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	✔	✔	✔
	Morgan Harper	✔
12	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
13	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
14	Edward Kosi	✔
15	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
16	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
17	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
18	Te Maire Martin	✔
19	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
20	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
21	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
22	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
23	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔
24	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
25	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
26	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
27	Dylan Walker	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kayliss Faitialofa	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
-	Jett Cleary	T	S	S
-	Motu Pasikala	T	✔	✔

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

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

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

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tanner Stowers-Smith, Dylan Walker

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[Kestrel84]

Ed Kosi is 26.

For real though, why do we have Kosi? He is too old to have had as little first grade experience as he has in the Wing position. If you're not the first pick, you should be a young and up and comer at least.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

For real though, why do we have Kosi? He is too old to have had as little first grade experience as he has in the Wing position. If you're not the first pick, you should be a young and up and comer at least.

This is his last year in a warriors jersey, hands down!

 

[Uster101]

We sponsor a player.. each time the player scores our business logo comes up.. Got RTS.. They named 2 players in each position. Nothing is set in stone of course and shit changes/ happens.. but 5 was RTS and Ed Kosi so Id happily bet the house that RTS is at this stage at the forefront of coaches thoughts at 5. Other snippets.. Metcalfe (with CHT) is likely at 6, Boyd and TMM named as 7, CNK and TTP at 1. Most you have a good guess at whats going on. It was a trainig run but very loose and not specific.

Nice to see they have named 2 players in each position. With 26 on the field we might have a chance to win this game

 

[Muddogz]

Fogarty not committing to taking his option for 2026 at the Raiders. Would we be interested? Limited as a runner but a great organizer and lethal short kicking game.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Fogarty not committing to taking his option for 2026 at the Raiders. Would we be interested? Limited as a runner but a great organizer and lethal short kicking game.

I got quite excited, and then googled and he'll be 32 in December this year.
You'd be lucky to get 2 years out of him, has only played 20+ games twice in the last 5 years so id be leaning towards a no

 

[Ref]

For real though, why do we have Kosi? He is too old to have had as little first grade experience as he has in the Wing position. If you're not the first pick, you should be a young and up and comer at least.

Maybe this will be his breakout year.
No doubt the staff see enough to persevere with.

 

[Ref]

Fogarty not committing to taking his option for 2026 at the Raiders. Would we be interested? Limited as a runner but a great organizer and lethal short kicking game.

A former Titan who peaked at 26/27 and I thought was decent enough there and at the Raiders.
Step up Tannah Boyd.

 

[Ref]

OMG I have just thrown a bunch of positivity at the two most maligned players at the club.
Happy to be called a soothsayer if ultimately they both shine this year.
If not it’s just a throwaway comment lol.

 

[Brightman]

For real though, why do we have Kosi?

It will be worth it just to see him snot Stephen Crichton again..

 

[Noitall]

It will be worth it just to see him snot Stephen Crichton again..

RTS owes him one too

 

[Playdaball]

Is Freddy Lussick being shipped around to other clubs? It’s getting late in the year but we have 2 hookers plus the likes of CHT and possibly Erin could fill in .

 

[The Warrior Waka]

It will be worth it just to see him snot Stephen Crichton again..

That tackle ultimately ended a pretty good run he was having on the wing. He was in really good shape & playing really well up until then. Fucked his shoulder up, was out for a while. Came.back and just wasn't it lol.

 

[Brightman]

That tackle ultimately ended a pretty good run he was having on the wing. He was in really good shape & playing really well up until then. Fucked his shoulder up, was out for a while. Came.back and just wasn't it lol.

was it his shoulder or knee??

 

[The Warrior Waka]

was it his shoulder or knee??

I thought he hurt his shoulder lol. Must of been his knee?

 

[PhilsySH35]

Against the grain, but I wouldnt have minded RTS as a 6 when we had SJ here. His passing game is adequate and he’d cause problems with his footwork against forwards.

We don’t have SJ though which means we need two halves to kick the football. It would be a no for me.

don't forget rts played fullback in union for the bluez and he was pretty good hoofing it downfield, pretty good kicker for distance.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

don't forget rts played fullback in union for the bluez and he was pretty good hoofing it downfield, pretty good kicker for distance.

What lol

 

[3rdstriker]

This is his last year in a warriors jersey, hands down!

I'm pretty sure we all say that same thing about Bunty each year too!!!

 

[tajhay]

don't forget rts played fullback in union for the bluez and he was pretty good hoofing it downfield, pretty good kicker for distance.

Rugby Database Player: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck career stats playing for Blues

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[Vancent]

Boyd and Metcalfe are my halves picks. TMM and CHT back ups.

I favour Boyd’s long and short kicking game, goal kicking, pass selection and defence for a half. His record suggests he plays with confidence at Mt. Smart and he’s behind a fairly formidable pack, yep I like it.

Metcalfe a classic running six (when not injured, recovering from injury or on his way to becoming injured…) who poses a running threat with real speed. He may also develop a kicking game yet and can pass. Is he a left foot kicker, or was that CHT only? Be nice if he differs from Boyd L & R for eg.

I’d have Clarke starting at Lock and super sub Walker coming on with Sifa/Vaimauga after 20mins and Healy at the 30min mark, Egan subbed back 15-20mins in the second.

Berry and DWZ on an edge with Ali and Rog on the other.

CNK at the back with TT 1st drop for any outside back injury and CNK to move up into Ctr/Wng if needed.

With a long season I think we’ll get to see them all at some stage, and hopefully more.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Boyd and Metcalfe are my halves picks. TMM and CHT back ups.

I favour Boyd’s long and short kicking game, goal kicking, pass selection and defence for a half. His record suggests he plays with confidence at Mt. Smart and he’s behind a fairly formidable pack, yep I like it.

Metcalfe a classic running six (when not injured, recovering from injury or on his way to becoming injured…) who poses a running threat with real speed. He may also develop a kicking game yet and can pass. Is he a left foot kicker, or was that CHT only? Be nice if he differs from Boyd L & R for eg.

I’d have Clarke starting at Lock and super sub Walker coming on with Sifa/Vaimauga after 20mins and Healy at the 30min mark, Egan subbed back 15-20mins in the second.

Berry and DWZ on an edge with Ali and Rog on the other.

CNK at the back with TT 1st drop for any outside back injury and CNK to move up into Ctr/Wng if needed.

With a long season I think we’ll get to see them all at some stage, and hopefully more.

why is this in the recruitment thread?