NRLW Warriors NRLW 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors NRLW 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion​

-	Player	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
1	Laishon Albert-Jones			M
2	Kaiyah Atai
3	Shakira Baker			C
4	Michaela Brake
5	Harata Butler			M
6	Avery-Rose Carmont
7	Emily Curtain
8	Makayla Eli
9	Metanoia Fotu-Moala		C	M
10	Matekino Gray
11	Mya Hill-Moana
12	Tysha Ikenasio
13	Felili Kia
14	Lavinia Kitai
15	Patricia Maliepo
16	Apii Nicholls
17	Capri Paekau			C
18	Emmanita Paki
19	Maarire Puketapu
20	Payton Taikamoana
21	Kalyn Takitimu-Cook
22	Lavinia Tauhalaliku			C
23	Lydia Turua-Quedley
24	Tyra Wetere
D1	Danii Gray	D
D2	Ivana Lauiti'iti	D
D3	Sharnyze Pihema	D

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 24/24
Confirmed Development 2025: 3/4

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 13/28
Confirmed Development 2026: 0/4

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[Teets]

I like what they've managed to put together but i reckon the roster is short of workrate in the pack, play making in the spine, and Blyde aside speed across the field.

 

[~Navigator~]

Moana trio join Warriors NRLW squad - Cook Islands News

Three Cook Islands Moana internationals have been confirmed in the One New Zealand Warriors’ 2025 squad.

www.cookislandsnews.com

 

[Jonesy69]

A lot of our team are yet to play NRLW. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing.

NRLW signings tracker: Squad grows to 22 players

Total of 22 players signed so far for One New Zealand Warriors' return to NRLW in 2025.

www.warriors.kiwi

 

[Zaggo]

A lot of our team are yet to play NRLW. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing.

NRLW signings tracker: Squad grows to 22 players

Total of 22 players signed so far for One New Zealand Warriors' return to NRLW in 2025.

www.warriors.kiwi

Under half the roster having experience is a concern, especially as even some of them have had pretty limited game time.

The quality teams are stacked with rep players so we could end up being pretty badly exposed.

 

[Jonesy69]

Big if true

 

[Teets]

Big if true

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Squad certainly needs more halves.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Squad certainly needs more halves.

Would prefer Raecene McGregor if we could get her. King was a speed bump for the Ferns end of last season. Beggar's can't be choosers i guess. Take what we can get lol

 

[Teets]

Would prefer Raecene McGregor if we could get her. King was a speed bump for the Ferns end of last season. Beggar's can't be choosers i guess. Take what we can get lol

Yeah Raecene would be long odds to ever move to NZ I'd say.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Yeah Raecene would be long odds to ever move to NZ I'd say.

Never know, She may want to get to know more about her māori side for a couple of years? Soooo....Yeah, I'm dreaming lol.

 

[Playdaball]

Tyler- Wong to the Warriors?

 

[france]

Tyler- Wong to the Warriors?

who's she ? lol

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Probably to the Roosters/Dogs if I had to guess, but would be a huge coup if we could get her, Played under Griffiths of course

I won’t be holding my breath though

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Probably to the Roosters/Dogs if I had to guess, but would be a huge coup if we could get her, Played under Griffiths of course

I won’t be holding my breath though

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Would prefer her to Tyla Nathan-Wong tbh...That would be awesome if we got her. Her ex coach is our current womens coach. Who knows?

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Would prefer her to Tyla Nathan-Wong tbh...That would be awesome if we got her. Her ex coach is our current womens coach. Who knows?

This is big sis in the forwards rather than lil sis at halfback, but my thinking was that Jesse Southwell is only like 19 still- Why not do a working OE with ya sister in NZ

 

[The Warrior Waka]

This is big sis in the forwards rather than lil sis at halfback, but my thinking was that Jesse Southwell is only like 19 still- Why not do a working OE with ya sister in NZ

Oh! My bad. I was getting to excited thinking it was lil sis lol. Does big sis go well?

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Ruptured her ACL a few years back and hasn’t made it back to rep footy since but still great

Played Women’s A-League and for the Aus 7s team before she even turned 18 so who knows, might not even be leaving to join another NRLW team lol

 

[WarriorsForever]

Portia woodman is set to sign with the knights

 

[Zaggo]

Ruptured her ACL a few years back and hasn’t made it back to rep footy since but still great

Played Women’s A-League and for the Aus 7s team before she even turned 18 so who knows, might not even be leaving to join another NRLW team lol

Apparently a done deal to sign with another club, expected to be announced this week.

Like you I'd expect a Sydney based club owing to their proximity to Newcastle where I think the family lives, but you never know. Would certainly add experience and starch to our pack.

 

[Leon Black]

Probably to the Roosters/Dogs if I had to guess, but would be a huge coup if we could get her, Played under Griffiths of course

I won’t be holding my breath though

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Partner plays for the Broncos from all reports, won’t he hearing over the ditch, will be chasing some bitch…

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

We have missed out on the signing of Tyla King after she announced today that she will join the sharks.