Suspended.
If the Storm had lost their first match in the finals this year he would have been available, but the week off cost him.
Copped a 5 week ban last year the week before the GF.
Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention
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Suspended.
If the Storm had lost their first match in the finals this year he would have been available, but the week off cost him.
Copped a 5 week ban last year the week before the GF.
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8 James Fisher-Harris
9 Wayde Egan
10 Mitch Barnett
11 Kurt Capewell
12 Leka Halasima
13 Erin Clark
14 Sam Healey
15 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
16 Demitric Vaimauga
17 Marata Niukore
That's a prittty exciting pack if they can stay on the park.
9 Wayde Egan
10 Mitch Barnett
11 Kurt Capewell
12 Leka Halasima
13 Erin Clark
14 Sam Healey
15 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
16 Demitric Vaimauga
17 Marata Niukore
That's a prittty exciting pack if they can stay on the park.
That pack right there on form could compete with any pack in the comp. They have the power, intensity and grit to outplay any forward pack.
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Yeah. He can't ask for $800k when he's been out of FG so long + attitude issues. His agent should have taken a lowball offer from the Warriors. That was his best chance. 600-700k max, take it or leave it. I'm wondering whether it was the price or Webby worked out his heart wasn't into working hard which sealed the rejection.
I'd swap out Nuikore for Laban
I’d rather Laban or EIT over NAS, for 1/4 of the price. Forwards aren’t our problem fellas, it’s our backline we need strike.
Our pack competes with any pack in the comp, it’s our backline that’s not even close. If you look at the backline in the GF, Walsh, mariner, staggs, shibasaki, papi, Coates, warbrick, then extend to the halves in 300 gamers Reynolds, hunt & Munster Hughes. These backline are stacked full of international talent, experience & game breakers.
You compare that to our backline, we have 3 internationals in rts , CHT & Charnze. With RTS the only game breaker, and on the wrong side of 30. We need youth, we need game breakers. NAS just stifles our opportunity to recruit a star backline player, which we desperately need. We simply will never compete rolling out a Capewell, DWZ, CNK, CHT, pedestrian backline, regardless of how strong our pack is. It’s all well & good getting down into the attack zone, but you need to score points. That’s our problem.
Our pack competes with any pack in the comp, it’s our backline that’s not even close. If you look at the backline in the GF, Walsh, mariner, staggs, shibasaki, papi, Coates, warbrick, then extend to the halves in 300 gamers Reynolds, hunt & Munster Hughes. These backline are stacked full of international talent, experience & game breakers.
You compare that to our backline, we have 3 internationals in rts , CHT & Charnze. With RTS the only game breaker, and on the wrong side of 30. We need youth, we need game breakers. NAS just stifles our opportunity to recruit a star backline player, which we desperately need. We simply will never compete rolling out a Capewell, DWZ, CNK, CHT, pedestrian backline, regardless of how strong our pack is. It’s all well & good getting down into the attack zone, but you need to score points. That’s our problem.
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Walshy and Addo-Carr prove that cocaine need not be a barrier to repping your club or country. So perhaps we need some doped up speedsters. And judging on performance based fan-ism and media adoration. Win and you can do what Walshy, Mammy, Addo Carry, Penrith's boxing day lines guy and Proctor and Brommo do. Winning is all. Or do we have to win in a certain way? Like at all costs.
Hard to argue with what you've written but I'm gunna try
100% spot on that weneed good, fast backs desperately but I feel the above line is a little off the mark - I don't think it's an either/or scenario.
If you had a big damaging prop bending the line and offloading at will, it automatically makes the average backs we have WAY more dangerous. Even our old kients.
I'm hoping that Webby doesn't have a specific game plan and trying to buy players that specifically fit that, but instead looks at each player who is available and tries to envision how their skill set can benefit our team.
We're quite hamstrung being in NZ recruitment wise, when a lot of top players are off contract many won't even consider NZ, so when there's someone who has a unique skill set different to anyone else we have at the Wahs, you'd be mad not to consider them.
Similar to AKP, he has speed but largely the game plan we have had the last 3 years rely on top defence and a great kick chase - things AKP aren't really known for (besides speed). Do we just chuck him on the 'hell no' pile, or do you try and utalised what he does have, and try and improve his deficiencies? Surely it's the latter.
IF - and it's a big if - Webby thinks he can utalised Nelson in our team id be really, really excited. His skill set is super unique and would be a big point of difference for us.
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So do they pay out his remaining contract in full?
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Typical Storm - use a player during their prime then cut them in their late twenties
Perfect for R360 isn’t it?
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New Zealand international released, on the lookout for a new team
He is still contracted until the end of 2027.
www.zerotackle.com
Statement
Assuming Storm took the full hit and paid him out. Wild.New Zealand international released, on the lookout for a new team
He is still contracted until the end of 2027.
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That’d be insane, if they pay 60% there will be a bidding war
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BREAKING: Enforcer ‘steps away’ from Storm in $1.7m windfall as cap pressure eases
BREAKING: Enforcer ‘steps away’ from Storm in $1.7m windfall as cap pressure eases
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Sounds like he’s walked away from his contract? This reads that he’s been granted a release?
That's the way I read it. The storm have not paid him out. He has "voluntarily" asked for a release with air quotes around voluntarily
BREAKING: Enforcer ‘steps away’ from Storm in $1.7m windfall as cap pressure eases
BREAKING: Enforcer ‘steps away’ from Storm in $1.7m windfall as cap pressure eases
Sounds like he’s walked away from his contract? This reads that he’s been granted a release?
