly when I saw their interest. He obviously sees an opportunity here and I agree completely with your post

 

[PhilsySH35]

LeChad m1ark2

loved Chad!

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Terrell May apparently has been tapped on the shoulder??

 

[hornbybrown]

Terrell May apparently has been tapped on the shoulder??

This is extremely weird. They just extended him in April.

 

[Playdaball]

No thanks to May from the Roosters

 

[peewee]

No thanks to May from the Roosters

WHY
We are talking about an NRL Prop here
They dont come wrapped in cotton wool. A bit of mongrol

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Interesting all this talk around Jordan Riki. There was a rumour on here about Nikora so perhaps we are in for a second rower? Hard to say with Laban and Halasima looking sharp but if we shifted Niukore and Ford to front row, it could be plausible? That instagram footage certainly only shows Warriors players now and due to arrive with Riki added

Riki has everything to be a world-class backrower. Speed, size, skill & strength! He's as fit as a fiddle too. His discipline can be shocking & to often switches on and off during games. It's all mental of course. What I did notice when Capewell was there , Capes would dig into him then pull him aside and give him a pep talk. Then Riki would pull his head in and play well.
Capes is here. Would be good for Riki to have Capes, Fisher-Harris, Barrett as mentors.

The only reason I see us getting Riki is if Harris is done. I'd rather keep Halasima , Laban, Sifakula, Eddie Ieremia-Toeava. Marata moving to prop doesn't solve much. Unless Sifakula is moved to prop permanently too. Stating 13 with the OG's with a bench Mix of a couple Young guns with Nuikore & Clark?

JFH
Egan
Barnett
Capewell
Riki
Harris

Nuikore
Sifaklua
Halasima
Clark

Laban
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
Ford

Possibly

 

[BigUCE]

A big NO to Jordan Riki please. Him and Walsh are the only reason my fiancé watches the NRL

 

[Bluecat]

Boyd wouldn't have been my first pick for a new recruit but he is probably an upgrade on our present halves. He can kick in general play and kick goals and play 21 games a season.
As for Jones and Johnson improving him? Not sure I'd let either of them near him. It's hard to soar like an eagle if you're being taught to fly by turkeys.
Maybe a bit harsh on Stacey but I have a long memory and neither of them have been without serious issues over their careers

 

[Noitall]

A big NO to Jordan Riki please. Him and Walsh are the only reason my fiancé watches the NRL

Bet she’d be keen to go to games with you if he came over

 

[The Warrior Waka]

A big NO to Jordan Riki please. Him and Walsh are the only reason my fiancé watches the NRL

Funny, My wife calls every half back Stacey Jones still. She knows nobody. But if we're playing Broncos she'll go "That's Jordan Riki aye hun?" gosh damn cougar.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Someone ordered Nathan Cleary & we got Tannah Boyd. Makes sense with all the Temu spam going on in here.

 

[Funky Ed Koosie]

Are we being linked to Jordan Riki are we

No

 

[Noitall]

Bit of talk the Terrell May thing is linked to roosters having a play at Ben Hunt. Not sure why they’d free up a prop and they have heaps of money to spend? Guess it could be Sam Walker too they trying to re sign. Of course bulldogs are linked to Terrell May

 

[WA Warrior]

Bit of talk the Terrell May thing is linked to roosters having a play at Ben Hunt. Not sure why they’d free up a prop and they have heaps of money to spend? Guess it could be Sam Walker too they trying to re sign. Of course bulldogs are linked to Terrell May

That’s why I honestly don’t get that pissed off when players want out.
Clubs just agitate and leak information to make unwanted players have to go.
Everyone talks about players wanting out but the clubs are worse imo.