Recruitment Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
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-​	Player​	2024​	2025​	2026​	2027​	2028​
1	Bunty Afoa	✔	✔
2	Tom Ale	✔	✔
3	Mitchell Barnett	✔	✔
4	The Greatest of All-Time	✔	✔	✔
5	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔	✔
6	Wayde Egan	✔	✔
7	Addin Fonua-Blake	✔
8	Jackson Ford	✔	✔
9	Tohu Harris	✔	✔
10	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔	M
11	Shaun Johnson	✔
12	Edward Kosi	✔	✔
13	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔
14	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔
15	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔	✔
16	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔	✔
17	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
18	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔	✔
19	Marcelo Montoya	✔	✔
20	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔
21	Marata Niukore	✔	✔	✔
22	Adam Pompey	✔	✔
23	Demitric Sifakula	✔	✔	T
24	Jazz Tevaga	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔	✔
27	Dylan Walker	✔	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔
D1	Ben Farr	D
D2	Etuane Fukofuka	D
D3	Leka Halasima	D	D	✔
D4	Patrick Moimoi	D
D5	Tanner Stowers-Smith	D
-	James Fisher-Harris	-	✔	✔	✔	✔

key: T = Team option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract

Confirmed Top 30 2024: 28/30
Confirmed Development 2024: 5/6

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 26/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 1/6

2025 Gains: James Fucking Fisher-Harris baby! (Panthers)
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks)
2025 Off Contract: Shaun Johnson, Jazz Tevaga

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

He has said recently that he doesn't want to play for any other NRL club other than the Roosters.

Benji Marshall probably said the same thing about the Tigers at some point.

 

[Chchfanatic]

Where is Bishop Neal and the mikaele bros?

And Jackson Stewart and Quinlan for that matter?

Bishop and Jackson are still at St Thomas college

 

[Cces]

Has the club gotten back to you on it?

Nah. Tried again with no luck. Asked Sam Hewat to ask Taine Tuaupiki about Sanele Aukusitino on his show this arvo. Didn't listen live but will try listen to the convo later on

 

[Spence]

Nah. Tried again with no luck. Asked Sam Hewat to ask Taine Tuaupiki about Sanele Aukusitino on his show this arvo. Didn't listen live but will try listen to the convo later on

He didn’t mention it, great interview though.


View: https://youtu.be/36SWO4l_QnE?si=G7gVgsnmxS9vCnlK

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Bishop and Jackson are still at St Thomas college

So, will they be joining at some point this season?

 

[Chchfanatic]

I’m pretty sure Bishop is only 16. I’d say they’d both finish school and come up after that.

 

[Noitall]

Jirah Momoisea released from eels immediately. 25 and only managed a few games at the knights in his time there in 2020 and 2021 and only a handful at the eels in 2022 and 2023 but never kicked on. Of the taller persuasion at 193 cm and 109kg

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

Supposedly NAS walking tight rope with storm. Don’t think he’s actually injured he’s just been dropped. 25’

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Jirah Momoisea released from eels immediately. 25 and only managed a few games at the knights in his time there in 2020 and 2021 and only a handful at the eels in 2022 and 2023 but never kicked on. Of the taller persuasion at 193 cm and 109kg

No thanks.

 

[Billyspleen75]

Supposedly NAS walking tight rope with storm. Don’t think he’s actually injured he’s just been dropped. 25’

Yes please

 

[CWC]

How much is NAS on?

Big in if there are no domestic issues like wife beating or lack of cake sales

 

[WahsUltras]

Jirah Momoisea released from eels immediately. 25 and only managed a few games at the knights in his time there in 2020 and 2021 and only a handful at the eels in 2022 and 2023 but never kicked on. Of the taller persuasion at 193 cm and 109kg

Meh was at the end of their NSW cup team and only really played due to injuries.

 

[Cces]

I’m pretty sure Bishop is only 16. I’d say they’d both finish school and come up after that.

Cam George was on the radio last week talking about an unnamed kid in the South Island that had 14 NRL clubs after him that they'd signed. He mentioned they didn't want to take him away from his family too young & wanted him to just be a kid & grow up around his siblings. I just assumed they were talking about Bishop Neale

 

[JaggedJ]

Cam George was on the radio last week talking about an unnamed kid in the South Island that had 14 NRL clubs after him that they'd signed. He mentioned they didn't want to take him away from his family too young & wanted him to just be a kid & grow up around his siblings. I just assumed they were talking about Bishop Neale

More importantly, who were the two loser clubs other than the Tigers who weren't interested?

Good to see the NAS talk picking up again, it really got pushed to the background during the BHU era. I look forward to daily updates.

 

[Noitall]

Supposedly NAS walking tight rope with storm. Don’t think he’s actually injured he’s just been dropped. 25’

That could be who that article was about saying that there was a player out of favour with Bellamy at the storm who would be free to leave? Was expected that it was Howarth by perhaps he’s just offered to get Utoikamanu? Think he’s playing for their feeder club this weekend?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Supposedly NAS walking tight rope with storm. Don’t think he’s actually injured he’s just been dropped. 25’

Straight away my head says - He's asked for a release to Join us. They said ok. You can go. But, Not until after the warriors game. So you don't play against us. Then it can be announced., Then we can sign Utoikamanu. Something like that lol

 

[Noitall]

Rival clubs are keeping a close eye on the immediate playing future of Kiwi star Nelson Asofa-Solomona amid suggestions he faces a fight to win back his spot in the Melbourne Storm starting pack this season.

Asofa-Solomona has missed the opening two weeks of the season with a hamstring injury and the expectation is that when he makes his return - most likely next week - he will be forced to do so via the Queensland Cup.

An indifferent pre-season prompted whispers Asofa-Solomona had fallen out of favour with the Storm’s top brass. Rival clubs, aware that the 28-year-old has dropped down the pecking order in Melbourne, are watching closely as they size up a move for the New Zealand international.
While the relationship is understood to be repairable, Asofa-Solomona will have to prove himself through the lower grades if he is to win back support at the club.

Asofa-Solomona has been a mainstay at the Storm since making his debut in 2015. Only last year he inked a four-year contract extension to make him one of the highest paid props in the game worth about $850,000 a season.

That’s a lot of money out of the Storm’s cap to not be playing in the NRL. The Storm aren’t exactly flushed with middle forwards.

Josh King continues to be one of the most improved players in the game while former skipper Christian Welch produced a strong performance against Penrith despite his demotion from not only the captaincy but to the bench.

Welch has apparently been faultless despite being relieved of the leadership job. A host of clubs remain on the lookout for a marquee middle including the Warriors, St George Illawarra and Canterbury.

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

sign him! He plays pretty differently to AFB but compared to the other options would be a no brainer

 

[CWC]

A host of clubs remain on the lookout for a marquee middle including the Warriors, St George Illawarra and Canterbury.

Man heads will roll if he wants to leave and we don’t get him against the other 2 clubs lol

Would be crazy if we get him now

CHT, Walker, Marata, NAS

 

[CWC]

Heck if we release Jazz can we get JT and NAS for 2025?