Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment and Retention Discussion​

Player	2026​	2027​	2028​	2029​	2030​
Mitchell Barnett	✔​	✔​
Rocco Berry	✔​
Tanah Boyd	✔​
Kurt Capewell	✔​
Erin Clark	✔​	✔​
Wayde Egan	✔​	✔​
Kayliss Fatialofa	✔​	✔​
James Fisher-Harris	✔​	✔​	✔​
Jackson Ford	✔​	✔​
Morgan Gannon	✔​	✔​	✔​
Leka Halasima	✔​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔​
Sam Healey	✔​	✔​
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava	✔​	✔​
Alofiana Khan-Pereira	✔​	✔​	✔​
Jacob Laban	✔​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Ali Leiataua	✔​	✔​
Jye Linnane	✔​	✔​	✔​
Freddy Lussick	✔​
Te Maire Martin	✔​
Haizyn Mellars	✔​	✔​	✔​
Luke Metcalf	✔​
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔​	✔​
Marata Niukore	✔​
Adam Pompey	✔​	✔​
Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔​	✔​	✔​
Taine Tuaupiki	✔​
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔​
Demitric Vaimauga	✔​	✔​	✔​
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔​	✔​
Jett Cleary	S​	U​
Sio Kali	U​
Braelan Marsh	U​	U​	U​
Motu Pasikala	U​	U​

✔ = Signed to Top 30, C = Club option, M = Mutual Option, P = Player option, S = Signed to supplementary list, U = Unclear

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

2027 Top 30: 20/30
2027 Supplementary: 0/6

2027 Gains: Nil
2027 Losses: Nil

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Will be off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2028 from November 1st, 2026: Mitchell Barnett, Erin Clark, Jett Cleary, Wayde Egan, Kayliss Fatialofa, Jackson Ford, Sam Healey, Eddie Ieremia-Toeava, Ali Leiataua, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Motu Pasikala, Adam Pompey, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

 

[chrisnz]

Would you give them Healey to get Tolu Koula here?

We got the marsh boy who could take Healys next top prospect badge I would take that punt

 

[Noitall]

We got the marsh boy who could take Healys next top prospect badge I would take that punt

He could be a bit of a bargaining chip?

 

[WAH MAN]

I think Healey leaving is a higher probability that Metcalf leaving because Egan is in front of him.

That concerns me greatly. If I had to pick out of Egan and Healey I would go Healey. He is going to get better and better, and I would hate for that to be at another club.

Healey is not going to sit behind Egan forever and I hope when the time comes, Webby does not base the decision on staying loyal and being conservative but goes for the guy who is the best for us long-term. That decision is coming 100%, there is no way to avoid it.

He literally just did one season here. He's not incumbent and shouldn't be until Egan is tapered out of the team. Every position should have a good backup. Healey's speech before his first grade debut was like "I just needed someone to believe in me"

And the sharks weren't it. We were.

He'll have the run of that jersey sooner than later here.

 

[Naynay]

No shit, Webby’d been doing him dirty. He’s already better than Egan and he’s origin material

Saying hes better then egan is a bit far, hes got potential to be a top hooker but has some big work ons, just watching him im NSW cup he has to work on his decision making to cement a spot.

That being said he should be the clear 14 next year and I dont know if I can take TMM being put there instead

 

[Chchfanatic]

Metcalf and Healey are going nowhere. Relax people. The Aussie scribes are just winding us up.

 

[Mardale]

Metcalf and Healey are going nowhere. Relax people. The Aussie scribes are just winding us up.

Disagree, I think it’s inevitable that at least one of them will get homesick and get a ‘compassionate’ release

Happens all the time

 

[Chchfanatic]

Disagree, I think it’s inevitable that at least one of them will get homesick and get a ‘compassionate’ release

Happens all the time

Let’s put a bet on then. I believe Luke will resign for 2 years and honour his contract. Healey will see out the remainder of his deal.

 

[regenerated borg]

Club will keep Healey... they know Egans too injury prone.... we're gonna need him in FG at some stage next season...

 

[JaggedJ]

Can understand Manly's interest given Crokers likely medical retirement.

 

[Five&Last]

Let’s put a bet on then. I believe Luke will resign for 2 years and honour his contract. Healey will see out the remainder of his deal.

Agree on Healey

Could be keen on the Metcalf bet.
I don’t think he’ll re-sign for 2. I think that’s the hold up. The club knows they’ve gotta go to 3 to re-sign him. I’m sure other teams will be willing to go to 3 years.

 

[Boston Boy]

Boyd is not the answer, if Metcalf is outta here we better have something up our sleave that isn’t called TMM, Boyd or Hanson. Real kick in the guts if Mets goes. Halves market is dry as fuck

Yuppp, with Boyd as our half we would be lucky to finish 12th. We aren't doing anything we Boyd. The only caveat would be, that if we had a superstar 6 (or developing superstar 6, who was a dynamic runner and could kick a bit) we could make the 8 but that does not look likely.

 

[steakncheese]

If Metcalf can get a million good on him if he can secure his little family’s future.

 

[Noitall]

If Metcalf can get a million good on him if he can secure his little family’s future.

steakncheese pie and a can of coke to get it over the line

 

[Cces]

To be fair to Boyd though he averaged a try assist a game & won 50% of games. Coupled with that Egan only played 4 of his 9 games

This is wildly inaccurate.
Boyd only won 4/9 so 44% and actually averaged just 0.78 Try Assists pg. Wayde Egan played in 7 of his 9 games so that point is invalid too

 

[Tookey 2.0]

This is wildly inaccurate.
Boyd only won 4/9 so 44% and actually averaged just 0.78 Try Assists pg. Wayde Egan played in 7 of his 9 games so that point is invalid

Come on Cces you're forgetting to round up!

 

[Wellington Taniwha]

Just a thought on the Metcalf rumours. In my experience, when you you sign up to go somewhere else for a gig you discuss it with your partner and family then make the call like, we will do this for 3 or 5 or 10 years and then quit to either retire or move to another place. The partner and family are usually the driving force and the old adage of happy wife, happy life is still true today. AFB was a good example of it not being happy.
Interestingly, having been to Bali for a few family weddings, getting married in Queenstown is a big high 5 to the club and to NZ especially with a lot of his team mates there.
I'm picking he stays

So true. All depends on the missuss and the team. Many Sydney wives haven’t handled the nz culture but many do and thrive as well. I think having lived in the UK can be a factor, like Webster, been to a few clubs, Cleary. Metcalf seems pretty into NZ and getting married this year in Queenstown, so let’s hope they give it another 2/3 years. Congrats to the couple and turn on the charm Queenstown. Happy wife, happy life.

 

[Wellington Taniwha]

I think Healey leaving is a higher probability that Metcalf leaving because Egan is in front of him.

That concerns me greatly. If I had to pick out of Egan and Healey I would go Healey. He is going to get better and better, and I would hate for that to be at another club.

Healey is not going to sit behind Egan forever and I hope when the time comes, Webby does not base the decision on staying loyal and being conservative but goes for the guy who is the best for us long-term. That decision is coming 100%, there is no way to avoid it.

It’s a shame but true. Hopefully Egan wants to stay around and mentor/back up for a bit, but my money is on Healy as a long term prospect if he doesn’t want to go back to Sydney. Wade has shown massive loyalty so very hard decision….

 

[Noitall]

It’s a shame but true. Hopefully Egan wants to stay around and mentor/back up for a bit, but my money is on Healy as a long term prospect if he doesn’t want to go back to Sydney. Wade has shown massive loyalty so very hard decision….

I wonder sometimes if there’s a frustration from Webster regarding Egan’s tendency to pick up a niggle or head knock? Can recall when Egan was out for a bit, it started with Webster saying that Egan wasn’t injured and he asked him to just give him a bit longer in one particular game where Egan looked to be struggling. Might have been bulldogs game when he dropped the ball clean with nobody around him and he looked really frustrated? Shit weather too that game. Egan isn’t a Webster signing and came with the roster when he became coach. Egan seems to have great periods where he’s in the frame for origin and then drops off a bit but I’ve still got him as the best dummy half at the club

 

[Neo]

This is wildly inaccurate.
Boyd only won 4/9 so 44% and actually averaged just 0.78 Try Assists pg. Wayde Egan played in 7 of his 9 games so that point is invalid

 

[Kav1]

The article mention's Inch being developed at 12, but I don't know if that means a league 2nd Rower or union speak for inside centre (Standoff/centre)

it is a centre in union and he can play in the halves