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	✔​	✔​	✔​
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	✔​	✔​
Connor Bowden	U​	U​	✔​
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: 29/30
2026 Supplementary: 2/6

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

 

[Noitall]

I might have missed it but has CHT been resigned?

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Is it because of this that you say that?

 

[Cces]

Good to lock EIT in for an extra 2 seasons.
Unsure why the upgrade to the NRL part leads the story though as that was announced 12 months

 

[Naynay]

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Is it because of this that you say that?

Thats such a strange one, I had to double take it when it was posted. It was also seperate from the other warm up tee post

 

[Rizzah]

Good to lock EIT in for an extra 2 seasons.
Unsure why the upgrade to the NRL part leads the story though as that was announced 12 months
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[Matiunz]

Any Chance of a Marquee signing…

 

[MrFrankWhite]

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@juju will hate this

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I think we can safely assume after the season he had this year and Penrith's poaching attempt, that he's been promoted to top 30.

He was arguably MVP of the NSW cup competition this year (or top 5) at 20 years old

Don't know why but I feel like he will have an immediate impact.

 

[Brightman]

Can see EIT becoming an impressive prop, mush in the Stefano Utoikamanu mould but BETTER!!

 

[WAH MAN]

Can see EIT becoming an impressive prop, mush in the Stefano Utoikamanu mould but BETTER!!

Like without a big mouth?

 

[Noitall]

Can see EIT becoming an impressive prop, mush in the Stefano Utoikamanu mould but BETTER!!

Yeah I think it’s as a middle forward where they’re seeing him too. What do you reckon would be the ideal weight to get him to? He’s listed at 96kg currently

 

[Brightman]

Yeah I think it’s as a middle forward where they’re seeing him too. What do you reckon would be the ideal weight to get him to? He’s listed at 96kg currently

It's said he's a fitness freak and being 21 that'll probably make it hard to add weight now, but within a few years he'll add beef naturally so I'm not really concerned about that just want him to keep developing his game and getting experience cause Mitch and Fish ain't gonna play forever..

Iirc Price was a young lanky 2nd rower with stamina, some similarity there..

 

[Noitall]

It's said he's a fitness freak and being 21 that'll probably make it hard to add weight now, but within a few years he'll add beef naturally so I'm not really concerned about that just want him to keep developing his game and getting experience cause Mitch and Fish ain't gonna play forever..

Iirc Price was a young lanky 2nd rower with stamina, some similarity there..

When you consider the positions that he’s played across nsw cup, last year’s trials and first grade being middle forward, edge forward and centre, he seems the ideal person to replace Niukore with those being the positions he’s played across his career

 

[CWC]

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Who cut the highlights lol, should be his line break, hands like glue catch in the mid field and how fast he arrives on the attacking first receiver all in the same game

He’s a hybrid of Capewell and Marata, plays middle/edge and centre and a workhorse with skills

 

[Makasene]

Good to lock EIT in for an extra 2 seasons.
Unsure why the upgrade to the NRL part leads the story though as that was announced 12 months
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Probably a quick shutdown of the confusing comments from CG.

He might have got his phone running hot with those comments

 

[Matiunz]

Anyone see anything about Tuapiki leaving?