Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Theking267 · Wednesday at 10:14 AM

Blain said:
CHT sort of reminds me of a Josh Reynolds type 6. Passing game is average, kicking game is average, running game is average, but everything else that is not measured in stats is done at a high level. Plus his defence is top notch. I've always said his type of game needs to be paired with a dominant 7, and with Boyd he certainly fits in this side very well.

We have signed Metcalf, CHT, TMM and Boyd are unsigned. TMM is gone you would say. But I don't know if we can keep Boyd and CHT happy with a new deal.. Could be one or the other. CHT and Metcalf wasn't a great combo, we looked clunky most the year on attack and Metcalf clutched up alot to scrape us over the line. Metcalf and Boyd has looked bad, but I think it's harsh to compare with the lack of play time together.

I feel Boyd's skills are more valuable..

The issue with CHT is he has career winning record of 39% and the is including his 58% winning percentage from last year. And Webby seems to prefer playing Healey as the backup hooker rather than using a utility

Dlenai · Wednesday at 10:15 AM

Noitall said:
If Nathan Cleary is going to market and looking for a new challenge, that’s where I’d be targeting. He and Metcalf in the halves and his brother backI

in the unscripted podcast earlier this year with Josh Mansour, Nathan Cleary said that he doesn't care about whether people call him shit or the GOAT.

Rather, he doesn't want to have any regrets post-retirement and wants his legacy to be known as a player other players loved playing alongside.

To me, this indicates that him playing for the Warriors eventually to link up with Jett is a matter of when, not if.

JustLikeStartingOver · Wednesday at 10:21 AM

Blain said:
CHT sort of reminds me of a Josh Reynolds type 6. Passing game is average, kicking game is average, running game is average, but everything else that is not measured in stats is done at a high level. Plus his defence is top notch. I've always said his type of game needs to be paired with a dominant 7, and with Boyd he certainly fits in this side very well.

We have signed Metcalf, CHT, TMM and Boyd are unsigned. TMM is gone you would say. But I don't know if we can keep Boyd and CHT happy with a new deal.. Could be one or the other. CHT and Metcalf wasn't a great combo, we looked clunky most the year on attack and Metcalf clutched up alot to scrape us over the line. Metcalf and Boyd has looked bad, but I think it's harsh to compare with the lack of play time together.

I feel Boyd's skills are more valuable..

TWL this week called CHT the spirit animal of the Wahs, that’s what Reynolds was for those Hasler bulldogs teams.

Turned into a turnstile who leg tripped everyone, but had his time in the sun where impact went far beyond adding up try assists and kicking metres.

CHT kicking game probably his weakest point, but his last tackle kicks have an uncanny knack of getting results and defence is always underrated in backs, they weren’t winning pretty with CHT-Metcalf, but they were winning, largely off of defence.

I think its going to go a bit like:

Club makes a longer-term commitment to CHT at 6.
Offers Boyd TMMs money plus a bit more, make him one of the highest paid reserve halves in the game. You need depth in this competition, Boyd waits to see if another club will commit to him as their unquestioned 7. Brisbane had Reynolds, Hunt and Mam on the books last two seasons, it can be done.

Won’t know until late in the year if he stays or goes. If CHT (super physical) and Metcalf (leg injuries) are your starters they will miss games.

Metcalf remains the long term 7 and takes over starting around mid season.

I think Met changed his game to be a dominant 7, he’s not going to look that good changing it back mid-year to be a supporting 6, our system is too structured, the roles aren’t very interchangeable.

Both Metcalf and Boyd have the same family reasons to go back to Aus at the drop of a hat, Chanel don't, that's another reason to commit to him.

Cces · Wednesday at 10:22 AM

Theking267 said:
The issue with CHT is he has career winning record of 39% and the is including his 58% winning percentage from last year.

Since his sabbatical, we've won 60% of the games he's started at 5/8. Games at #7, #1 & off the bench drag his career % down. A 45% win rate at 5/8 across his career is actually pretty good when you consider the teams overall win rate from 2019-22

sydneywarrior92 · Wednesday at 10:26 AM

Metcalf is no doubt the most talented half at the club. But at the end of the day, talent alone doesn't necessarily make you the obvious choice for 7 when consider team dynamics.

I still think we need some more sample size, but the evidence so far makes me think TB/CHT > Mets/CHT. Last year the squad prepared under Mets as the organizing 7. Yes, we were in the top 4 for much of the year, but our attack was clunky af and we had to reach for the heart pills after each win. I think our p/d was like +2 after rd 11 and we were 13th in attack. Frankly we were playing like an edge 8 team, rather than a top 4 team and were largely winning games because of Mets clutch plays and our defense.

Contrast that to the first 6 games this year where we've prepared under Tannah as the organizing 7. We are a clear 2nd in attack, scoring 32 pts on average, and 4th in defense, conceding just under 20 pts a game. Those are the stats of a genuine top 4 side. Compare that to the first 6 games last year when we prepared with Mets as our 7. We were scoring about 20 pts a game and conceding about 23 pts per game.

Of course there are nuances to this simple placebo test: there are obviously other differences in our 25/26 sides besides Mets vs Tannah that might be contributing to the difference. But I'd argue it's the main difference. In both years, our pack did a good job of laying a platform, so clearly TB is much more effective at leading the team in converting that ruck dominance into opportunities and pts.

I understand that Mets is the only one signed, but given that we do look better as a team under TB, I think it would be a lost opportunity if we did not consider extending him as well. I'd be pissed if he went off and led a renaissance at the Dragons next year when he could have helped craft a premiership push for us.

CLQV3R · Wednesday at 10:30 AM

Those winning percentages must have taken a beating during the covid years though.
Google is telling me CHT played 37 games during the covid years where the team had winning percentages under 40% between 2020 and 2022. No Warriors player had a fair chance during those years in isolation.
I am hoping that is the nerdiest post I make this week.

tajhay · Wednesday at 10:39 AM

The other forgotten factor in all these Boyd/CHT talk is Jye Linnane. How does he fit in? He has 2 more years after this year. And TMM to a lessor degree.

And then you have a host of youngsters below them in Hanson, Cleary etc.

Cant see the club keeping them all. Good problem for the club to have but there has to be a reality check that atleast one of Boyd/CHT/TMM wont be here next year, and probably likely two of the three will move on whilst their values are high.

rugged · Wednesday at 10:54 AM

Theking267 said:
The issue with CHT is he has career winning record of 39% and the is including his 58% winning percentage from last year. And Webby seems to prefer playing Healey as the backup hooker rather than using a utility

That is more a reflection of how bad the club was and the stress of living in a bubble during Covid then a direct reflection on CHT. I do think some of the love he is now getting is slightly overhyped, but he is a great defender and has a knack of turning up with the right play when we need it.

Tookey 2.0 · Wednesday at 11:14 AM

tajhay said:
The other forgotten factor in all these Boyd/CHT talk is Jye Linnane. How does he fit in? He has 2 more years after this year. And TMM to a lessor degree.

And then you have a host of youngsters below them in Hanson, Cleary etc.

Cant see the club keeping them all. Good problem for the club to have but there has to be a reality check that atleast one of Boyd/CHT/TMM wont be here next year, and probably likely two of the three will move on whilst their values are high.

Ive often wondered how this works regarding highly regarded young players vs older, established ones.

For example - Linnane is generally regarded as a great prospect and an exciting talent, and we were lucky to secure him for 3 years.

CHT is currently playing like a top 4 half, is a home grown talent and currently would be on a modest contract. If we were to resign, wed need to offer an upgrade.

While Linnane has the higher ceiling...he would need to play out of his skin to be offering more than what Chanel would in the next 2 years. Something that is very unlikely....aside from the top, top halves. He'd need to play to the level of Ethan Strange did last year, and even that was Stranges 2nd full year so its really unlikely.

It's essentially that old saying - a bird in the hand is worth a better half in the bush...

Id be keeping Chanel for the next 2 years unless we can see that Metcalf can play 6 and fit into the team well

Jaffa J · Wednesday at 11:18 AM

tajhay said:
The other forgotten factor in all these Boyd/CHT talk is Jye Linnane. How does he fit in? He has 2 more years after this year. And TMM to a lessor degree.

And then you have a host of youngsters below them in Hanson, Cleary etc.

Cant see the club keeping them all. Good problem for the club to have but there has to be a reality check that atleast one of Boyd/CHT/TMM wont be here next year, and probably likely two of the three will move on whilst their values are high.

Not a big fan of the Linnane signing 2 ACLs before a first grade debut just has warning signs all over it

Theking267 · Wednesday at 11:23 AM

Cces said:
Since his sabbatical, we've won 60% of the games he's started at 5/8. Games at #7, #1 & off the bench drag his career % down. A 45% win rate at 5/8 across his career is actually pretty good when you consider the teams overall win rate from 2019-22

The Webster effect

Theking267 · Wednesday at 11:24 AM

rugged said:
That is more a reflection of how bad the club was and the stress of living in a bubble during Covid then a direct reflection on CHT. I do think some of the love he is now getting is slightly overhyped, but he is a great defender and has a knack of turning up with the right play when we need it.

Plus development takes a long time. Not everyone is like Leka

BangBro's (still banging) · Wednesday at 11:27 AM

tajhay said:
The other forgotten factor in all these Boyd/CHT talk is Jye Linnane. How does he fit in? He has 2 more years after this year. And TMM to a lessor degree.

And then you have a host of youngsters below them in Hanson, Cleary etc.

Cant see the club keeping them all. Good problem for the club to have but there has to be a reality check that atleast one of Boyd/CHT/TMM wont be here next year, and probably likely two of the three will move on whilst their values are high.

There are a hell of a lot of landing spots for CHT. Dragons, Eels, Cowboys, Roosters, Titans, Bears, and Super League.

FormerlyJamesW · Wednesday at 11:29 AM

Tookey 2.0 said:
Id be keeping Chanel for the next 2 years unless we can see that Metcalf can play 6 and fit into the team well

I'm really hoping for a premiership this year, because our current player group is insane - but sadly, unsustainable. We could always unearth more gems and second chancers, but you can't rely on that long-term.

Ideally, I'd want to keep Boyd; but with the current state of things, I'd be more inclined on taking a punt on Metcalf (past this year) with CHT than Boyd with an unknown.

Who knows though? We seem to be good at pulling good players out of our ass, so only time will tell.

Cces · Wednesday at 11:29 AM

Theking267 said:
The Webster effect

He won 50% of his games at 5/8 in 2024 in a team that won 35% of the remainder of their games. The team have lost their last 3 without him too. He has his own effect.

BangBro's (still banging) · Wednesday at 11:36 AM

IMO it should be CHT that gives way to Keep both Boyd And metcalf. These three will not fit into two!

We must keep Boyd because we can't rely on Metcalf so for me that leaves CHT out and off to another club.

We could then look at hopefully Linnane this year or at worst sign Hanson as a back up to Metcalf.

That all seams the most logical to me.

Cces · Wednesday at 11:44 AM

BangBro's (still banging) said:
IMO it should be CHT that gives way to Keep both Boyd And metcalf. These three will not fit into two!

We must keep Boyd because we can't rely on Metcalf so for me that leaves CHT out and off to another club.

We could then look at hopefully Linnane this year or at worst sign Hanson as a back up to Metcalf.

That all seams the most logical to me.

CHT & Boyd get wins together.
CHT & Metcalf get wins together.
Metcalf & Boyd led sides have been outscored 36-68 in their small sample size.

Defence wins games.

Theking267 · Wednesday at 12:08 PM

Cces said:
He won 50% of his games at 5/8 in 2024 in a team that won 35% of the remainder of their games. The team have lost their last 3 without him too. He has his own effect.

He had 18 try assist and 8 tries last year and Samoa picked him as a hooker and there doesn’t seem to be many lining up to sign him

Playdaball · Wednesday at 12:16 PM

TMM has got another gig …

Hosting a hunting and fishing programme on Māori TV . He is good looking , communicates well in Reo and English, has a profile and can fish and hunt , so the perfect host .
Good luck to him.

juju · Wednesday at 12:19 PM

Playdaball said:
TMM has got another gig …

Hosting a hunting and fishing programme on Māori TV . He is good looking , communicates well in Reo and English, has a profile and can fish and hunt , so the perfect host .
Good luck to him.

Unfortunately the current government slashed funding for māori TV so he might have to do that show Koha styles.

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029
Grant Anderson	-	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔
William Warbrick	-	✔	✔	✔
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	M
Connor Bowden	U	U	✔
Jett Cleary	S	U
Sio Kali	U
Braelan Marsh	U	U	U
Motu Pasikala	U	U

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