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	Jett Cleary	✔	S	S
9	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
10	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
11	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
12	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
13	Morgan Harper	✔
14	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
15	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
16	Edward Kosi	✔
17	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
18	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
19	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
20	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
21	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
22	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
23	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
24	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
26	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
27	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
28	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
29	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
30	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
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Haizyn Mellars	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract, T = Train & Trial contract

Top 30 2026: 29/30
Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos), Haizyn Mellars (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
2026 Losses: Edward Kosi (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper
Can negotiate with other clubs from Nov 1, 2025 (Entering final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[bomb to vats]

This is the problem with signing Capewell through to the end of 26 why would you want to stick around if you are young 2nd rower.

Don't agree, he is there like Barney, CNK, RTS and Fish for experience, attitude and professionalism for the young gen to learn and develop under.

All clubs needs a decent ratio of young guns and old dogs.

 

[juju]

This is the problem with signing Capewell through to the end of 26 why would you want to stick around if you are young 2nd rower.

To learn off a proven leader & pro / origin player.
The club might have actually timed that contract perfectly with the stocks coming through...

 

[Theking267]

Hopefully that’s the case

 

[Playdaball]

Rumour:
TMM to a West Sydney club

 

[Riz]

Rumour:
TMM to a West Sydney club

So Penrith, Parramatta or Tigers? Any other teams considered West Sydney?

 

[Billyspleen75]

So Penrith, Parramatta or Tigers? Any other teams considered West Sydney?

Bulldogs would be a stretch to call West, and they are extremely unlikely anyway.

Surely Eels after losing Brown, missing out on Galvin and Moses going down.

 

[Playdaball]

So Penrith, Parramatta or Tigers? Any other teams considered West Sydney?

Hint: think blue and gold

 

[hornbybrown]

Hint: think blue and gold

I would if we lost him love to see him go to the orange and black team

 

[kos]

Hint: think blue and gold

how good would TMM and Moses go?
not much fishing in the Parramatta River though

 

[Barty]

Rumour:
TMM to a West Sydney club

You have been pretty accurate in the past with these comments.

 

[Canonball]

We're going to see more of this as our pathways systems continue improving...

Reckon this guy is a centre - and a very good one

 

[Warriorsfan92]

If I was fatialofa, I’d 100% sign with the warriors. We’re a club on the rise, he can remain at home with his friends and family & there’s every chance he’s a bench first grader in 2027. He’s only 20, so it’s not as if he deserves a spot as it stands & is totally unproven. With Laban & halasima locking down the edges in 2027, he’s a real chance of being the 3rd choice back rower & if one if one of those guys goes down, he’s a starter in a high flying nrl club side.

I also don’t think we need to budge on this guy. Here’s the contract & here’s why you should stay. If you want to move to Aussie for a bigger wicket, go for it. We’re now in a position where we don’t need to drop to our knees and beg players to stay. Here’s the contract & vision, your call, cos we’re not budging.

 

[CWC]

So Cape might move on in '27 and Marata's transitioning into a middle right now and might not be in '27

It'll be between EIT and Kayliss for that 2nd row bench spot and ya 1 injury happens and both are in the 17. Would be really dumb to move to a lesser club without a guarantee to start (or start as a raw rookie in a crap club), we probably don't need dumb players in the squad if that's the short cut they take lol. Webby has nailed his pathway progression for juniors as long as you are a hard worker

 

[Tookey 2.0]

So Cape might move on in '27 and Marata's transitioning into a middle right now and might not be in '27

It'll be between EIT and Kayliss for that 2nd row bench spot and ya 1 injury happens and both are in the 17. Would be really dumb to move to a lesser club without a guarantee to start (or start as a raw rookie in a crap club), we probably don't need dumb players in the squad if that's the short cut they take lol. Webby has nailed his pathway progression for juniors as long as you are a hard worker

If Kayliss is as good as we all believe him to be, and is willing to do the mahi he'll get a fair few opportunities next year with injuries, suspensions and Origin, before cementing himself as a full time bench forward in 2027, hopefully finishing the year with over 30 career games as a 22 year old. That would be pretty epic.

I can't see him getting a better opportunity than that with any other team

 

[Noitall]

From the manly forum. They’ve been talking about Kayliss Fatialofa for a couple of days now, looks like Crosby has their attention







Yesterday at 9:44 AM

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There probably won’t be any noise until Josh A gets cleared for medical retirement mate. Not much off contract to look at but we can’t forget AFB & Fish were also not supposed to be available.

I'm hearing rumblings about Toby Crosby

 

[Blain]

It's funny isn't it, generally we are the forum pulling out random reserve grade names to sign from other teams.. They can dream on.

I wonder what type of contract a Crosby or Fatialofa need to be retained, Crosby I would suspect a Development deal (he's not NRL ready yet, wouldn't expect him to be until his minutes increase?), Fat's possibly a bottom tier NRL contract? I think we will have 2-3 spots to fill for next year, and are even short for 2025, so someone needs to be promoted in the next 2 weeks. Pretty juicy carrot to offer someone like Fatialofa if needed.

 

[sup42]

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First of all the Warriors are in the box seat to re sign him.

If he goes, there would have to be an element of him wanting the experience which is fine. There is nothing we can do to stop that, nor should we try.

Money won't be a concern, we can counter any offer other clubs can table if we choose.

I have no concerns on this one. If he goes it won't be on the Warriors.

 

[sup42]

From the manly forum. They’ve been talking about Kayliss Fatialofa for a couple of days now, looks like Crosby has their attention







Yesterday at 9:44 AM

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I'm hearing rumblings about Toby Crosby

Problem for them is we can keep them both quite easily eh and likely will.

 

[Noitall]

First of all the Warriors are in the box seat to re sign him.

If he goes, there would have to be an element of him wanting the experience which is fine. There is nothing we can do to stop that, nor should we try.

Money won't be a concern, we can counter any offer other clubs can table if we choose.

I have no concerns on this one. If he goes it won't be on the Warriors.

There’s Jazz over there as someone of some familiarity if he was to head over and would take him under his wing. Warriors offering him a contract is interesting since they obviously want to keep him, going to be a big task for McFadden and the team to figure who to keep and who to let go. Feels like we’re finally becoming a club that’s viewed as competent in our development of players again after one or two false dawns. Wouldn’t surprise me if Walker is a factor in the TMM to eels if there’s any truth, looked like they struck up a bit of a connection

 

[Noitall]

Problem for them is we can keep them both quite easily eh and likely will.

I think at the same time there are ones that we’re going to have to let go because what’s behind them is too valuable or not far away