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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[JaggedJ]

I suppose we have time to sign a winger later next year if Mellars and Kali are not ready? Pretty nervous the way Roger is playing we lose his ability in ‘27

Does anyone even know what's happening with Kali next year?

Pasikala is back and playing centre for Flegg.

Who is likely to be pushed up from Flegg to NSW Cup if we don't sign anyone else?

 

[Riz]

Does anyone even know what's happening with Kali next year?

Pasikala is back and playing centre for Flegg.

Who is likely to be pushed up from Flegg to NSW Cup if we don't sign anyone else?

Brandon Norris would be first in line.

 

[Ferdie]

Each time we lose one of our players/up coming players to another club, there's always people bagging the Warriors ability to retain players (more so on social media than this forum). So I thought I would compile a lineup of Ex Warriors (and soon to be ex Warriors) who are still in the NRL.
Who do you think would win a game between the current Warriors and ex players?

1. Reece Walsh
2. Marcelo Montoya
3. KL Iro
4. Euan Aitken
5. Jesse Arthurs
6. Kieran Foran
7. Kodi Nikorima
8. Addin Fonua Blake
9. Jazz Tevaga
10. Matt Lodge
11. Eli Katoa
12. Isaiah Papalii
13. Dylan Walker

14. Saliva Havili
15. Tom Ale
16. Bunty Afoa
17. Josh Curran

Tof Sipley
Zyon Maiu'u
Siosiua Taukeiaho
Francis Manuleleua
Ronald Volkman
Moala Graham Toafa
Viliame Vailea
Ed Kosi

 

[Worried2Death]

Each time we lose one of our players/up coming players to another club, there's always people bagging the Warriors ability to retain players (more so on social media than this forum). So I thought I would compile a lineup of Ex Warriors (and soon to be ex Warriors) who are still in the NRL.
Who do you think would win a game between the current Warriors and ex players?

1. Reece Walsh
2. Marcelo Montoya
3. KL Iro
4. Euan Aitken
5. Jesse Arthurs
6. Kieran Foran
7. Kodi Nikorima
8. Addin Fonua Blake
9. Jazz Tevaga
10. Matt Lodge
11. Eli Katoa
12. Isaiah Papalii
13. Dylan Walker

14. Saliva Havili
15. Tom Ale
16. Bunty Afoa
17. Josh Curran

Tof Sipley
Zyon Maiu'u
Siosiua Taukeiaho
Francis Manuleleua
Ronald Volkman
Moala Graham Toafa
Viliame Vailea
Ed Kosi

Not a bad team but I think we'd grind them down with Webby's game plan and Rocco's superior kick chase. Wouldn't swap that bench for any of the Zesty boys.

 

[CWC]

Current team would belt the ex warriors lol

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Each time we lose one of our players/up coming players to another club, there's always people bagging the Warriors ability to retain players (more so on social media than this forum). So I thought I would compile a lineup of Ex Warriors (and soon to be ex Warriors) who are still in the NRL.
Who do you think would win a game between the current Warriors and ex players?

1. Reece Walsh
2. Marcelo Montoya
3. KL Iro
4. Euan Aitken
5. Jesse Arthurs
6. Kieran Foran
7. Kodi Nikorima
8. Addin Fonua Blake
9. Jazz Tevaga
10. Matt Lodge
11. Eli Katoa
12. Isaiah Papalii
13. Dylan Walker

14. Saliva Havili
15. Tom Ale
16. Bunty Afoa
17. Josh Curran

Tof Sipley
Zyon Maiu'u
Siosiua Taukeiaho
Francis Manuleleua
Ronald Volkman
Moala Graham Toafa
Viliame Vailea
Ed Kosi

This team would beat us 13 plus at Go Media!