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

 

[JaggedJ]

CHT is rated highly on this forum in the halves pecking order and maybe as someone able to make the switch to hooker.
He has had a year off. Has anyone seen him training or have inside knowledge that he will be as good or better than he was before he left?

He'll be the same player he's always been.

I think people are just hoping that Webby will somehow unlock some latent potential that was never really there to begin with.

 

[CWC]

I mean busting both nuts together and recover would be unlocking some superhero potential under Webby

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Thats the problem with all of them when u start looking around though- if I was looking at players who might want to come to nz (basically guys who grew up here- i.e. kiwis who aren't eligible for origin) they're all signed long term..

Jfh
Tapine
Leota
Nas
Thompson
Taumalolo
Griffin
Bhu (off contract end of 2024)
Greig
Sipley
Whyte
Liu (off contract end of 2024)

Its not really good timing for us- so unless we can pull something out of the bag bhu might be the best bet.

I still see Taumalolo as a possibility if Payten wants to re-balance his squad. This type of situation is probably our best bet for marquee players.

I think two non-marquees is a better idea for our club with AFB's cash though.

 

[Ferdie]

I still see Taumalolo as a possibility if Payten wants to re-balance his squad. This type of situation is probably our best bet for marquee players.

I think two non-marquees is a better idea for our club with AFB's cash though.

I still see Taumalolo as a possibility if Payten wants to re-balance

I suggested Taumalolo a few weeks back.
Take over the contract from 2024, with the cowboys topping up what ever shortfall we'd have this year, but then we pay his full contract for its remainder.
Basically go all in for 2024 with JT and AFB up front.

 

[CWC]

Can always try to pinch a marquee now if available for the premiership window then offload after 2024/25

 

[tyrael]

If we even get a halfway decent prop we're so good for 2024 with Capewell.

Just need Egan not to get concussed and we gucci.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

If we do sign Capewell, that would surely be it recruitment wise for 2024? I didnt think we had much $$ left, so Currans $$ would cover Capewell id have guessed

 

[Fizurg]

If we do sign Capewell, that would surely be it recruitment wise for 2024? I didnt think we had much $$ left, so Currans $$ would cover Capewell id have guessed

RTS surely isn't cheap either. I haven't seen any rumours about his salary. I'm hoping it isn't up where his last one was.

 

[Noitall]

Shoosh II

Which representative star and premiership winner is quietly being shopped to rival clubs as his current club faces a salary cap squeeze in his position.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Shoosh II

Which representative star and premiership winner is quietly being shopped to rival clubs as his current club faces a salary cap squeeze in his position.

Don't tell anyone. But it's Moses Leota. Coming to the Wahs. Keep this to yourself please

 

[Noitall]

Don't tell anyone. But it's Moses Leota. Coming to the Wahs. Keep this to yourself please

Would love that to be the case. Thought Capewell but wouldn’t call him a representative star, perhaps Taumalolo?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Would love that to be the case. Thought Capewell but wouldn’t call him a representative star, perhaps Taumalolo?

Thats another wishful thinking signing for me too!

 

[Noitall]

Thats another wishful thinking signing for me too!

That stuff article gives me the impression the club knows AFB departure is going to require a top shelf recruit.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Shoosh II

Which representative star and premiership winner is quietly being shopped to rival clubs as his current club faces a salary cap squeeze in his position.

Dunamis Lui again?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

That stuff article gives me the impression the club knows AFB departure is going to require a top shelf recruit.

Well we should hope so! If the club lets him go and all we get in return is a capewell or klemmer. I'll be fucked off. Addin was joint prop of the year. We want a Haas , Joey Tapine, Jfh , Fa'asuamaleaui in return. Or a Two for one deal. Taumalolo/Utoikamanu will do lol

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Dynamis Lui again?

Please don't. It's already depressing on here as it is

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Surely they're just talking about Capewell. Played 9 Origins before this year, I'm sure that more than qualifies him as a 'representative star' in the medias eyes haha.

 

[watcher]

I can see CHT being the new Lance Hohaia. Bench Hooker but has good utlity vslue as well. If Egan voes down tben CHT starts and Lussick to the Bench. Also a left foot kicker.

 

[JaggedJ]

Surely they're just talking about Capewell. Played 9 Origins before this year, I'm sure that more than qualifies him as a 'representative star' in the medias eyes haha.

Lose Capewell and the Broncos only have 2, maybe 3 second rowers, so I doubt it's him.

My first thought was the Cowboys because they have a ton of forward (especially second row) prospects squeezed into the team who will soon need upgrades, or the Roosters who re-signed JWH and Tupou when they weren't expecting to and this may have caused a squeeze.

Chances are this is one of those rumours that comes to nothing though or can later be claimed the second somebody signs with someone because RL in general is very vague on what constitutes a "star".

 

[JaggedJ]

I can see CHT being the new Lance Hohaia. Bench Hooker but has good utlity vslue as well. If Egan voes down tben CHT starts and Lussick to the Bench. Also a left foot kicker.

Hohaia was a dynamic player with a lot of speed and acceleration. My deceased Nan is more dynamic than CHT.