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	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Braelan Marsh	-	?	?	?
-	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), Braelan Marsh (Redcliffe Dolphins), 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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[Muddogz]

We have two elite starting props in Barnett and JFH and a very promising prop in Vaimauga. Nothing in the Storms history suggest they would be subsidizing him. You’d be looking at 800k for an interchange prop playing 30 minutes a game in career worst form. Its a very hard pass from me.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

We have two elite starting props in Barnett and JFH and a very promising prop in Vaimauga. Nothing in the Storms history suggest they would be subsidizing him. You’d be looking at 800k for an interchange prop playing 30 minutes a game in career worst form. Its a very hard pass from me.

I think most people have said that if that's as the case, it wouldn't work.

But hey, you never know, 2 or 300k could be the difference for the Storm being able to keep someone like Pezet or not. .

If the price is right, NAS is worth considering

 

[WAH MAN]

I see that the shirts they are wearing have a gold trim on the Sleeves, Titans colours.

Weird that people go to such lengths to be eggs. Very strange generation. Glad I do not use Facecrack...only this place gets me looking on their.

Lots of exploitation and deviance being expressed through this AI tool and regulations are non existent. Governments have not been able to keep up with the speed of technology advancements. And some governments have absolutely had a field day with it.

 

[WAH MAN]

Oh, Anti - Inflammatory = That must be something to do with Israel?

Nah nah that's when people do a protest that too many people with arthritis have moved into a country.

*Edit. A country of non arthritic people. Who also previously had arthritis. But have been in that country for a few generations now.

 

[Muddogz]

I think most people have said that if that's as the case, it wouldn't work.

But hey, you never know, 2 or 300k could be the difference for the Storm being able to keep someone like Pezet or not. .

If the price is right, NAS is worth considering

At 500k I still wouldnt take him. Is he an upgrade on Ford at that price? I dont think he’s done anything in the last couple years. 500k goes a long way on a very good centre wing and fullback and a decent upgrade on a half. I’d say those are the areas we need to be targeting.

 

[kos]

I went to school with Frank Sinatra old. Not as old as Kos tho

Put it this way, I went to a Billy Ocean concert last night. Everyone stunk of mothballs and had a walking stick.

Lots of exploitation and deviance being expressed through this AI tool and regulations are non existent. Governments have not been able to keep up with the speed of technology advancements. And some governments have absolutely had a field day with it.

Yeah I hate it.
Companies use it as a phone gatekeeper
The ai answering system tries to box you into set categories and makes it hard to speak to a human.
Also with their internet chat lines you can type a long wordy message to find that its not in a1 categories and it asks-would you like to be transferred to a human - yes- then you have to retype the whole long wordy message.
I work 3 aprt time -two of these coys use ai as a gatekeeper- I m a remote worker and usually I cant get through to a human so .......
I m a contractor so no ususal workplace etiquette applies.

 

[Worried2Death]

Wikipedia says Pakistani Samoan and Indigenous Australian and Sri Lankan

Finally getting a Sri Lankan flyer

 

[Five&Last]

a new young fullback like Mason Barber,

David Bryenton is the Kiwi fullback in queensland we want to be going for.

 

[Riz]

David Bryenton is the Kiwi fullback in queensland we want to be going for.

Off to the Dogs by the looks of it.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Off to the Dogs by the looks of it.

Yep turned us down, 3 years at the dogs I think

 

[WAH MAN]

Yeah I hate it.
Companies use it as a phone gatekeeper
The ai answering system tries to box you into set categories and makes it hard to speak to a human.
Also with their internet chat lines you can type a long wordy message to find that its not in a1 categories and it asks-would you like to be transferred to a human - yes- then you have to retype the whole long wordy message.
I work 3 aprt time -two of these coys use ai as a gatekeeper- I m a remote worker and usually I cant get through to a human so .......
I m a contractor so no ususal workplace etiquette applies.

I use ai like this......

I post ad

Customer calls or messages me.

I pick up phone, return call or return message.

People have convulsions that I either pick up phone and speak or answer their message or make a booking and show up on time and complete the job to satisfaction.

All without the help of my AI lap dog psychopath assistant.

 

[WAH MAN]

Finally getting a Sri Lankan flyer

The Sri Lanka Flanka?

 

[WAH MAN]

Yep turned us down, 3 years at the dogs I think

Who wouldn't want to play alongside Lachie Galvin?

 

[JaggedJ]

Who wouldn't want to play alongside Lachie Galvin?

Gus is determined to collect all the best young teenagers he's ever seen.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Gus is determined to collect all the best young teenagers he's ever seen.

Well he’s probably starting to have second thoughts on Galvin. Great debut season however he’s been horrible at the Dogs so far, obviously not a half back which hasn’t helped.

 

[Wrighty]

The Sri Lanka Flanka?

Air Sri Lanka - we always deliver.

(Ok not very good)

 

[Wrighty]

Those lists are so dodge.

Apart from the rare players like the Fox who were obviously quicker than everyone, the stuff you see in a game flatters to deceive.

Shaun Johnson was even faster than people speculated at his peak, the way he ran down Michael Jennings.

Then you put dudes like the Hayne train on a track vs the Union boys and he gets flogged.

I would say this guy is fast, might be the quickest at the moment, if not it is a close run thing.

I bet he is quicker than Saab.

I not comfortable with it being called Dodge. It is just difficult to compare. There are different head winds and tail winds in each match. There are different ground conditions in each park. They are not running on a running track with regulation spikes.
There are three or four dudes out in front. Saab, Hammer, De Groot (must be a fluke) and I forget who else. Then Khan at 35.9 kmh in 5th place and then the other dudes in the top ten are 35.6 down to 35.1 - ie there is cluster on 35 clicks including Khan. The real express is the three at the top who are getting up to 38kmh. Remember the list is 2024. Saab has really deteriorated in 2025. Fox is not what he used to be so wouldn't even be in 7th anymore now. So I don't share your view - I think for 2024 it seems believable. Khao Pereira never struck me as quick as the Hammer. But if Saab has gone downhill as I say in 2025 and de Groot fluked his 2024 rating then that makes Khan Perieira 3rd in the NRL - which is pretty good to have on your resume.

I know you disagree based on your examples of SJ chasing down Jennings etc. I am stating my counter opinion.

Edit Dominic Young has also slowed down in 2025 which could make a 1 2 of Hammer first by a couple of Kms and Khan Periers leading the chasing pack.

 

[Five&Last]

Yep turned us down, 3 years at the dogs I think

Did we make an offer?

Pretty surprising he said no given our clear path to fullback.

I guess so do the Dogs but he only just moved from NZ

Dogs spine is going to be filthy in a few years with him, Mitchell Woods and Galvin.

 

[sup42]

I not comfortable with it being called Dodge. It is just difficult to compare. There are different head winds and tail winds in each match. There are different ground conditions in each park. They are not running on a running track with regulation spikes.
There are three or four dudes out in front. Saab, Hammer, De Groot (must be a fluke) and I forget who else. Then Khan at 35.9 kmh in 5th place and then the other dudes in the top ten are 35.6 down to 35.1 - ie there is cluster on 35 clicks including Khan. The real express is the three at the top who are getting up to 38kmh. Remember the list is 2024. Saab has really deteriorated in 2025. Fox is not what he used to be so wouldn't even be in 7th anymore now. So I don't share your view - I think for 2024 it seems believable. Khao Pereira never struck me as quick as the Hammer. But if Saab has gone downhill as I say in 2025 and de Groot fluked his 2024 rating then that makes Khan Perieira 3rd in the NRL - which is pretty good to have on your resume.

I know you disagree based on your examples of SJ chasing down Jennings etc. I am stating my counter opinion.

Edit Dominic Young has also slowed down in 2025 which could make a 1 2 of Hammer first by a couple of Kms and Khan Periers leading the chasing pack.

Add to that the condition of the field for in game.

SJ was clocked around thirty five Km

Glen Fisiahi hit thirty six according to the Herald one year.

I would take it all with a grain of salt.

The other thing about Johnson is I would guarantee he would be someone that lost less speed during direction changes than most players.

Most people want guys that can go the length in our team, we already have Dallin that can, but because of the way we play and how poor his reads are, it rarely happens.

 

[CWC]

Gus is determined to collect all the best young teenagers he's ever seen.

When you put it that way

Add to that the condition of the field for in game.

SJ was clocked around thirty five Km

Glen Fisiahi hit thirty six according to the Herald one year.

I would take it all with a grain of salt.

The other thing about Johnson is I would guarantee he would be someone that lost less speed during direction changes than most players.

Most people want guys that can go the length in our team, we already have Dallin that can, but because of the way we play and how poor his reads are, it rarely happens.

Wonder if Dallin slowed down this year or some of the spaces created were not big enough for him? Running with that bandage on the wrist and the hair makes him look silly