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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[Noitall]

. He commented, “This is a great opportunity for me and one I had to take. I have spent time in Australia with my dad’s family and I know how big the game is over there.

This part is interesting. Is he just talking about how big the nrl is in Aussie?

 

[Wrighty]

This part is interesting. Is he just talking about how big the nrl is in Aussie?

Seems bizarre he is allowed to talk about going to the NRL before a club has announced him? Strange sequence. He is obviously leaving it up to the club to make the bigger announcement though.

 

[Billyspleen75]

This part is interesting. Is he just talking about how big the nrl is in Aussie?

I think he's talking about the lure of the NRL and why he's leaving. And his knowledge of the NRL would have been from when he spent time in Australia with his Dad.

Don't think this is positive or negative relating to him coming here or not

 

[KPWarrior]

With all the recent speculation you'd have to assume it's us he's coming to? Unless Sticky's stepped in somewhere.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Kini off contract when CNK is up, seems logical to me.

Lets just enjoy this last three seasons of CNK i say.

Two more years of JFH and Jones in his ear.

 

[kos]

Kini off contract when CNK is up, seems logical to me.

Lets just enjoy this last three seasons of CNK i say.

Let’s see how Kini goes when he returns- poor bugger had a spine or near spine operation

 

[jonesy101]

Billy Moore on who he wants at the Bears. Leka thrown in amongst some big names

“Give me Payne Haas, give me Liam Martin, give me Herbie Farnworth and give me the young edge back rower for the Warriors, Leka Halasima. There’s five.”

Wow. I'm just astonished he could count to four.

 

[kos]

Wow. I'm just astonished he could count to four.

I actually think Billy is quite articulate when he appears on NRL 360

 

[3rdstriker]

Kini off contract when CNK is up, seems logical to me.

Why on earth would you want Kini when you have Tuaupiki in the ranks?
One smaller explosive players enough without dropping size all over.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I actually think Billy is quite articulate when he appears on NRL 360

That's not hard! There is no way the warriors will fuck this up, surely.

 

[Cces]

Why on earth would you want Kini when you have Tuaupiki in the ranks?
One smaller explosive players enough without dropping size all over.

BangBro's said when CNK's contract is up. Kini will be 23 years old then & Tuaupiki would be 28 years old & that explosiveness is likely to be on the decline. Pretty easy decision between the 2 players with the Kiwis incumbent Fullback winning by a landslide

 

[3rdstriker]

BangBro's said when CNK's contract is up. Kini will be 23 years old then & Tuaupiki would be 28 years old & that explosiveness is likely to be on the decline. Pretty easy decision between the 2 players with the Kiwis incumbent Fullback winning by a landslide

I'd wait and see how Tuaupikis ceiling goes i reckon he might excel kinis.

 

[Noitall]

English forward to depart, set to sign with NRL outfit

He is free to join a new club in 2026.

www.zerotackle.com

Wonder when it will be announced

 

[Tookey 2.0]

English forward to depart, set to sign with NRL outfit

He is free to join a new club in 2026.

www.zerotackle.com

Wonder when it will be announced

That statement from the club reeks of frustration and disappointment about all the effort they've put in to this young fulla, do we reckon we could see an early release so the club doesnt put any more time and effort into him?

Sounds like he's been on the bench this year so wouldn't be an integral part of the team atm

 

[Riz]

I'd wait and see how Tuaupikis ceiling goes i reckon he might excel kinis.

Tuaupiki is instinctive and an elusive runner but he doesn't have the same explosive acceleration and x-factor that Kini does. When was the last time Tane actually broke the line, it's always almost. I like Tane, but he's not on Kini's level.

 

[Blain]

With PNG starting up 2028, and Perth 2027 (reportedly), we need to think outside the box with signings as well as developing our juniors. With 2 teams coming in over 2 season we will lose some guys. Big ups to the management getting the juniors teams set up last season, so by 2027 the cream of the current batch of 18 year olds will be 3 year+ of NSWRL experience, and able to provide NRL depth, with a top 17 bolter or 2 hopefully.

A guy like Gannon is a bit of risky play without the potential of too much damage IMO, played England Lions at 18, massively rated over there with ability to play 6 and back row - which sounds like a NRL ball playing lock. Which when you look at Leka, Laban, Demitric, that's not something their skillset covers. Can see him being a potential bench utility next season at some stage. I just hope the money isn't silly, and we aren't giving a Lewis Dodd contract. Nicholson has looked NRL level straight away. We should be paying for a bench guy, not a starting back rower. Doesn't matter how much cash we have in our pocket.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I would love us to go after Blake Wilson or Jaylan De Groot, to take over RTS when this contract is up.

 

[Noitall]

I would love us to go after Blake Wilson or Jaylan De Groot, to take over RTS when this contract is up.

Watching Cobbo at fullback, that’s who I would throw an offer at. Sio Kali could be good enough by the time one of our wingers contracts expires

 

[Jaffa J]

That statement from the club reeks of frustration and disappointment about all the effort they've put in to this young fulla, do we reckon we could see an early release so the club doesnt put any more time and effort into him?

Sounds like he's been on the bench this year so wouldn't be an integral part of the team atm

If we have signed him I'd push for it the earlier he gets here the better

 

[KPWarrior]

English forward to depart, set to sign with NRL outfit

He is free to join a new club in 2026.

www.zerotackle.com

Wonder when it will be announced

Highly regarded by the sounds of it.