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

 

[Hitro]

Is he a hooker or a halve like either of his brothers?

Don’t know sorry

 

[Wrighty]

The 2026 recruitment is over. We will likely see a 2027 signing in March if traditions continue.

2026 gains​

Alofiana Khan-Pereira (Titans), Jye Linnane (Knights), Morgan Gannon (Leeds), Haizyn Mellars (Rabbitohs)

2026 losses​

Moala Graham-Taufa (Rabbitohs), Ed Kosi (Rabbitohs), Freddy Lussick (Panthers), Bunty Afoa (Wests Tigers), Tom Ale (Panthers), Kalani Going (Panthers), Morgan Harper

Of the Losses only Ed Kosi was going to see game time this year and of the gains realistically Gannon and AKP will play frequently.

Losing Ed but gaining a good forward and a better winger will help our depth considerably.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

The 2026 recruitment is over. We will likely see a 2027 signing in March if traditions continue.

2026 gains​

Alofiana Khan-Pereira (Titans), Jye Linnane (Knights), Morgan Gannon (Leeds), Haizyn Mellars (Rabbitohs)

2026 losses​

Moala Graham-Taufa (Rabbitohs), Ed Kosi (Rabbitohs), Freddy Lussick (Panthers), Bunty Afoa (Wests Tigers), Tom Ale (Panthers), Kalani Going (Panthers), Morgan Harper

Of the Losses only Ed Kosi was going to see game time this year and of the gains realistically Gannon and AKP will play frequently.

Losing Ed but gaining a good forward and a better winger will help our depth considerably.

It's an interesting situation though, I agree that Gannon and AKP are the two most likely to feature heavily in 2026, but I reckon looking back in about 5 years all of those players could be long term, 100+ game Warriors.

Put a bookmark on this one @Wrighty!

 

[Noitall]

The 2026 recruitment is over. We will likely see a 2027 signing in March if traditions continue.

2026 gains​

Alofiana Khan-Pereira (Titans), Jye Linnane (Knights), Morgan Gannon (Leeds), Haizyn Mellars (Rabbitohs)

2026 losses​

Moala Graham-Taufa (Rabbitohs), Ed Kosi (Rabbitohs), Freddy Lussick (Panthers), Bunty Afoa (Wests Tigers), Tom Ale (Panthers), Kalani Going (Panthers), Morgan Harper

Of the Losses only Ed Kosi was going to see game time this year and of the gains realistically Gannon and AKP will play frequently.

Losing Ed but gaining a good forward and a better winger will help our depth considerably.

If that rumour about Tuaupiki was for 2026? That would set a cat amongst the pigeons. I thought it was interesting Geronimo Doyle was on a train and trial contract and a couple of others that could be potential fullbacks?

 

[Billyspleen75]

Anyone see anything about Tuapiki leaving?

Where did this come from?

 

[Matiunz]

Where did this come from?

Just a rant on FB about how stupid the Warriors were letting him go and it’d be back to bite us- grain of salt but curious if anyone had also heard anything as it was kinda out of the blue

 

[Kestrel84]

Just a rant on FB about how stupid the Warriors were letting him go and it’d be back to bite us- grain of salt but curious if anyone had also heard anything as it was kinda out of the blue

If ever there is a time to not give air time ro rantings, it's the off-season