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

 

[Defence]

Mum and dad just out of shot? Or maybe when he says 'family', it's more in the toks sense.

Not enough Tongans in Auckland u reckon?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Makes me wonder what we’ll get out of AFB next season before he leaves……will he step it up or just cruise with his mind set on his departure.

Yeah, Let him go now to the Raiders. And we'll have Tapine in return. That's the only outcome id like to see lol.

 

[Worried2Death]

Yeah, Let him go now to the Raiders. And we'll have Tapine in return. That's the only outcome id like to see lol.

I doubt he's homesick for Canberra, more likely Manly, just a hunch.

 

[kos]

Wife y doesn’t like Auck
Misses family and friends on Syd northern beaches

 

[Makasene]

If he gets us to a premiership who tf cares.

I'm in the camp that Luai is a bit of a myth.

Penrith definitely lose the Grand Final if he stays on the pitch. Cogger the unsung hero there.

Luai dumped from Origin too and probably won't see him back.

I don't see how he improves us so it's a big no for me to shell out a million bucks a year on him.

 

[kos]

I'm in the camp that Luai is a bit of a myth.

Penrith definitely lose the Grand Final if he stays on the pitch. Cogger the unsung hero there.

Luai dumped from Origin too and probably won't see him back.

I don't see how he improves us so it's a big no for me to shell out a million bucks a year on him.

This - 100 per cent

 

[Lance155]

This - 100 per cent

200 percent!

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I doubt he's homesick for Canberra, more likely Manly, just a hunch.

If he wants to go home. That's as close as he'll get to Manly. We hold the cards. Not him. And we're getting Tapine. Remember i said this is my outcome not his

 

[Five&Last]

Interesting POS nabbed Tevita Naufahu. Good get for Dolphins. He was someone I wanted in our development set up.

 

[Five&Last]

We also know that Kaylis Fatialofa and Eddie Ieremia are on train and trials.

Also given Kalani Going and Paul Roache weren’t in our top squad or anyone else’s, we can assume they are on train and trials.

Moala Taufa Graham signed some sort of contract, which obviously wasn’t a top 30 or development contract so we can assume he’s on a train and trial as well.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Interesting POS nabbed Tevita Naufahu. Good get for Dolphins. He was someone I wanted in our development set up.

Just noticed that. He was NZSS, and performed decent on the wing. He’s not big but strong & quick. Thought he’d be better suited for rugby with his height, maybe he can slot into the centres. Too short for wing in league.

 

[SBW1]

Joe Tomane and Curtis Rona two ex Wallabies and the latter a former Kiwi test player, are looking at making an NRL return for next season.

 

[Playdaball]

Joe Tomane and Curtis Rona two ex Wallabies and the latter a former Kiwi test player, are looking at making an NRL return for next season.

The NRL have a salary cap exemption when signing players from other sporting codes and overseas, hence some recent RU interest.
Maybe the Warriors could take advantage of this?

 

[tyrael]

Good question, and is he an upgrade on Jazz at prop

Bunty on the left.

Bunty played around 30 minutes a game and RFM about 40 minutes.

Bunty played 21 games to RFM 15 but one of them he must have gotten injured at 3 minutes. By the stats RFM is better and you would assume he played below his standard considering the crap he would have taken this year.

I think Webby would get more out of him. But I would still only take him on the cheap. One year contract, near min wage.

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

I don’t know if RFM has Instagram but an account with his name just started following the wahs

 

[Riz]

I don’t know if RFM has Instagram but an account with his name just started following the wahs

As we know, that definitely means he's signing and coming home...

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

As we know, that definitely means he's signing coming home...

Don’t we love the off season

 

[Noitall]

Wonder if this is the experienced forward that McFadden said he was after or if there will be someone else? Just wonder because I’m picking we’re getting RFM for very cheap considering the bulldogs situation.

 

[watcher]

A dog made me brake today as it ran across the road. That is proof positive RFM is signing from the Dogs.

 

[snake77]

A dog made me brake today as it ran across the road. That is proof positive RFM is signing from the Dogs.

Can we send a few people out to the jungle to see if they see any Panthers. Knowing out luck they will problem come across a Tiger.