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

 

[Up the guttz]

View: https://twitter.com/badel_cmail/status/1732576524774289888

Perfect, will get almost a whole preseason in to get up to speed with the team.

Also very happy with 2024!! I was bloody nervous at a 3 year deal from 2025

 

[WahsUltras]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0iMZghv-ly/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

[afakasi247]

There it is

Welcome uso

 

[Noitall]

You've been sucked in by the media reports - The Warriors have not stated 4 players they would want for a AFB. That's all media speculation with no back up.

George is playing a straight bat, nothing has been confirmed, he hasn't been released yet, everything is still to be confirmed.

Great to get Capewell this season, adding RTS CHT and him to last seasons squad with the loss of a couple bench second rowers is pretty massive.

Interesting how the article is about staying for 2025 and not about serving his contract out that would finish at the end of 2026. All speculation but maybe with that being our premiership window in 2024, 2025 we are trying to sell that as reason to stay on?

 

[snake77]

Nice checking the social media feed and seeing it listed as Just Now.

 

[WahsUltras]

Christmas has come early

 

[Lance155]

Nice checking the social media feed and seeing it listed as Just Now.

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I don't know how I feel about this. I really don't know much about him despite being an origin player. Will keep a good eye on him next year. Does he play 80?

Maybe it is more my concern of Mitch and Marata playing in the middle when they have both looked better on an edge.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

So does anyone have any inside knowledge on Niukore to prop or is it forum speculation?

With Capewell and Ford signed it makes sense but imagine how stacked we would be with Capewell and Niukore on the edges and another prop that’s sort of been hinted at!

Ford for depth and a bench role as he lacks explosiveness and x-factor?

 

[Noitall]

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0iNcX4vTvj/?hl=en

Thought this was a hard case.

 

[Leon Black]

Great Thursday… a prop out of the blue would top it off

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Man this place is fun to be around. Tohu, ford, berry, maiu’u, laben all re-signed, & then getting Capewell in the space of a week. To go along with DWZ getting extended & Webster with us for the next 6 years. Up the fucking wahhhs

 

[Lance155]

So does anyone have any inside knowledge on Niukore to prop or is it forum speculation?

With Capewell and Ford signed it makes sense but imagine how stacked we would be with Capewell and Niukore on the edges and another prop that’s sort of been hinted at!

Ford for depth and a bench role as he lacks explosiveness and x-factor?

You still need an impact backrower on the bench imo. So maybe he plays bench to backrow then finishes in the middle?

 

[cero_stars]

just saw on reddit someone mentioned that the panthers, sharks and broncos all made the GF with capewell in their team. im not saying we are bound for the GF but im telling you all that its time to get on the GF train!

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Christmas has come early

Similar to Kurt in that glory hole?
Welcome aboard big fella!

 

[Billyspleen75]

So does anyone have any inside knowledge on Niukore to prop or is it forum speculation?

With Capewell and Ford signed it makes sense but imagine how stacked we would be with Capewell and Niukore on the edges and another prop that’s sort of been hinted at!

Ford for depth and a bench role as he lacks explosiveness and x-factor?

If Capewell does join the Auckland-based club, it will allow them to press ahead with moving Marata Niukore into the middle more.
Even before interest was sparked in signing Capewell, the Warriors coaches were already thinking about that switch for Niukore.
He did a good job as an edge backrower last season, but often only played 45–50 minutes there, which limited the team’s rotation.
Niukore would then have a spell on the sidelines and come back on for 10 minutes in the front row.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/133401684/warriors-to-find-out-soon-if-kurt-capewell-will-join-club-from-broncos

 

[Noitall]

just saw on reddit someone mentioned that the panthers, sharks and broncos all made the GF with capewell in their team. im not saying we are bound for the GF but im telling you all that its time to get on the GF train!

He had other teams chasing him too, not sure who? The fact he’s played at the clubs you mention and what they’ve gone on to do with his input is exciting that he’s chosen this club and what he obviously sees on the horizon.

 

[RobRoyMcCoy]

OK, this has tipped me over the edge. DWZ, Berry, Ford, Ali, Laban and Miau, Tohu. RTS & CHT returning. Retaining AFB for 2024 and now Capewell. Well done Recruitment team and I JUST BOUGHT 2 SEASON TICKETS IN BAY 39!!!

 

[Noitall]

How hopeless are the tigers. There was an Olam for Blore swap on the table and storm wanted it done before Christmas apparently. Apparently tigers wanted it after the new year so storm pulled the offer. Now storm have signed Blore for 2025. Not for 2024 as would have been the case admittedly.

 

[miket12]

AFB for next season, RTS and CHT returning, Tohu, Berry, DWZ, Webster and now Capewell.

Merry Christmas and a friggen HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Just trying to think back, but aside from the year after we made our first grand final in 2002, I can't remember being so optimistic of a maiden NRL title...

I'm not saying we're going to get there, but I think the build up and expectation of our supported fan base is going to be mental next year.

Top 4 this year, we've added Roger, CHT, Capewell and a whole heap of experience for nek year. Obviously the best coach in the NRL too, were either going to sink miserably or go all the way.

Lesh fooking go!