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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[OtautahiEast]

After 12 years he is not the answer though

And you think sacking Stacy for our nsw cup coach will get us a premiership?
The guy who’s been developing our juniors
Who do you suggest replaces David and who do you think can develop our juniors to the level David has

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

And you think sacking Stacy for our nsw cup coach will get us a premiership?
The guy who’s been developing out juniors
Who do you suggest replaces David and who do you think can develop our juniors to the level David has

I think a new assistant will challenge Webster more that Jones ever would.

 

[Jaffa J]

Recruit some speed into this team it will allow us to strengthen Webby’s gameplan of elite kick chase

 

[OtautahiEast]

I think a new assistant will challenge Webster more that Jones ever would.

Who’s this mythical assistant thats gonna challenge Webby, tbh I think he’s been doing a fine job as it is
What makes you think he needs to be challenged
I think we need consistency not new coach’s

 

[OtautahiEast]

Who’s this mythical assistant thats gonna challenge Webby, tbh I think he’s been doing a fine job as it is
What makes you think he needs to be challenged
I think we need consistency not new coach’s

Kevin Walter’s has accomplished more then webby, he beat us in the finals and took the Bronx to a grand final
Should we sack webby and hire Kevin?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Who’s this mythical assistant thats gonna challenge Webby, tbh I think he’s been doing a fine job as it is
What makes you think he needs to be challenged
I think we need consistency not new coach’s

We need a coach who knows when to inject Leka off the bench. And take a tired Nuikore off. Webby has no clue.

 

[CWC]

Well we are about to drop to 6th

Stacy took over the kiwis and we couldn’t make the final What has he won as a coach to prevent other coaches from assisting Webby?

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Who’s this mythical assistant thats gonna challenge Webby, tbh I think he’s been doing a fine job as it is
What makes you think he needs to be challenged
I think we need consistency not new coach’s

So consistently never win a GF. That's what you want? That's what has happen so far. You need to constantly try and approve everywhere. Or we can just keep things the same and have another 30 years with only 2 GF appearances.

As to another assistant there are plenty. I have actually talked to Stacey before and yes he is a nice guy but hardly the sharpest knife in the block.

 

[OtautahiEast]

Well we are about to drop to 6th

Stacy took over the kiwis and we couldn’t make the final What has he won as a coach to prevent other coaches from assisting Webby?

Stacy’s won nothing to prevent anyone from assisting webby
I just don’t think coaching is our issue is my point
Yup webby can get better but im happy with our current coachs

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Reading all this about Stacey is kike watching a tennis rally!

 

[OtautahiEast]

So consistently never win a GF. That's what you want? That's what has happen so far. You need to constantly try and approve everywhere. Or we can just keep things the same and have another 30 years with only 2 GF appearances.

As to another assistant there are plenty. I have actually talked to Stacey before and yes he is a nice guy but hardly the sharpest knife in the block.

With all due respect talking to a bloke and knowing how good of a coach he is, is two completely different things

 

[CWC]

Reading all this about Stacey is kike watching a tennis rally!

Tomorrow’s media columns would be whether Stacy should step down

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

With all due respect talking to a bloke and knowing how good of a coach he is, is two completely different things

So 12 years of nothing's shows something completely different?

 

[OtautahiEast]

So 12 years of nothing's shows something completely different?

So changing the assistant coach will win us a premiership?
Give us any assistant this year I dont think anything changes if anything we go backwards
Just my opinion

 

[Damo]

I know we are looking for reasons for the loss but blaming Stacey randomly is crazy

 

[Five&Last]

So changing the assistant coach will win us a premiership?
Give us any assistant this year I dont think anything changes if anything we go backwards
Just my opinion

Nobody is saying he’s going to win us a premiership ???

There’s a hundred different moves that we can make that will build up to putting us in a better position to win one

This is one of them

Making sure we don’t lose the coach of the most successful NSW cup team in history. He will 100% get poached if not promoted.

I don’t really give a fark about keeping Stacey around as an assistant. Hasn’t done shit any coaching role he’s been in.

 

[OtautahiEast]

I know we are looking for reasons for the loss but blaming Stacey randomly is crazy

Na sack him he’s no good

 

[OtautahiEast]

Nobody is saying he’s going to win us a premiership ???

There’s a hundred different moves that we can make that will build up to putting us in a better position to win one

This is one of them

Making sure we don’t lose the coach of the most successful NSW cup team in history. He will 100% get poached if not promoted.

I don’t really give a fark about keeping Stacey around as an assistant. Hasn’t done shit any coaching role he’s been in.

If he aint winning us a premiership then why on earth would you upgrade the bloke?
Off his nsw record, yup that always translates to the nrl
Like I said give us any other assistance this year and I reckon we go backwards

 

[Five&Last]

If he aint winning us a premiership then why on earth would you upgrade the bloke?
Off his nsw record, yup that always translates to the nrl
Like I said give us any other assistance this year and I reckon we go backwards

Why are we signing Haizyn Mellars if he isn’t going to win up a premiership

What a stupid response

And it translates far better than only being a club legend as a player

You’re still yet to name one Stacey coaching accolade or one moment in his coaching career that’s resonated with you

 

[OtautahiEast]

Nobody is saying he’s going to win us a premiership ???

There’s a hundred different moves that we can make that will build up to putting us in a better position to win one

This is one of them

Making sure we don’t lose the coach of the most successful NSW cup team in history. He will 100% get poached if not promoted.

I don’t really give a fark about keeping Stacey around as an assistant. Hasn’t done shit any coaching role he’s been in.

The fact you think by having a conversation with him you can judge how good a coach or how sharp a knife is barnacles
He’s the assistant coach and proberly earns 6 figures, not that sharp tho