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

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I would take DWZ's "fastest guy on the street" speed any day of the week, as long as he keeps making those head down runs off our 20-meter line.
Only concern I have with him are some his defensive reads, which I hope is a major focus for webby this pre-season.

Bang on analysis of his strengths and weaknesses. He's also led his country which is an asset

 

[hornbybrown]

I’m not saying to get rid of DWZ, he is awesome, but don’t tell me he is fast by NRL wing standards. He isn’t

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I’m not saying to get rid of DWZ, he is awesome, but don’t tell me he is fast by NRL wing standards. He isn’t

I'm going to tell you He's fast by NRL standards. So there.

 

[Neo]

From round 21 this year

Based on top speed reached

In addition to being the second-fastest player in the NRL last weekend, Watene-Zelezniak finished in the top six for both sprint and high speed distances.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Probably get the thread back on track instead of discussing if the dally m winger of the year is fast enough.

 

[JustVisiting82]

I’m not saying to get rid of DWZ, he is awesome, but don’t tell me he is fast by NRL wing standards. He isn’t

He's not Saab or Addo-Carr level quick but he does have good pace and would be faster than quite a few NRL players who play wing every week.
Based on your initial post about this I think some of us just feel you might be underestimating him a touch.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I'm going to tell you He's fast by NRL standards. So there.

He's fast by getting put away by Berry CNK and SJ. Not foot race fast.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

He's not Saab or Addo-Carr level quick but he does have good pace and would be faster than quite a few NRL players who play wing every week.
Based on your initial post about this I think some of us just feel you might be underestimating him a touch.

Also faster than Manu Vatuvei and Ken Maumalo. Wingers come in various shapes sizes heights weights and speeds. Also variable in wingers are courage heart resilience commitment and mana. How we utilise DWZ is as important as his top speed.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

He's fast by getting put away by Berry CNK and SJ. Not foot race fast.

So he runs on his hands? Doesn't he need feet to get the tryline faster then everyone else to score? I'm flabbergasted by this comment sir.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Also faster than Manu Vatuvei and Ken Maumalo. Wingers come in various shapes sizes heights weights and speeds. Also variable in wingers are courage heart resilience commitment and mana. How we utilise DWZ is as important as his top speed.

I judge how fast someone is on how their mullets float during flight. Dwz's Mu-leigh spreads like peacock feathers, And bouncers around like Pamela Andersons 2 good buddies at the intro of Baywatch. As opposed to Joshua Curran who's mullet barely leaves his shoulders. Dwz is so fast he's already scored his first try next year.

 

[SJ2k]

He's fast by getting put away by Berry CNK and SJ. Not foot race fast.

Berry's passing sucked, DWZ had to pull some shit out of the bag to get the ball down half the time.

 

[Noitall]

Berry's passing sucked, DWZ had to pull some shit out of the bag to get the ball down half the time.

CNK often swept around and was the one feeding DWZ.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Maybe on to some actual recruiting news, any help here?

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[JaggedJ]

Maybe on to some actual recruiting news, any help here?


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That's a Courier Mail reprint. I'm sure someone here would have access to the CM.

 

[JaggedJ]

Berry's passing sucked, DWZ had to pull some shit out of the bag to get the ball down half the time.

 

[Kestrel84]

Need some mods to clean up all this dumb DWZ-speed chat on this thread

 

[Noitall]

Interesting having a look over the bulldogs forum, someone reckons a JAC/AFB swap coming as JAC is on the outer at bulldogs. We know that’s not happening and apparently JAC shifted from melbourne to sydney to be closer to his daughter. Another poster said a Max King/AFB swap and it’s been mentioned eels are keen on JAC. All hypothetical but I wonder if we could end up with Max King and maybe Wiremu Greig or Joe Ofahengaue?

 

[Fizurg]

I’m guessing no one would know the answer to these. But would Capewell be on the same side as RTS and I wonder how well they would combine.

 

[WA Warrior]

Interesting having a look over the bulldogs forum, someone reckons a JAC/AFB swap coming as JAC is on the outer at bulldogs. We know that’s not happening and apparently JAC shifted from melbourne to sydney to be closer to his daughter. Another poster said a Max King/AFB swap and it’s been mentioned eels are keen on JAC. All hypothetical but I wonder if we could end up with Max King and maybe Wiremu Greig or Joe Ofahengaue?

Max King is a handy player.
They would be about 20% of the way to get AFB.
Need a marquee player and/or a major transfer fee on top of King.

 

[Riz]

I’m guessing no one would know the answer to these. But would Capewell be on the same side as RTS and I wonder how well they would combine.

I would think RTS is most likely to be on the left hand side, so possibly combining with Ford. If Capewell comes, he'll probably play inside Rocco with Marata shifting into the middle.