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

 

[Ozwarrior]

NRL Market Watch: Deal off as Sio Siua Taukeiaho fails medical, Matt Moylan quits NRL | Daily Telegraph​

The proposed deal between Canterbury and former Sydney Roosters prop Sio Siua Taukeiaho is off due to a foot injury.
Taukeiaho, 31, was offered a two-year deal at Belmore but hadn’t yet secured a release from Catalans Dragons in Super League.

Catalans were prepared to release him and Taukeiaho had agreed to a Bulldogs contract provided he passed a medical.

Taukeiaho is back in Australia but failed Canterbury’s medical last week due to his foot issue.

It is understood the injury will require surgery which would prevent him training throughout the off-season and into early next year.

It was enough for the Bulldogs to walk away, the decision a setback in Canterbury’s impressive rebuild.

Bulldogs recruit Stephen Crichton didn’t train but appeared at Belmore on Monday to meet with his new teammates.

Sio Siua Taukeiaho’s deal with Canterbury Bulldogs has been called off.
MATT MOYLAN CALLS TIME ON NRL - MOVES TO UK CLUB IMMEDIATELY

—David Riccio

Former NSW Origin half Matt Moylan has played his last NRL game, agreeing to a two year-deal with Leigh in the English Super League.

The 32-year-old Sharks five-eighth had one year remaining on his contract at the Sharks, but has decided to seek a release to prolong his career.

Matt Moylan has quit the Sharks for Leigh. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Leigh coach Adrian Lam managed to convince Moylan he would provide experience and an attacking threat for the English club.

Moylan faced the prospect of battling Braydon Trindall for a halves spot alongside Nicho Hynes after the veteran pivot failed to feature in Cronulla’s elimination final against the Roosters this year.

Moylan has played 102 NRL games since arriving at the Sharks after the 2017 season, when he ended an 89-match career with the Panthers.

Moylan played all three games of the 2016 Origin series.

 

[SBW1]

They are genetically built for League and if they ever get serious about it look out!

People are talking about PNG, Fiji and the States, South Africa is going to be bigger than all of them. It does need to be introduced into the schools where Rugby Union has had a traditional stranglehold. Bring a few NRL games or even test matches over to showcase League to Saffer's, pretty sure it wouldn't take much for them to love it.

 

[Fizurg]

I’ve harped on many times over the years on this forum that South Africa was the place we should be targeting for players. Huge guys with rugby backgrounds that most importantly want to move to NZ. Apparently there is a big stigma associated with league there though. A South African workmate told me the name they use for league there and it’s certainly not PC.

 

[Old Sid]

I’ve harped on many times over the years on this forum that South Africa was the place we should be targeting for players. Huge guys with rugby backgrounds that most importantly want to move to NZ. Apparently there is a big stigma associated with league there though. A South African workmate told me the name they use for league there and it’s certainly not PC.

It would only take 2-3 big names to jump and move successfully to NZ/Aus for the inertia to build and the stigma todisappear. Look what it used to be like for Welsh RU stars back in the 60's and 70's. Now it's never mentioned.

Just need to sell an NZ Permanent Visa. They'll find new mates very quickly.

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

didn't he go a bit nutty and lost his mind?

Apparently had a bad trip in Amsterdam, that's the rumour that I've heard.

 

[Defence]

Apparently had a bad trip in Amsterdam, that's the rumour that I've heard.

tbf hes always been a strange cat.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Picture not coming up who is it?

 

[Defence]

Picture not coming up who is it?

Sio Kali- young winger- I like him.

 

[Inruin]

Picture not coming up who is it?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Sio Kali- young winger- I like him.

Oh wicked! One to watch for sure.

 

[Inruin]

Warriors success poised to arrest trans-Tasman talent drain from South Island

Years of neglect have driven the best of the south across the ditch, rather than north to Auckland.

www.newshub.co.nz

 

[SBW1]

Why is South Africa afraid of rugby league?

Recently an article by journalist Antoinette Muller was brought to my attention in which she detailed the plight of rugby league and the difficulty…

www.theroar.com.au

This article explains how League has allowed Rugby Union to flourish while League barely gets a foothold. Interesting to hear commenters saying they feared League doing to South Africa what has been done to New Zealand. South Africa has around 60 million people, we have been more than competitve, dominant wouldn't be that far from the truth, while also having a sizeable League presence in our country.

 

[Noitall]

Feel like the sharks may be about to go for a big name, Connor Tracey free to leave immediately if he finds another club, Matt Moylan let go to super league and they’ve also released Tuku Hau Tapuha. Hope if it’s AFB they’re getting ready to offer, it’s for 2025.

 

[SJ2k]

Warriors success poised to arrest trans-Tasman talent drain from South Island

Years of neglect have driven the best of the south across the ditch, rather than north to Auckland.

www.newshub.co.nz

Love it. We just have to keep this momentum going, don't have to win a prem just make the finals a few years in a row and build the local mana.

 

[Billyspleen75]

Feel like the sharks may be about to go for a big name, Connor Tracey free to leave immediately if he finds another club, Matt Moylan let go to super league and they’ve also released Tuku Hau Tapuha. Hope if it’s AFB they’re getting ready to offer, it’s for 2025.

Letting Tracey and Moylan go makes me think Luai

 

[Chchfanatic]

Warriors success poised to arrest trans-Tasman talent drain from South Island

Years of neglect have driven the best of the south across the ditch, rather than north to Auckland.

www.newshub.co.nz

Have been saying this for years. But no one in Auckland listens. You guys are just better than us.
Cappy obviously doesn’t have that same opinion about the rest of New Zealand

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Letting Tracey and Moylan go makes me think Luai

Nah trindell overtook Moylan & they’re stacked in the centres with ramien talakai and iro. They’re both excess.

 

[pompower]

Don't really understand the reluctance with Crichton. If the opportunity is there (which it probably isn't), he is 100% worth it. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. But the potential upside is way too good to turn down.

 

[Falcon]

Warriors success poised to arrest trans-Tasman talent drain from South Island

Years of neglect have driven the best of the south across the ditch, rather than north to Auckland.

www.newshub.co.nz

Great to read about growth of players outside of Auckland . Would love to see a south Island side in the NSW Cup as a precursor to a potential expansion side.

 

[Up the guttz]

Don't really understand the reluctance with Crichton. If the opportunity is there (which it probably isn't), he is 100% worth it. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. But the potential upside is way too good to turn down.

Risk vs reward doesn’t add up for a top 4 club.
If he played great he wouldnt change the team’s fortunes.
If his head wasn’t right it could effect the whole squad and turn us to a bottom 4 team.