Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract (Formerly, Development), T = Train & Trial contract, ? = Wtf is up with Motu Pasikala

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 28/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 22/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Dylan Walker



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I think Tohu's performance in 2023 was the best we could hope for, for an injury ravaged, beaten down beast of a player like him. I never felt comfortable going into this off-season that Tohu would play on or be able to recapture that 2023 form - it felt like we could be faced with a sad, slow, bowing out in a way that disrespects his career and what he's done. A shame it has ended this way, but rather it now than during round 4 or some point when the team structure need to be reconsidered.

I can't imagine any new signings will be on the cards for this season, and I think that is good. We need to take time and rebalance the team, reward effort of younger players and let things unfold. It also (I hope) forces the progression of some of these younger players coming through. (If we end up playing Jackson Ford at Lock and blocking some of these young guns, I will cry a little)
 
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