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

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

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

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 24/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Jye Linnane (Newcastle Knights)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tanner Stowers-Smith
Off Contract from 01/11/25: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Jacob Laban, Freddy Lussick, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[Fonzie]

Based on reports that we released Zyon Maiu’u to free up a roster spot to potentially sign another back I feel those rumours were false.

Not sure about that - we have two less middle forwards in the squad today than we did at Christmas

I think they will add one middle and one OB

 

[ajofbrisbane]

So, how would everyone feel if the $$$ they have freed up in the cap was going to be used on Payne Hass

 

[Nakiproud]

Haha over the moon!!!

 

[Damo]

So, how would everyone feel if the $$$ they have freed up in the cap was going to used on Payne Hass

Dreams are free I guess.

 

[Completion Rate]

Can we just get a long rangy back from sevens already

Cody Vai

 

[JaggedJ]

What happened to this thread going into overdrive?

Feels like we've barely got out of park.

Need some more Dylan Brown news because the previous 20 pages of that was just exhilarating.

 

[sballer7]

What happened to this thread going into overdrive?

Feels like we've barely got out of park.

Need some more Dylan Brown news because the previous 20 pages of that was just exhilarating.

We are circling back to Payne Haas first...DB will have to wait

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

We are circling back to Payne Haas first...DB will have to wait

Nope Rene Ranger

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

I feel our recruitments should be elite or else we use our young talent.

Sipley is a marginal at best improvement over what we have but blocks existing young talent.

Brown of Hass are irreplaceable improvements and what we should be hoping for to round out the squad.

 

[france]

What happened to this thread going into overdrive?

Feels like we've barely got out of park.

Need some more Dylan Brown news because the previous 20 pages of that was just exhilarating.

lol..seems like we have'nt even got to the park

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Kind of funny we released Volkman while we ended up extending Lussick when we only signed Lussick to get Volkman haha.

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

We need a halfback or a fast winger. RTS is too old, and our half options are bog standard.

We have enough forwards.

 

[Blain]

We need a halfback or a fast winger. RTS is too old, and our half options are bog standard.

We have enough forwards.

So you want to put RTS in reserve grade? I'm really hoping Kali shows his talents in the trial to be an injury option this season. I agree on the forwards, it feels like we have enough even after losing 2. But all it takes is a couple injuries and we're pretty fucked, and that's what they'll be looking at. I don't want a plodder like Ryan Sutton or Corey Waddell signed who will just block Demetric's game time. The thing is no one signs for the Warriors to play reserve grade, so we either have to sign starters or guys looking for a sniff at first grade.

 

[WarriorsForever]

Rumour: According to the Warriorholic, we are potentially set to sign a ‘senior’ outside back as there are growing concerns over Berry’s injury, with another potential injury to Adam Pompey.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Rumour: According to the Warriorholic, we are potentially set to sign a ‘senior’ outside back as there are growing concerns over Berry’s injury, with another potential injury to Adam Pompey.

Damn! ....Oh well, Welcome to the Wahs - senior back Joey Manu.

Ps, Why not? Someone said Payne Haas was coming too! Lol

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Damn! ....Oh well, Welcome to the Wahs - senior back Joey Manu.

Ps, Why not? Someone said Payne Haas was coming too! Lol

We would more likely get Konrad Hurrell lol

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Rumour: According to the Warriorholic, we are potentially set to sign a ‘senior’ outside back as there are growing concerns over Berry’s injury, with another potential injury to Adam Pompey.

So a possible reshuffle for Fridays game? MTG to the wing and Rts to centre? Not looking good if so.

 

[WarriorsForever]

Damn! ....Oh well, Welcome to the Wahs - senior back Joey Manu.

Ps, Why not? Someone said Payne Haas was coming too! Lol

Staggs?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

We would more likely get Konrad Hurrell lol

Brent Naden or a Braden Burms are the senior centres available? Has Kotoni Staggs been re-signed by the Bronx yet?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Staggs?

Beat me to it! Lol. I wouldn't mind