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

 

[Billyspleen75]

AFBs wife going full Yoko Ono

 

[SJ2k]

Bit rich talking about loyalty

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

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AFBs wife going full Yoko Ono

And people hate on me for saying she’s the crazy one.

 

[Chchfanatic]

And people hate on me for saying she’s the crazy one.

Name me one female that isn’t crazy. I’ll wait

 

[RiceOwl]

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AFBs wife going full Yoko Ono

Geezus. I hadn’t checked out anything she was saying or sharing but that is pretty wild considering how outspoken that is.

My take is that we are pushing hard for his to see out the full contract and pressuring him on ‘loyalty’ or he is ready to bail out shortly and she’s sick of any kind of negotiations with the Warriors continuing

 

[miket12]

Name me one female that isn’t crazy. I’ll wait

My wife…… she reads this forum occasionally

 

[Hatchet Harry]

Geezus. I hadn’t checked out anything she was saying or sharing but that is pretty wild considering how outspoken that is.

My take is that we are pushing hard for his to see out the full contract and pressuring him on ‘loyalty’ or he is ready to bail out shortly and she’s sick of any kind of negotiations with the Warriors continuing

Are we certain this refers to an issue with the Warriors? Or could it be a marital issue between her and Addin - possibly choosing between playing for a club he is happy at, versus the pull back to Australia as she is not settled here.

I’m completely speculating. But the way the Warriors have handled this is a masterclass. So it all points to trouble at home for me…

 

[Noitall]

Are we certain this refers to an issue with the Warriors? Or could it be a marital issue between her and Addin - possibly choosing between playing for a club he is happy at, versus the pull back to Australia as she is not settled here.

I’m completely speculating. But the way the Warriors have handled this is a masterclass. So it all points to trouble at home for me…

Not so sure. The loyalty she alludes to may be sticking with the team through covid? The betrayal could be the club not letting him go to join his ill family immediately. So many ways it could be interpreted, but timing wise it feels like it could be to do with the standoff over his contract. Feeling like one way or another this needs to be settled so he knows where he’s at for 2025 and so do we, and if this is designed for getting him out of 2024 with us, so be it. This sort of crap can derail a season for a team with such a personality wanting out.

 

[JaggedJ]

Or it could just be another number in a very large number of wannabe influencers who take a random celebrity, a random quote, and post it together in the hope it makes them look "profound".

Don't read into it, there's nothing to see there other than basic beige thinking.

 

[Up the guttz]

I’d say the betrayal is him not winning player of the year….

 

[Matiunz]

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AFBs wife going full Yoko Ono

Warriors are more loyal than Leo- at least we kept Addin past the age of 26…

 

[Stalefish540]

Reckon he's signed for his organisation, communication and reading the opposition's set moves and defence than his own physical prowess, could be invaluable for our edges who've look clueless at times.

Ikin signed him at Donkeys because hes the ultimate professional ala RTS. Was brought in to show Carrigan etc. how to be a 7 day a week pro footballer.

Can never have enough of those in your team.

 

[JustVisiting82]

That post from AFB's wife could be to do with the Warriors or could be completely unrelated - we have no idea and it just seems pointless anyone reading into it or feeling annoyed at her over it in the meantime.

 

[Noitall]

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Thursday at 3:29 PM
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A mate of mine reckons we haven't given up on AFB for next year but would involve a third club in the swap to make it happen. Unlikely but not hopeless apparently. No idea of which players may be involved



Off the sharks forum

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

I’d say the betrayal is him not winning player of the year….

That would be fairly delusional, SJ won the RLPA players player award across the entire comp which is pretty special.

 

[Juno]

That post from AFB's wife could be to do with the Warriors or could be completely unrelated - we have no idea and it just seems pointless anyone reading into it or feeling annoyed at her over it in the meantime.

Agree. I speculated a while back that Addins wife might be questioning whether he's valued etc and doing the jabs on social media about that but I think there are other things at play here that none of us can maybe guess at so best it stops.
Young couple, young family, most connections back in OZ means close family support back in OZ.
Someone said it is around his Mother being not well but that also was speculation.
We're all good at going from A to Z real quick...cut them all some slack, in particular his wife.
We might have some sort of expectation on all players because they're paid to do what they do but we don't own them & we certainly don't own their partners or kids so leave those parts of their lives alone.
If they put a cryptic poston social media stop guessing and leave them alone - this is a public forum and I'd hazard a guess a few of the players and family members visit it.
Respect their private life & families.

 

[WahsaurusRex]

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AFBs wife going full Yoko Ono

Blame it on the brownies



I’m not sayin anything, butttt… “Give credit where it’s due”

Doesn’t really matter why he wants to leave at this point though I guess, just don’t want it to spill over and fuck with what we’ve got going on

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Weird that a lot of people have been saying "Your hubby's on good money anyways"....is part of her sales pitch that her husband is a professional sports player? Maybe not the best strategy for Brownies lol. Also I hear taking money upfront has also been wildy successful in transactions for services and goods.

I also love how Jazz is still in there trying to make it work for us
He's actually pretty good on social media

 

[Wrighty]

Kayal Iro in the top ten predicted break out players of the year on Zero tackle. Told you guys we should have wheel and dealed for him.

 

[Noitall]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp5NctQxMhY

Think if it’s down to who’s willing to pay the most, it’s likely going to be a club like bulldogs or tigers. On the flip side if he’s asking too much, suitors may get put off.