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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[Noitall]

Hayze Perham heading to broncos on a train and trial deal for 2025

 

[watcher]

So who is this unicorn half you want?

That is the question, Volkman, Asi, I do not think we can snag an elite Half. TMM is our only 7, can Metcalf or CHT do that role, it still leaves us short.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

What's any of this add stuff got to do with recruitment! Ban them all!!!!

On the other hand........ what about that willison guy?

 

[tyrael]

Broncos can't keep them all, some of them will be on nothing.

Renoylds, Mam, Walsh, Haas, Cardigan, will all be 750k-1.2m

 

[ajofbrisbane]

Here's Te Kura's highlights. Played 3 or 4 games only this year. Could get a much better turn this year.

Broncos are idiots if they let him go

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J40wbufRQCA​

This kid has a fair bit of talent, watched him for a few years as he played the same age grade as my oldest boy. Always stood out.

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

Leo Thompson supposedly linked to the Raiders. I get it, Papa getting older. Plus Tapine will be in the kiwis with him lol.

Weird cause his brother is linked to the knights
Guess he definitely isn’t coming here then.

 

[JaggedJ]

Leo Thompson supposedly linked to the Raiders. I get it, Papa getting older. Plus Tapine will be in the kiwis with him lol.

Weird cause his brother is linked to the knights
Guess he definitely isn’t coming here then.

Raiders go after everyone and don't get many unless they come from England. Wouldn't put much stock in the Raiders being interested/linked.

 

[Otto Sump]

Wasn't he at the Raiders when he first made the swap from union and prior to joining the Knights

 

[CWC]

Hope we are just keeping it quiet and announce it at the end, like the Sharks came out of nowhere to sign AFB

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Leo Thompson supposedly linked to the Raiders. I get it, Papa getting older. Plus Tapine will be in the kiwis with him lol.

Weird cause his brother is linked to the knights
Guess he definitely isn’t coming here then.

He will be linked to a number of clubs! Maybe leo and tapine need to come home!

 

[crump81]

He will be linked to a number of clubs! Maybe leo and tapine need to come home!

Tapine just been named captain for the raiders, so he won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[hornbybrown]

Josh Addo Carr has been granted permission to seek another club.

Don’t think he is someone we should go after even though we badly need speed.

 

[Neo]

Josh Addo Carr has been granted permission to seek another club.

Don’t think he is someone we should go after even though we badly need speed.

I think injuries may have caught up with him as well. Seems to be in the decline

 

[kos]

Josh Addo Carr has been granted permission to seek another club.

Don’t think he is someone we should go after even though we badly need speed.

Newscorp Aus
Swap
Fijian winger from Dragons to Bdogs for JAC (to dragons)
Gossip as always

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I think injuries may have caught up with him as well. Seems to be in the decline

Deffo on the decline, as is the case with most players whose main weapon is speed, and they're close to 30.

Again, not that I think we go there but man, I would be more than okay with paying out his contract for the next 2 years at 500k. The guys a born winner, and would certainly help in those tough moments on the field. There was footage of him last year barking orders at different players and was very vocal. He'd be great in those games that are on the line. How many did we lose by 6 points or less this year haha? And I'd bet that even now, he'd be at the top of the list speed wise for the majority of the players playing fg for us nek year.

 

[Leon Black]

Josh Addo-Narr fkn way for me… absolute d-head off field, knocked out last year at Koori knockout (irony). We don’t need anymore guys with off-field antics plus he gets busted up more than most our already ‘made of glass’ cattle!

Curran getting moved on probably had a bit to do with him punching on with a 16 year old at Port Macquarie. Not saying all players don’t muck up, but you don’t need those headlines with sponsors and stuff these days.

Happy if Webby, CG and Cappy develop the same disciplines as Webby’s old club. You don’t see Panthers players in the headlines for being A Grade d-heads, Luai’s mouth aside.

Probably jinxed them now!?!? Apologies Ivan

 

[Playdaball]

Your list needs Clark - he will be the 3rd ranked prop in the club.

List should also include Lussick ….

 

[Defence]

Deffo on the decline, as is the case with most players whose main weapon is speed, and they're close to 30.

Again, not that I think we go there but man, I would be more than okay with paying out his contract for the next 2 years at 500k. The guys a born winner, and would certainly help in those tough moments on the field. There was footage of him last year barking orders at different players and was very vocal. He'd be great in those games that are on the line. How many did we lose by 6 points or less this year haha? And I'd bet that even now, he'd be at the top of the list speed wise for the majority of the players playing fg for us nek year.

2 years at 500k would be perfect.
Our wingers sucked this year and he’s elite- we should be all over this.
2 years means he wouldn’t be blocking any young guys coming through too.

U might be referring to his mic’s up episode?


View: https://youtu.be/RAy6h9Fsn2k?si=vKG8z6satHf_LdVi

 

[BabylonPink]

Josh Addo-Narr fkn way for me… absolute d-head off field, knocked out last year at Koori knockout (irony). We don’t need anymore guys with off-field antics plus he gets busted up more than most our already ‘made of glass’ cattle!

Curran getting moved on probably had a bit to do with him punching on with a 16 year old at Port Macquarie. Not saying all players don’t muck up, but you don’t need those headlines with sponsors and stuff these days.

Happy if Webby, CG and Cappy develop the same disciplines as Webby’s old club. You don’t see Panthers players in the headlines for being A Grade d-heads, Luai’s mouth aside.

Probably jinxed them now!?!? Apologies Ivan

That one May brother?
The guy who reefed that bloke to the ground, centre I think?
The players goona be players m8.
All get on the bags and party lol.
To think otherwise is naieve.

 

[jmb_31]

I'd consider JAC for 2 years, he's still got speed which we desperately need. Keep in mind Tabuai-Fidow gasses everyone in the league and JAC had strapping on his leg. You'd think he'd be getting into less trouble in Auckland.