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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[3rdstriker]

Thought CHT has been one of our best in both games so far

Two games jury is still out though he may come right, but back end of last year he wasn't...

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Surely we have the luxury of time? Another 12 weeks till DWZ gets back. Then who knows what happens. He’s also 1st inline at FB if CNK is injured/gets moved.

Let’s just play a settled team for a bit.

 

[CWC]

Wow Charnz crying with a baby and a lady post game, anyone know who they are? He just had a an insane game, maybe he will stay as long as they don’t pay him minimum wages

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Wow Charnz crying with a baby and a lady post game, anyone know who they are? He just had a an insane game, maybe he will stay as long as they don’t pay him minimum wages

Wife and bubs

 

[CWC]

Wife and bubs

Who did he have problems in the family before he came home? Asking for recruitment history

 

[3rdstriker]

Who did he have problems in the family before he came home? Asking for recruitment history

His mum Monica had some issues i think google her name for clarity.

 

[rapTnz]

 

[cock_o]

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Does that indicate he has been told this will be is last year?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

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Oof, not a good look! Maybe tmm been told to look elsewhere too? Cant see him leaving though, loves hunting and fishing in nz. We can’t afford to lose cnk at the moment and I’m sure there’s clubs out there that would want him. He’s our best fb currently, even with TT showing class. One year deal, see how he goes.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

CNK signed til 2027, Is that correct?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Does that indicate he has been told this will be is last year?

Who is the "they"? Could be talking about his kids

 

[cock_o]

CNK signed til 2027, Is that correct?

No CNK is off contract at the end of this season.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

No CNK is off contract at the end of this season.

Zero tackle has 2027, but is often incorrect

 

[Blain]

Publicly he's signed to the end of this year, but nrl and zero tackle have him with another 2 years. I would think the club and him would be pretty vocal if he had extended. I think we need him next season, not sure taine is a locked guy to replace him next season. 2027 is more of a question mark though. There is no obvious 1 in the lower grades except taine.

TMM should be in the NRL, too good for reserve grade but CHT has been great. TMM next to Moses, Katoa for the Phins or even Cleary would be a great signing IMO. Can see him signing elsewhere if he doesn't get a game in the next month - or knowinng how the warriors operate, potentially has already had the shoulder tap about not having an extension coming his way with Boyd, Cleary and Hansen around next year.

 

[CWC]

“They” could be us fans? I don’t read social media comments for these things so were fans there talking about letting him go before this game too? I think it might be this simple. Halves at this age are probably not that dumb to let any feud play out on social media

 

[Leon Black]

I am not convinced re Hanson, a while back he had a poor kicking game. As a half he has not dominated in the grades he has played. Looks more like a hooker to me. There's no way I would let TMM go because we have got Hanson. That would be a poor decision in my opinion.

He has been non existent in Flegg outings so far, agree.

 

[Riz]

Did anyone see the final of the Super Rugby U20s? My god there are some talented kids in this country! There were a handful of players on either side who looked built for League, do we actively try to recruit these guys?


View: https://youtu.be/8AZKsrx9Wl8?si=drYVGhpKb23kLc6_

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Did anyone see the final of the Super Rugby U20s? My god there are some talented kids in this country! There were a handful of players on either side who looked built for League, do we actively try to recruit these guys?


View: https://youtu.be/8AZKsrx9Wl8?si=drYVGhpKb23kLc6_

In short......yes.

Guarentee u there's 16 other clubs eyeing them up as well

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

Selwyn Cobbo was seen at Auckland Airport I heard. No picture proof but I wouldn’t be mad with that signing

 

[Makasene]

Selwyn Cobbo was seen at Auckland Airport I heard. No picture proof but I wouldn’t be mad with that signing

Source?