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

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Bruh, Don't be fucking around with us now?!! Is this true? Or are we fighting later? I'd love this young man at the club if true!

Oh....His brother......Poo!

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Oh....His brother......Poo!

He is a prop though

 

[The Warrior Waka]

He is a prop though

Still poo

 

[Riz]

His younger brother, Toni, a Knights NSW Cup player. I’d think he won’t be in the 30 man squad.

Relax

Didn't he play for us a few years ago?

 

[PhilsySH35]

Thanks for that Billy much appreciated.

 

[Dannevegas]

Still poo

Yep, poo signing if true..more poo than RFM

 

[JaggedJ]

43m per game. Move over Bunty, we got a 3 legged Pak N Save trolley coming through.

 

[Playdaball]

Didn't he play for us a few years ago?

No

 

[Noitall]

Interesting seeing the potential of Toni Tupouniua coming over, was at the panthers in 2022 so Webster would have seen him first hand. The other part I’m hopeful of is that he’s apart of bringing his brother Sitili to the Warriors like JTS came over when RTS was signed years ago.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Is there a link to this about Tupouniua coming to the Warriors? Lot of conjecture, thanks!

 

[Riz]

No

My bad, must be another Toni Tupouniua...

 

[Billyspleen75]

Maybe James Gavet or Pat Vaivai aren't sticking around?

 

[Zarjaz]

Maybe James Gavet or Pat Vaivai aren't sticking around?

What happened with Gavet? Was he part of the top 30? Actually thought he went pretty well in Cup this year, ran and defended with aggression and looked a class above the rest for a while there.

 

[Billyspleen75]

What happened with Gavet? Was he part of the top 30? Actually thought he went pretty well in Cup this year, ran and defended with aggression and looked a class above the rest for a while there.

Nah both those guys were just on Cup contracts

 

[SJ2k]

I imagine Gavet was an absolute emergency prop cover, smart considering how shallow we were/are.

 

[Defence]

Defence not sure why you deleted your post where you said I was probably wrong about the NRL not registering cheaper contracts and you'll check with someone in the know, but here you go mate.

Sounds like u were right but there’s also ways around it.



That’s from a player agent.

 

[JaggedJ]

Pfft @ "money can't go backwards".

Cleary he hasn't seen me gamble.

Salary cap needs a degree to understand, Cappy better have it under control for our sake.

 

[Fizurg]

Sounds like u were right but there’s also ways around it.

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That’s from a player agent.

So good getting and actual answer. I’ve always believed it’s also true they can’t go up if they ask for a release. Like when Walsh went back to broncos he has to stay on his Warriors salary.

 

[Playdaball]

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My bad, must be another Toni Tupouniua...

I didn’t realise you were talking about 20s

 

[JustVisiting82]

So good getting and actual answer. I’ve always believed it’s also true they can’t go up if they ask for a release. Like when Walsh went back to broncos he has to stay on his Warriors salary.

Would that be NRL rules though or just a condition that clubs tend to insist on when releasing players early because it's in their interest to discourage players jumping ship early for a pay rise?