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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[Dannevegas]

I'd like for Sio Kali to play wing but they seem bent on him playing centre. I think Amituanai looks good to take on the wing position when DWZ is done.

I don't see kosi being the next after RTS, that's why I would want to recruit.

If we didn’t sign from outside the club, could see our backline looking something like this.
Or what I would like to see

Tauapiki
Kali
Moi-Moi
Leiataua
Amituanai
Metcalf
Cleary
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Barnett
Halasima
Laban
Clark

Healey
Ford
Vaimauga
Gannon
Ale

That’s young and exciting with speed

 

[Horriors2013]

No way, Kinis already twice the player at 20 years old.

Yeah, I'm done with TT. I think we've seen his ceiling. Good little fulla. But I'm ready for some speed in the back 3.

 

[Woofa]

Yeah, I'm done with TT. I think we've seen his ceiling. Good little fulla. But I'm ready for some speed in the back 3.

Fark.. I think he’s prob best 6 in club and would be outstanding at back and at 7. Prob more in the dry granted at the back.

 

[sup42]

I know we’ve got a few 2nd rowers on the books but Gannon looks to me like a Walker replacement, like Capewell it gives us the ability to go full forward bench with back cover built in

I think if people are expecting Walker or Tohu level of ball playing they will be disappointed (Not saying you are, just saying those two are all time elite ball players with very few if any players as good in the history of the game - Freddy Fittler was better, but not really a forward).

I have been trying to find footage of Gannon passing the ball, there isn't much if any, unfortunately it is all Try scoring.

Gonna have to do this the hard way, will have to watch Leeds games and dig out my old membership on the Leeds forum and Total Rugby league sites. Last time I chatted to those blokes it was about Fusitua....

I trust Cappy but, if he says there is some ball playing.....there is.....and I always find it interesting to read that we follow players in the ESL. Cappy is building a global empire...what a start that guy is.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

I think if people are expecting Walker or Tohu level of ball playing they will be disappointed (Not saying you are, just saying those two are all time elite ball players with very few if any players as good in the history of the game - Freddy Fittler was better, but not really a forward).

I have been trying to find footage of Gannon passing the ball, there isn't much if any, unfortunately it is all Try scoring.

Gonna have to do this the hard way, will have to watch Leeds games and dig out my old membership on the Leeds forum and Total Rugby league sites. Last time I chatted to those blokes it was about Fusitua....

I trust Cappy but, if he says there is some ball playing.....there is.....and I always find it interesting to read that we follow players in the ESL. Cappy is building a global empire...what a start that guy is.

Probably more a case of if you trust Agar or not as it would have chiefly been his intel.

Curse Sky for giving up the right to the SuperLeague. I loved watching it. Hopefully the NRL will secure something with the English competition soon so we can start watching it again.

 

[Cces]

I have been trying to find footage of Gannon passing the ball

His only try assist this year & it's off the boot

View: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxmH8NhYrsbADFiwMkEeRRZHP4Mp0cqnF5?si=FLjPLl0vl409owIW

 

[Sammyw]

Gannon is mostly off the bench for leeds, i think people are looking at his height and weight and immediately imagining him as Tohu/Yeo v2.o.. im seeing in some circles, people suggesting him as starting 13, despite Clarke being one of our best lol. let the kid settle, hes at best initially a 14 or rotational player

 

[Get them onside ref!]

No way, Kinis already twice the player at 20 years old.

I agree Kini can easily beat a man in and away
TT always cuts back inside
That’s all he’s got
Unfortunately one day is head guns be taking off by doing that all the time

 

[Cces]

Gannon is mostly off the bench for leeds, i think people are looking at his height and weight and immediately imagining him as Tohu/Yeo v2.o.. im seeing in some circles, people suggesting him as starting 13, despite Clarke being one of our best lol. let the kid settle, hes at best initially a 14 or rotational player

Seems more in the Sironen mould as opposed to a Walker style #14, although I very much doubt he can cover dummy half like Sironen did

 

[MrFrankWhite]

His only try assist this year & it's off the boot

View: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxmH8NhYrsbADFiwMkEeRRZHP4Mp0cqnF5?si=FLjPLl0vl409owIW

Pretty slick