NRLW Warriors NRLW 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors NRLW 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion​

-	Player	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
	Laishon Albert-Jones			M
	Shakira Baker			C
	Michaela Blyde
	Harata Butler			M
	Makayla Eli
	Metanoia Fotu-Moala		C	M
	Matekino Gray
	Mya Hill-Moana
	Tysha Ikenasio
	Apii Nicholls
	Capri Paekau			C
	Emmanita Paki
	Payton Taikamoana
	Kalyn Takitimu-Cook
	Lavinia Tauhalaliku			C
	Tyra Wetere

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 16/28
Confirmed Development 2025: -
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 16/28
Unconfirmed Development 2025: -

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 13/28
Confirmed Development 2026: -

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[BangBro's (still banging)]

Good signing. Getting on a bit @32 years old. Power winger with good speed.

Power winger! man we just don't learn!

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Funny that a week ago we are wondering where all the signings are at and I am whinging about how the Bulldogs have 10 more signings that us, Nek minit lol

Wahs Up TV, could you maybe call out Cappy for not signing Xavier Willison and Keano Kini in the Mens recruitment thread plz bro, since he has it out for you for some reason

Good signing. Getting on a bit @32 years old. Power winger with good speed.

Perhaps a switch to an edge? The women's game always seems to have more fluidity in positions than the Men's, guessing just because the difference between the smallest and the biggest player is less significant.

A 2+1 deal for a 33-year-old outside back just doesn't seem like an awesome move. As a forward though it just seems slightly better in my head

Also means we would still be in business to get another Union girl on the wing, hopefully in the next age bracket though (i.e. Blyde or Waaka, plz lol)

 

[Wahs Up TV]

Funny that a week ago we are wondering where all the signings are at and I am whinging about how the Bulldogs have 10 more signings that us, Nek minit lol

Wahs Up TV, could you maybe call out Cappy for not signing Xavier Willison and Keano Kini in the Mens recruitment thread plz bro, since he has it out for you for some reason

Spoke to someone close to recruitment and they are struggling to get a deal done with Xavier Willison and Keano Kini, Cappy is really struggling in the recruitment department, I'm wondering if he should be asked to step down.

(Sorry wrong thread, but since hes lurking here hopefully he comes across this post lol)

 

[Inruin]

Spoke to someone close to recruitment and they are struggling to get a deal done with Xavier Willison and Keano Kini, Cappy is really struggling in the recruitment department, I'm wondering if he should be asked to step down.

Does he have too much on his plate? Isn't he pathways and development manager? And is recruitment a reflection of our season we just had and players hesitant to join a one hit season team?

 

[Wahs Up TV]

Does he have too much on his plate? Isn't he pathways and development manager? And is recruitment a reflection of our season we just had and players hesitant to join a one hit season team?

Sorry bro I was joking. I said comments last week they were struggling to recruit the rugby girls over to the womens team. Nek minnit after I posted that a bunch of signings started to roll in(tells you how much I know ) lol. It felt weirdly like cappy was doing an MJ "and I took it personally", Saurus is trying to get me to trigger Cappy again via the forum to get some mens signings now lol.

But on a serious note its great to see the siginings maybe they were waiting for Griffiths to get over to the club and get on the phones but it seems things are on a roll as opposed to what my source told me. I do think Cappy should have a recruitment team ( he may do already ) but in the future the womens team should have its own team of scouts and recruitment as we obviously grow as a club.

 

[Inruin]

Sorry bro I was joking. I said comments last week they were struggling to recruit the rugby girls over to the womens team. Nek minnit after I posted that a bunch of signings started to roll in(tells you how much I know ) lol. It felt weirdly like cappy was doing an MJ "and I took it personally", Saurus is trying to get me to trigger Cappy again via the forum to get some mens signings now lol.

But on a serious note its great to see the siginings maybe they were waiting for Griffiths to get over to the club and get on the phones but it seems things are on a roll as opposed to what my source told me. I do think Cappy should have a recruitment team ( he may do already ) but in the future the womens team should have its own team of scouts and recruitment as we obviously grow as a club.

The way people are talking about getting union players to come to the warriors and transition I can't tell if we are recruiting for the men's or women's team.

 

[Leon Black]

Apii having a blinder in her last game for Titans, can’t believe she just scored her 1st ever NRLW try

Predicting the signings will flow through next week after a lot of clubs season ends after today

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Apii having a blinder in her last game for Titans, can’t believe she just scored her 1st ever NRLW try

Predicting the signings will flow through next week after a lot of clubs season ends after today

Sydney is an odd choice for a Canberra v Gold Coast game…

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Sarah Hirini has resigned to NZ Sevens for 2 more years

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Fotu-Moala first local signing

Metanoia Fotu-Moala becomes Warriors’ first NRLW signing from local football for next season.

www.warriors.kiwi

 

[Zaggo]

I wonder if we'll sign any up and coming Aussie girls or whether they're exclusively trying to build a foundation based on homesick Kiwis in NZ supplemented by grassroots talent. I suppose with fewer teams and less competition for spots there aren't as many who are struggling for opportunity.

 

[Teets]

Lacking speed and mobility in the forward signings so far for mine.

 

[Zaggo]

Lacking speed and mobility in the forward signings so far for mine.

Yep. We've got some big boppers but really need someone who can punch on an edge and/or churn out 80.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

"Yeah! Trinity Tauneai and Jess Patea! Trinity’s sister is the NRLW Dragons lock, Alexis Tauaneai. Lex just signed with Bulldogs while Trin players Tarsha Gale for the next 2 years with the Steelers then I think they will all go home."

My source from the dragons steelers set up sent me this.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

"You’ve got some good players! They need to look at signing some local juniors though, the local talent in NZ is so untapped and raw. Once they get a Tarsha Gale and Lisa Fiaola team it’s over for everyone!"

Then this!

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Just read on Michaela Blydes instagram that she is signed with NZ Rugby till 2026… so she has been teasing us all along!!!

 

[Teets]

Some awesome talent in Ken Labans Wellington 18s team.

 

[Kav1]

The way people are talking about getting union players to come to the warriors and transition I can't tell if we are recruiting for the men's or women's team.

Now that the knights have bundled out of 2024 finals, may be the new warrior's coach will be looking at recruiting from them

 

[Teets]

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/X5PVL5gitgU?si=iso6W35wHdPbnHP9

Girls 18s finals on now, Welly v Sth Island.

Might see 1 or 2 in NRLW squads over the next couple years .

 

[Teets]

Maia Davis from Wellington should be in our wider NRLW plans in the near future.