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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[Roons75]

Yeah, we don't want to Ponga, be would come over here to just try and segue to Tugby.

 

[SouthernWorrier]

Yeah, we don't want to Ponga, be would come over here to just try and segue to Tugby.

He's arguably the best player in the game. I'd have him for a season. Or half a season.

Tuapiki is a really good backup, but not a 1st choice FG fullback IMO. Will he be one day? Hope so, but he's not yet.

Love CNK and don't get the diss for him at all, but he seems destined for a very well paid OE and who can blame him.

 

[sup42]

Lets all be real here. Ponga would be one of the greatest signings in the clubs history and would be the first ever spine player that the Warriors imported who is also a media darling and NRL superstar.

All that said let me revise my opening statement to 'Ponga would be the greatest signing in the clubs history', purely off star power alone.

Any talk of Ponga not being a good signing is crazy, absolute madness. But I am one to expect nothing from this rumor since we are not part of the insider boys club of secret handshakes and Salary caps that the NRL knowingly turn a blind eye to.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

We’re clearly clearing the decks for someone big. I’m of the belief nothing will be leaked & one day we will just get an announcement, like all the other major signings.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

The way SJ explained the Leka try makes me think Taine is a pretty visionary player, he was the one directing the ball that way and eventually swinging around to create the extra number. Can’t imagine Dallin doing it.

It was a good heads up read and move to create the overlap and no knocking Taine or anyone involved but it's pretty basic ball skills to create the numbers advantage and use the ball movement to beat the man.

Tigers also did it to us and it's a quite well worn idea. Like how Manly got around us a couple of games back.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

We’re clearly clearing the decks for someone big. I’m of the belief nothing will be leaked & one day we will just get an announcement, like all the other major signings.

Payne Haas
Who else would we benefit from having?

 

[defensivebomb]

I’d love for us to get AFB back. Plus a proper half

That would be elite

 

[SouthernWorrier]

I’d love for us to get AFB back. Plus a proper half

That would be elite

what would that be - 3rd compassionate release in 4 years?

Love his game, but I don't think the team would be gelling like they are now with him back. Hell of a player. Seems like kind of a dick with an ego up there with top NFL players. And Princess-Stirsalot in the wings. Hard pass.

 

[defensivebomb]

what would that be - 3rd compassionate release in 4 years?

Love his game, but I don't think the team would be gelling like they are now with him back. Hell of a player. Seems like kind of a dick with an ego up there with top NFL players. And Princess-Stirsalot in the wings. Hard pass.

yeah it would never happen. Just keen to get a no-nonsense big bopper to give the opposition no respite when either JFH or Mitch head to the interchange bench

 

[sydneywarrior92]

what would that be - 3rd compassionate release in 4 years?

Love his game, but I don't think the team would be gelling like they are now with him back. Hell of a player. Seems like kind of a dick with an ego up there with top NFL players. And Princess-Stirsalot in the wings. Hard pass.

I don't think we should take AFB back even if he wanted to come back. Especially if it means losing out on Leka/Demitric long term. JFH and Barney are forming a great combo. Not at the synergy levels of Leota and JFH yet, but it might get there by the end of the year.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Especially if it means losing out on Leka/Demitric long term

Why would we lose backrowers because of a prop ? I'd have Addin back in a heartbeat. No disrespect to James or Barney. But he is streets ahead of those two. Only if he came back single lol. Anyway , Its only hypothetical, And that shit ain't happening. All aboard the Fish & Chips(Barney) Train!!