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
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	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: 26/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Jye Linnane (Newcastle Knights), Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, 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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[Leon Black]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

 

[Cces]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

Doubt we can compete with his dream of representing the All Blacks

Winger 'more gifted than Suaalii' set to ditch Tonga for All Blacks

'Unearthed an absolute superstar'

www.nine.com.au

 

[Playdaball]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

Agree , I went to Eden Park today and he is a stand out.
BTW … I found it boring and the crowd , unlike Warriors and Akld FC , fans are not engaged.

 

[Noitall]

One of either Matty or Andrew Johns annoited Jye Linnane as the next big thing and long term half at the Knights, floated between 6 & 7.

He linked well with Fletcher Sharpe as a 17 yr old playing Under 21’s. Worth a punt in my opinion., even with ACL injuries.

Hopefully the club can identify what’s causing the injuries in what he’s doing and look to remedy it like they did sending Metcalf to America with his hamstring injuries over time and altering some technique

 

[3rdstriker]

One of either Matty or Andrew Johns annoited Jye Linnane as the next big thing and long term half at the Knights, floated between 6 & 7.

He linked well with Fletcher Sharpe as a 17 yr old playing Under 21’s. Worth a punt in my opinion., even with ACL injuries.

I remember Andrew johns annointed Tuimoala Lolohea too at one point.

 

[roguei]

Hopefully the club can identify what’s causing the injuries in what he’s doing and look to remedy it like they did sending Metcalf to America with his hamstring injuries over time and altering some technique

They did? Would love to read more about that as it was quite interesting hearing about how Tino's one went.

 

[chrisnz]

They did? Would love to read more about that as it was quite interesting hearing about how Tino's one went.

List of nrl players going to Knowles is long and growing

Latrell
Tino
Turbo
Metcalf
Ryan pap
Few others I have forgotten now

 

[Noitall]

I remember Andrew johns annointed Tuimoala Lolohea too at one point.

Still think the club did him a bit dirty not letting him settle on a position. He was a really skilful guy. Perhaps attitude was lacking?

 

[Noitall]

They did? Would love to read more about that as it was quite interesting hearing about how Tino's one went.

How FoMO, 'Turbo' and an injury guru are driving Metcalf in 2024

Luke Metcalf could be forgiven for feeling like a stranger at the party he helped organise at the end of last season.

www.nrl.com

 

[3rdstriker]

Still think the club did him a bit dirty not letting him settle on a position. He was a really skilful guy. Perhaps attitude was lacking?

Yeah he was quite gifted too, I think your right it was an attitude and may recall a healthy eater/turnstile

 

[roguei]

How FoMO, 'Turbo' and an injury guru are driving Metcalf in 2024

Luke Metcalf could be forgiven for feeling like a stranger at the party he helped organise at the end of last season.

www.nrl.com

Looks like all the other clubs only send there big names all the way out to the US to fix these issues. Makes me wonder if Metcalf has been air marked since early on as a long term warrior. Because that kind of treatment is not cheap.

 

[Noitall]

Looks like all the other clubs only send there big names all the way out to the US to fix these issues. Makes me wonder if Metcalf has been air marked since early on as a long term warrior. Because that kind of treatment is not cheap.

Yeah I think the club has high hopes for Metcalf. Not to say Linnane will reach the the heights that some at the knights think he could, but if the club sees something and it arises again there’s potential to send him over?

 

[Cces]

Not the first time I've beat this drum & I do know he's under contract until 2026 but an early release of Hohepa Puru to join us immediately would be ideal. Our game plan prior to Dylan Walker leaving involved lots of touches from our 13/14 and there doesn't appear to be a current internal option to play that ball playing role from the bench.
Fitzgibbon & the Sharks will probably tell us to bugger off but Puru is wasted in NSW Cup

 

[tyrael]

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[defensivebomb]

Sorry if someone already posted this


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Id agree to an immediate trade with Dearden

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

thats exactly the kind of union player they need to have a dig at, turns 22 next month, not your shaun stevenson's who's best is now behind them.

fast, elusive, good hands, height and can jump and because he turned out for Tonga, NZR can't put him in the ABs yet and increase his salary accordingly, the NRL salary cap is huge, some very ordinary players get the same as what a good all black does.

The AB dream has become increasingly commercialised and more like another job opening - younger and younger players will choose france or japan instead of hanging on for the dream. Besides the coach will just keep picking sevu reece until he's in a wheelchair.

 

[1995warriorsfan]

From our friend the mole.

The Wahs have tabled an upgraded offer to star fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - he's not gone yet Kiwi friends! #NRL

 

[WahsaurusRex]

 

[3rdstriker]

From our friend the mole.

The Wahs have tabled an upgraded offer to star fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - he's not gone yet Kiwi friends! #NRL

Great news, His hardworking Mahi definitely warrants some sort of extension he just loves the Jersey.

 

[Lance155]

From our friend the mole.

The Wahs have tabled an upgraded offer to star fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - he's not gone yet Kiwi friends! #NRL

Hopefully doesn't suggest our negotiations with a top tier player failed