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
-	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: 23/30
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

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[snake77]

When I originally read the CNK rejecting the offer and TMM potentially moving on it was just text from a new peice.

While browsing League Unlimited I saw it referenced with this tweet.

Any idea on the young Knight?


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[Leon Black]

Jye Linnane. 2 ACL’s last 2 seasons, was their heir apparent until setbacks

 

[snake77]

Jye Linnane. 2 ACL’s last 2 seasons, was their heir apparent until setbacks

Thanks. Saw his name mentioned by wasn't sure where it fit in.

 

[Wrighty]

I’ve had my fingers burnt a few times pretending to be a scoop journo mate so I tend to exercise more discretion these days

I can see you have been applying your mind to this. i read a lot into your posts so as I say i have no questions. But noted your follow up comment that Kalyn may be on the move "somewhere". I find it hard to believe he would cross the ditch when he must have so many friends and support system in the NewCastle / Sydney area and would think a Sydney club would interest him more than us. He does seem very discerning about where he will play though as, like I said, he rejected a Wayne Bennet offer to play a le Dolphin two years ago. He would have rejected them as he figured they weren't going to be a contender. He, if he is leaving New Castle per your logic thought sequence you outlined will be going to someone who he thinks can win it all. And I don't really see the Warriors as leading that parade. If there was a sales pitch behind closed doors of us to him it would have been based on who we have coming through as juniors and even then we don't lead the parade as teams like Rooster seem to have an endless supply of star youngsters.
I don't buy the narrative he would come to NZ because of his roots It he came here it would because Cam George convinced him we can win it all with him.

 

[Leon Black]

For those pushing for Kini, it’s a wide birth after this setback

‘I was pretty scared’: Titans gun reveals serious neck injury left him 4mm from paralysis

‘I was pretty scared’: Titans gun reveals serious neck injury left him 4mm from paralysis

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Wrighty]

The roosters are a sinking ship. They’re not the glamour club they once were

maybe in 2025 that's true

In 2026 we could be looking at a spine of

1) Ponga
6) Walker
7) DCE
9) Watson

That's hard to compete with. You might ask how they can afford to pay for that spine. To which I have a knock knock joke for you.

Knock Knock
Who's there
Sombrero
Sombrero Who?
That is the whole joke.

 

[1995warriorsfan]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

So you have heard who this person is officially?

Only persons i can think of are

Joey Manu
Dylan Edwards
Taylan May
Papenhuyzen

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

Panthers, Storm or Roosters player?

Hughes or NAS?

 

[Riz]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

Are you a for-chin teller?

 

[Inruin]

Panthers, Storm or Roosters player?

Hughes or NAS?

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Could be a Manly player.

 

[Kestrel84]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

Of course! Nathan Cleary!

And Jahrome Hughes.
And Ponga can come too, even if he hasn't won a GF.

 

[tajhay]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

NRL or NSW Cup ?

ESL doesnt even count.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Of course! Nathan Cleary!

And Jahrome Hughes.
And Ponga can come too, even if he hasn't won a GF.

Jack Cogger

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Kinda struggling to follow.
Last night there were whispers around Ponga. Are the above whispers something completely different to the Ponga stuff?
And the thing about the Warriors greatest ever signing?

 

[Kestrel84]

But seriously, if there was any truth to at least the part about the Warriors about to make their biggest ever signing - then to me that really only could mean a player like Nathan Cleary.

And I can't allow myself to believe that.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

But seriously, if there was any truth to at least the part about the Warriors about to make their biggest ever signing - then to me that really only could mean a player like Nathan Cleary.

And I can't allow myself to believe that.

There is no fucken way!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

NRL or NSW Cup ?

Oh shit! Jack Thompson!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Just saying, if it is Ritchie Mounga then everyone can get fucked! I'll quit this forum!

 

[The Warrior Waka]

All I can say if any big signing is coming, they have already won a GF.

I knew it! Come on down Nathan Cleary!