Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Dead Man Switch · May 25, 2026

CWC said:
I find it interesting Lemana and Linnane are now playing centre, Pompey 6 and we have GA/Ali for FG.....what do you think happens to Berry and is Linnane long term at centre or just a re-intro to rugby again?

I think Berry will go to rugby or another NRL club on a low tier contract. Good player but his body can't take it. Anderson is another Berry but I think he has a bit more edge to him and has a slightly higher celling too. Linnane will be a super utility I believe covering anywhere in the backline. MR FIX IT. An extremely valuable squad member and the ability to be a star in any position. Lemana getting his reps and experience in at centre is interesting. This young kid actually reminds me a lot of Jerome Ropati.

Wrighty · May 25, 2026

Warriorsitsouryear said:
I believe centre. No frills player, can lock down an edge defensively and consistently. Think a more solid Berry, who has more experience, comes from a great system in the Storm (Only 1-2 games for the Broncos) and although injured now - less of an injury record as Berry. Will also enjoy a carry into the teeth of a defence. He is not a maverick - he is a soldier that will follow the game plan without much difference from his best game to his worst. Also, he will be a centre looking to set up his winger rather than what Cowboys centre did yesterday and blow a 3 on 1 due to him trying to beat the fullback with 2 players in support. They were filthy at him - and Souths scored in the next set... could have lost them the game.

GA Stats at Centre
Games 16
Avg Fantasy Points 32
Tries 6
Try Assists 3
Line Breaks 8
LBA 7
Avg Tackles 13
Avg Missed Tackles 2.6
Rough Tackle Efficiency 83.3% (This is low for a centre)

Dead Man Switch · May 25, 2026

cock_o said:
What is GA best position?
Centre or Wing?

He can fill in at either Wing or Centre and do a fine job but his best position I think will be at centre.

He is a player who is an absolute professional - completely dependable. He will come in and do an outstanding job almost every time. Good positioning, good awareness, great decision making. A Kurt Capewell of the backs. He is no slouch or slug either. I think Webster and co will squeeze another 20-30%+ of development out of him over the three year contract - taking the good from him and making it great. While not a superstar signing annoucement. He is a very smart signing, ready to go and a lot of upside to come.

Warriorsitsouryear · May 25, 2026

Fizurg said:
To be fair Chester is a gun and id be way more excited if we were signing him than Anderson.

Yes he is a gun - just saying that Anderson isn't the type of player that would have gone for personal glory. Webby is like the professional football (soccer) coaches - he goes after players with said values and that fit the system. Anderson is that such player. Also Chester is tied up.

Warriorsitsouryear · May 25, 2026

Dead Man Switch said:
He can fill in at either Wing or Centre and do a fine job but his best position I think will be at centre.

He is a player who is an absolute professional - completely dependable. He will come in and do an outstanding job almost every time. Good positioning, good awareness, great decision making. A Kurt Capewell of the backs. He is no slouch or slug either. I think Webster and co will squeeze another 20-30%+ of development out of him over the three year contract - taking the good from him and making it great. While not a superstar signing annoucement. He is a very smart signing, ready to go and a lot of upside to come.

He is the type of player that Webster could turn into a representative player over time (if a Queenslander).

CWC · May 25, 2026

Is Timoko still available? 3-4 months loan/deal

Theking267 · May 25, 2026

CWC said:
Is Timoko still available? 3-4 months loan/deal

Yep the cut off is June 30 so another month

Wrighty · May 25, 2026

CWC said:
Is Timoko still available? 3-4 months loan/deal

That's not a bad shout now. Also who is our wing depth with RTS out? Pompey?

CWC · May 25, 2026

Wrighty said:
That's not a bad shout now. Also who is our wing depth with RTS out? Pompey?

Pompey, TT, Mellars, Berry

This is so 2025 again

CWC · May 25, 2026

AKP/Ali + Berry/DWZ? Pomps to regain his stepping and set up AKP? This is so depressing.

We'll probably beat Panthers now, playing for Roger.

Sammyw · May 25, 2026

only concern is berry unlikely to get through more than 3 games..

Ali, Pompey

Berry

CNK

thats the centre depth at this stage... will suffice if everyone can stay healthy, IMO its no better next season if GA replaces berry, im not big on GA. we could definitely do with another key guy there OR turn Fatialofa into the gun center we need

Tookey 2.0 · May 25, 2026

Will Pinisini anyone?

To be fair it looked like we tried to get Grant Wahnderson this year but Broncos werent budging.

The stars are aligning for a 15 game cameo from your favourite and mine, Rocket 'Rocco' Berry.

If he gets that kick chase on point that will help negate the lack of kick meters well get out of TMM, and those soft hands he has will still ensure Dal and the corner flag continue their love affair.

Weve also got Pomps and CNK who will likely come in to the equation, so hopefully Linnane is the 2nd coming of Clinton Toopi haha.

CWC · May 25, 2026

Tookey 2.0 said:
Will Pinisini anyone?

To be fair it looked like we tried to get Grant Wahnderson this year but Broncos werent budging.

The stars are aligning for a 15 game cameo from your favourite and mine, Rocket 'Rocco' Berry.

If he gets that kick chase on point that will help negate the lack of kick meters well get out of TMM, and those soft hands he has will still ensure Dal and the corner flag continue their love affair.

Weve also got Pomps and CNK who will likely come in to the equation, so hopefully Linnane is the 2nd coming of Clinton Toopi haha.

Or berry can play left if CHT is the main kicker, and keep Ali/Dallin together, surely he can pass right to left, might prevent shoulder dislocations lol

Rick O’Shay · May 25, 2026

CWC said:
Or berry can play left if CHT is the main kicker, and keep Ali/Dallin together, surely he can pass right to left, might prevent shoulder dislocations lol

I think he's right handed so right to left should be his favoured passing side. Although I did notice both TMM and CHT getting the hip sway pass going against the Dragons as well. Good to see from an accuracy perspective

The Undertaker · May 25, 2026

Easy. Let's not get carried away. PTSD is strong here. We are a much stronger club in 2026 than in 2025. Injuries happen - just look across the league. We carry on and trust our depth. Next man up. Letssssss goooooo... Bring on the Panthers.

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Surely we are in with a good shout to sign Steve Matai now. Him, KP + Joey Manu!

The Warrior Waka · May 25, 2026

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Surely we are in with a good shout to sign Steve Matai now. Him, KP + Joey Manu!

We don't need Matai anymore. We have a 9 in cup doing Matai tings.

Canadian_Warriors_Fan · May 25, 2026

The Warrior Waka said:
We don't need Matai anymore. We have a 9 in cup doing Matai tings.

Nah Rene ranger

Defence · May 25, 2026

Fizurg said:
To be fair Chester is a gun and id be way more excited if we were signing him than Anderson.

Hell yeah that’s the type of strike center I thought we were gonna go for.
Hopefully Anderson is injury cover.

Neo · May 25, 2026

Defence said:
Hell yeah that’s the type of strike center I thought we were gonna go for.
Hopefully Anderson is injury cover.

You wouldn’t think he’s injury cover at $1.2 million over 3 years. That is seemingly the Rocco replacement. Probably on the left now though seeing as Ali is performing well

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
Luke Hanson	S
Motu Pasikala	S	U
Caelys-Paul Putoko	S
Jason Salalilo	S	U	U
Makaia Taufa	S	U	U

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