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	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔
10	Tohu Harris	✔	✔
11	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔	M
12	Shaun Johnson	✔
13	Edward Kosi	✔	✔
14	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔
15	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔
16	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔	✔
17	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔	✔
18	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
19	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔	✔
20	Marcelo Montoya	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔	✔
23	Adam Pompey	✔	✔
24	Demitric Sifakula	✔	✔	C
25	Jazz Tevaga	✔
26	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
27	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔	✔
28	Dylan Walker	✔	✔
29	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔
D1	Ben Farr	D
D2	Etuane Fukofuka	D
D3	Patrick Moimoi	D
D4	Tanner Stowers-Smith	D	D
-	Jett Cleary	-	D	D	D
-	James Fisher-Harris	-	✔	✔	✔	✔
-	Kalani Going	-	D
-	Motu Pasikala	-	✔	✔	✔

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

Confirmed Top 30 2024: 29/30
Confirmed Development 2024: 4/6

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 28/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 4/6

2025 Gains: James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), Jett Cleary (Panthers Pathways), Kahu Capper (Roosters Pathways)
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks), Jazz Tevaga (Contract Expired), Shaun Johnson (Retirement)
2025 Off Contract: Nil

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Where is Bruce? I feel I've missed something

https://nzwarriors.com/threads/wheres-bruce.524/

 

[Citygirl]

https://nzwarriors.com/threads/wheres-bruce.524/

Heyzeus that sucks.
Met him at a game once.
Miss him on here

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

Looking at the updated signings tracker on the NRL app looks like Zyon Maiu’u and Jacob Laban confirmed in the top 30. Also Tuaupiki confirmed for 2 more years and Sifakula extended by 1 year.

Told u guys about tuaupiki months ago

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

Doesn't matter supplementary contracts are different from my understanding only 650k is set aside for 10 players 65k a year

Are you related to him?

The club does not need him. We have better development players coming through.

 

[Five&Last]

Looking at the updated signings tracker on the NRL app looks like Zyon Maiu’u and Jacob Laban confirmed in the top 30. Also Tuaupiki confirmed for 2 more years and Sifakula extended by 1 year.

Interesting they debuted Going and Roache, and neither even get a development contract.

Fukofuka obviously held in higher regard long term than Roache.

Interesting Aukusitino getting a development contract, I’d rather us develop Sio Kali as our wing coming through.

Ben Farr on a development contract makes sense, has some potential if he can keep developing his playmaking and kicking.

 

[Dannevegas]

Anyone know if Patrick Moimoi’s any good?

 

[Worried2Death]

He’s on $400k a season.

If the Dogs are desperate enough to pay out all of his contract to offload him, what have we got to lose? A free prop and we'd still have cap for another one, what am I missing here

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I thought this year we lacked size and I’d have RFM on my bench in place of Jazz. If Jazz had RFM size, I reckon he’d be up there with some of the top props for his heart. He just doesn’t offer enough from the bench as a prop alone with Walker filling lock off the bench.

Why though? We can have it both ways by signing a prop. Ridiculous to just abandon 2024 when we should be even better than 2023. We need to be aiming for 2nd week of finals minimum. There's no guarantee our youth are going to turn us into some kind of powerhouse in the near future, those pathways existed previously and we did shit all with it. Just look at how we wasted SJ, very unlikely we get another talent through like him in the next 5 years+.

The club needs to figure it out. Unfortunately it looks like we don't have the money to recruit a stud, so Webby is going to have to work his magic on a has been or 2 and that's ok. What's not ok is having 1.5 props on an NRL roster, it's absolute insanity.

I like the idea. If all pieces are set in place for season 24 then go for it. But I don't see 2025 with Tohu, SJ or AFB. That's my only reasoning.

 

[Five&Last]

Anyone know if Patrick Moimoi’s any good?

Has a long long way to go defensively

Very strong ball carrier though.

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Looks like we've only got 2 roster spots left for '24 with Sifakula, Zyon Maiu’u, Laban and Leiataua all being given spots. Only 19 currently signed for '25 though so will be interesting to see who makes it and how Webby shapes this roster going forward. Feels like the club has a pretty good balance at the moment with juniors coming through and also the experienced players to teach them and keep a level head during games.

 

[watcher]

Webster strikes me as a guy wbo operates under the radar. Remember he did not have the time to have his own squad so will be strategic in his targets. Not the old Warriors system of panic buying.

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

Webster strikes me as a guy wbo operates under the radar. Remember he did not have the time to have his own squad so will be strategic in his targets. Not the old Warriors system of panic buying.

maybe Cameron's phone is now generally running hot with offers of players...

 

[Drake_83]

https://nzwarriors.com/threads/wheres-bruce.524/

That sucks Bruce added a bit to the discussion even though me ND him disagreed a lot

 

[SJ2k]

I like the idea. If all pieces are set in place for season 24 then go for it. But I don't see 2025 with Tohu, SJ or AFB. That's my only reasoning.

Yeah fair, I just think it's crucial we do what we can to make 24 as successful as possible as nothing's guaranteed after that. It'll also help with recruitment for 2025/2026 if we make a decent run in the finals again. The scrubs we're talking about like RFM should be pretty easy to put on a 2 year contract and not really sabotage the post Tohu/SJ era.

 

[Canonball]

Interesting they debuted Going and Roache, and neither even get a development contract.

Fukofuka obviously held in higher regard long term than Roache.

Interesting Aukusitino getting a development contract, I’d rather us develop Sio Kali as our wing coming through.

Ben Farr on a development contract makes sense, has some potential if he can keep developing his playmaking and kicking.

Fukofuka is incredibly talented from what i've seen - maybe those debuts were sort of a reward for being great team players last year, idk... also on the development contracts does that mean Halamasia is promised a full contract in 2026? How does that work?

 

[Noitall]

Looks like we've only got 2 roster spots left for '24 with Sifakula, Zyon Maiu’u, Laban and Leiataua all being given spots. Only 19 currently signed for '25 though so will be interesting to see who makes it and how Webby shapes this roster going forward. Feels like the club has a pretty good balance at the moment with juniors coming through and also the experienced players to teach them and keep a level head during games.

Was surprised to see Ben Farr with a development contract, wouldn’t be surprised to see Metcalf go although Farr played most positions in the backline last year. Would imagine he’s seen as a five eighth.

 

[Damo]

Fukofuka is incredibly talented from what i've seen - maybe those debuts were sort of a reward for being great team players last year, idk... also on the development contracts does that mean Halamasia is promised a full contract in 2026? How does that work?

That does look to be the case, good work locking him in.

 

[Zaggo]

Not the old Warriors system of panic buying.

Someone needs to tell half this forum that we no longer need to take the dregs. I can't believe some of the same old names that are getting thrown around for us to look at - heyzuss!!

 

[Noitall]

Fukofuka is incredibly talented from what i've seen - maybe those debuts were sort of a reward for being great team players last year, idk... also on the development contracts does that mean Halamasia is promised a full contract in 2026? How does that work?

Looks the goods.

 

[Noitall]

Someone needs to tell half this forum that we no longer need to take the dregs. I can't believe some of the same old names that are getting thrown around for us to look at - heyzuss!!

At the same time, somebody’s trash can be somebody’s treasure sometimes. If we listened to all the noise we never would have signed Montoya or DWZ(risk was lower with bulldogs paying a portion) or Ford.