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

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

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 26/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin
Can negotiate with others clubs from 01/11/25 (final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[Mr. Brownstone]

I mean you’re basing that assessment off a few first grade games alone with nothing else

If we chucked Bishop Neal in first grade next year he doesn’t do well, are we writing him off as a future star?

On the size thing, he’s same height as CNK, and as you said was only 18 so has lot or room to put size on. Taine is someone who is undersized and will always be undersized

I don’t disagree on the size thing, i think you need to be at least 6’2 to have greater odds at becoming a ‘star’ as an outside back. But that’s just my personal opinion and probably not one that’s widely held here

Stewart has outlier speed and that’s what sets him apart from the pack

I’m only basing it on what I’ve seen, I don’t watch the NSW cup games and that’s all he’s been picked for since - Weekes hasn’t been injured all season. I’m sure he’s got talent & I do recall him having a lot of speed.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

All of this talk and probably won't amount to shit!

 

[Dannevegas]

CNK almost 30
Taine almost 26
Chevy Stewart 20
So it's about bringing young players through as older players move on.
2027 most likely be CNK last year, or at some stage he could move to center. Then at some stage Taine and Stewart become the fullbacks.

Charnze needs to move to centre now. All he does is run for 250 metres, To’o does that too from a wing. 4 try involvements all year isn’t good enough for a fb.
Tauapiki’s the spark we need at fullback unless we get an upgrade

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Charnze needs to move to centre now. All he does is run for 250 metres, To’o does that too from a wing. 4 try involvements all year isn’t good enough for a fb.
Tauapiki’s the spark we need at fullback unless we get an upgrade

aren't you ever tired from writing these posts? It's not going to happen unless CNK goes to webby asking him to move him to center.

 

[Dannevegas]

aren't you ever tired from writing these posts? It's not going to happen unless CNK goes to webby asking him to move him to center.

No one’s position should be guaranteed. And I keep bringing it up because people really think he should be our fullback for the rest of his contract

 

[sydneywarrior92]

No one’s position should be guaranteed. And I keep bringing it up because people really think he should be our fullback for the rest of his contract

I feel like it's just you. Give it up man.

 

[CWC]

We do need at least 1 gun outside back for 26 or 27…

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

All of this talk and probably won't amount to shit!

Kosi contract extension incoming

 

[Rick O’Shay]

aren't you ever tired from writing these posts? It's not going to happen unless CNK goes to webby asking him to move him to center.

Can you speak to him?

 

[Five&Last]

Ali was the only one who was a team mate of Karapani in our 2020 SG Ball side as they're all 1-2 years younger. Plenty of guys that are Karapani's age like Vailea, Otukolo, the Kepu's, Finau, Amituanai, Vaafusuaga & even Sebastyan Jack got opportunities at Redcliffe.
From this video I got the sense that Karapani was poached, rather than cut, while F'all was occurring with retention during lockdown.

Josiah Karapani's Southside Story – South Sydney Rabbitohs

From a lockdown in New Zealand to find a home at the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Development Player, Josiah Karapani, shares his story.

www.rabbitohs.com.au

He was definitely cut. If we wanted him on that plane to Redcliffe, he would’ve been on it.