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	Jett Cleary	✔	S	S
9	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
10	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
11	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
12	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
13	Morgan Harper	✔
14	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
15	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
16	Edward Kosi	✔
17	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
18	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
19	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
20	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
21	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
22	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
23	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
24	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
26	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
27	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
28	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
29	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
30	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kayliss Fatialofa	S	✔	✔
S2	Kalani Going	S
S3	Luke Hanson	S
S4	Eddie Ieremia-Toeava	S	✔	✔
S5	Sio Kali	S
S6	Patrick Moimoi	S
-	Kahu Capper	T	T
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Haizyn Mellars	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

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

Top 30 2026: 29/30
Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos), Haizyn Mellars (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
2026 Losses: Edward Kosi (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper
Can negotiate with other clubs from Nov 1, 2025 (Entering final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[John Nick]

On the halfway line.

ET did a similar thing a few years ago at Cronulla- rumour

I'd bet there's been lots of others also.

 

[Dannevegas]

D brown- warriors
Martin-knights
Gamble, Pryce-eels
?

 

[tyrael]

Is Tyrone going to knights a way of keeping Leo?

Why didn't Warriors take a look to bring Tyrone here?

 

[Wrighty]

D brown- warriors
Martin-knights
Gamble, Pryce-eels
?

Three way deal !!!
That will give people something to talk about
TMM is the type of player who is desirable enough to get traded

 

[MurrayTD]

I don't get the talk on here to move TMM on, I feel he has the highest ceiling of all our halves and highlighted this against Penrith in magic round, he is a genuine game breaker which we have a dearth of currently.

 

[Dannevegas]

I don't get the talk on here to move TMM on, I feel he has the highest ceiling of all our halves and highlighted this against Penrith in magic round, he is a genuine game breaker which we have a dearth of currently.

I’m not too sure of moving him on either he’s a starting half atm for me, but there’s rumours from somewhere.
I’d only let him go if we got Brown

 

[Fizurg]

I'd bet there's been lots of others also.

Adam Elliott as well?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I’m not too sure of moving him on either he’s a starting half atm for me, but there’s rumours from somewhere.
I’d only let him go if we got Brown

Happy November 1 y'all!

Day one of the merri-go-round haha.

Where abouts did you hear this from? Given there's so many parties involved if there was something serious on the cards, there's no way that this is done behind closed doors as someone will leak something...

 

[John Nick]

Happy November 1 y'all!

Day one of the merri-go-round haha.

Where abouts did you hear this from? Given there's so many parties involved if there was something serious on the cards, there's no way that this is done behind closed doors as someone will leak something...

Words of wisdom as usual Tooks

 

[Dannevegas]

Happy November 1 y'all!

Day one of the merri-go-round haha.

Where abouts did you hear this from? Given there's so many parties involved if there was something serious on the cards, there's no way that this is done behind closed doors as someone will leak something...

Knights forum, cant see him leaving Nz tho

 

[Inruin]

Knights forum, cant see him leaving Nz tho

unless its to a Qld club and for a decent contract. Would Broncos for 2026 after Reynolds doesn't get resigned be on the cards or have they already got someone lined up for that role?

 

[Fizurg]

Would Broncos be on the look out for a reasonably priced half for 2025 due to their situation?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uxjwwGi4oYgydQAdSgAUt?si=Opi8RkaJT5WeioAnAQilZQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A40flSrXriKQGYYVKRrco42&t=79

 

[Canonball]

Am I reading this correctly that we are only paying him $80k a year? If so, that seems like a pretty damned good deal for us....

I feel like I'm missing something here..

Edit: have corrected the salary amount.

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Yeah, it's fucking great business - well done team i'd say!

 

[Tragic]

On the halfway line.

ET did a similar thing a few years ago at Cronulla- rumour

Not rumour - fact. Paul Mellors missus.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Is Peter O'sullivan the recruitment manager for the Newcastle Knights now?

What a fucken slut!

 

[JaggedJ]

I'd be running for the hills if I was an off contract Knights player.

O'Brien - Isaac Moses
O'Sullivan - Isaac Moses

I'd be keeping a very close eye on any deals getting done if I was Knights CEO.

 

[Ego sum deus tuus]

Be interesting to see what being coached by Andrew Webster does for Tannah Boyd
I saw huge leaps for a number of players in their form in 2023

AFB daily M Prop
DWZ
SJ
Barnett made origin and Aussie team as a Warrior under AW
Egan in 2023 people were raving he was in the top three hookers in the game.
Rocco Berry improved
Montoya improved
Cnk refound form
Ford was a regular starter first time in his career

Lets give Tannah a chance and support him. Who knows AW could turn him into Deaden 2.0.

As a Warriors fan I'm glad Australians are happy to come here in the prime of their life rather than at the backend of their career.

Lastly isn't it great there is an actual post in the recruitment thread where someone actually got recruited for the Warriors.

 

[WA Warrior]

Not rumour - fact. Paul Mellors missus.

His best mate too. Really disappointing ET.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

What a fucken slut!

I think the term you are looking for is 'man-whore'.