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

 

[Defence]

I hope Koloamatangi gets to the November 1 Deadline, that's someone I'd drop Ford for?

You’d wanna get the cheque book out- Could possibly afford him if tohu hangs them up.

 

[Wrighty]

What's a realistic time to transition to mainly home grown though? As we had a 3 year hole cut out of our development pipeline, most of our upcoming talent is pretty young, so even by 2026 the locals in the squad will only be early 20's. Will they all be regular 1st graders?

first club NRL debut in orange below, yellow is local junior who left and returned

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Lingi Kepu has been released so delete that row from your spreadsheet

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Except Ford is on next to nothing so it doesn't really add up

Sorry I just mean for a squad position, maybe if tohu doesn't stay he could be an option.

 

[Noitall]

I hope Koloamatangi gets to the November 1 Deadline, that's someone I'd drop Ford for?

Rabbitohs seem resigned to the fact he’s gone. Dragons and roosters in the mix.

 

[Falcon]

Mo Fotueka for 2025.
Disclaimer. This is my 30th time of suggesting him but due to web terrorists nuking our site, I’m only noted as suggesting him once.

 

[Ref]

Mo Fotueka for 2025.
Disclaimer. This is my 30th time of suggesting him but due to web terrorists nuking our site, I’m only noted as suggesting him once.

I am the same with Shawn Blore.

Wrighty the same lust with Starford Toa

 

[Ref]

Mo Fotueka for 2025.
Disclaimer. This is my 30th time of suggesting him but due to web terrorists nuking our site, I’m only noted as suggesting him once.

Just realised.
Mofo.
What a name.

 

[Noitall]

Mo Fotueka for 2025.
Disclaimer. This is my 30th time of suggesting him but due to web terrorists nuking our site, I’m only noted as suggesting him once.

Would take a bit for them to let go, just got player of the year there. Would cost a bit too, he’s on $750k a season at titans.

 

[Wrighty]

I am the same with Shawn Blore.

Wrighty the same lust with Starford Toa

I have accepted we (the warriiors) wont get starford as we have 5 centres

I will now turn my lobbying to Starford being selected for the Kiwis

Backs

1 Manu
2 Dallin
3 Starford To'a
4 Matt Timoko
5 Mulitalo
6 Dylan Walker
7 Johnson

Jerome Hughes in wider squad,

The Warriors with the recruitment of RTS and CHT are in position to win the minor premiership next year if everyone stays healthy

1 CNK
2 Dallin
3 RTS - will score or set up an extra try every game on average
4 Berry
5 Pompey
6 TMM
7 Johnson
8 AFB
9 Egan
10 Barnett
11 Ford
12 Niukore
13 Harris

14 Walker
15 Jazz
16 Curran
17 CHT - covers fullback and hooker and halves

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Mo Fotueka for 2025.
Disclaimer. This is my 30th time of suggesting him but due to web terrorists nuking our site, I’m only noted as suggesting him once.

Thank you for bringing his name up, I have run out of lets sign Mo Fotuaika calls.

 

[Noitall]

'I loved the Wahs': Kiwi Broncos star Riki to face childhood heroes in NRL playoff

Cantabrian Jordan Riki will put boyhood loyalties aside at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

www.newshub.co.nz

Come home brother.

 

[Natural Born Warrior]

'I loved the Wahs': Kiwi Broncos star Riki to face childhood heroes in NRL playoff

Cantabrian Jordan Riki will put boyhood loyalties aside at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

www.newshub.co.nz

Come home brother.

"My friends back home have texting me, giving me a bit of banter."

He knows where home is. Make him an offer.

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

Honestly I think it's Ice as a player.
The most meters he had made in 4 years with the Warriors was 135m in a game. Do you know how many times he beat in his first year with the Eels? 17 lol.
That was because he had to be motivated...he left us on a minimal contract and had no other option of he wanted to continue to be an NRL player. Smashed it the next year too as it was contract year. Got the big contract with Tigers and then turned soft again.

Not the kinda guy we need at the Warriors. Certainly not the guy I would be replacing Ford with. Ford has the mentality and drive I want to see from players in our team, not someone who hides on the field

100% mate, could not agree more. As harsh as it sounds, ICE is a pea heart who does the bare minimum (sometimes not even that) and is exactly the kind of player the Warriors need to avoid going forward. We've had far too many players of that ilk over the years.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

With all our young players coming through in the next 3-5 years, and us likely losing Tohu, SJ and Roger in the next 3 years, I think our average age will be taking a huge hit and we'll be quite rookie heavy.

We know how that works out - look at the Broncos last year.

For me, we need to replace them with experience - Mo Fotueka or Braedyn Hamlin-Uaele would be great for a few years, probably the pick of the bunch for me. But we need experienced players to offset the rookies who will be filtering through our system the next few years.

In fact, I think we may have missed an opportunity to have a few more young guys in our finals team this year. Having someone like Ale have 6+ finals games under his belt when Tohu/SJ finish up nek year would have been ideal imo. A few games for Volkman (maybe the Panthers game) would have been great too

 

[Noitall]

"My friends back home have texting me, giving me a bit of banter."

He knows where home is. Make him an offer.

‘It’s got to give’: Why $5m deal will trigger salary cap squeeze... and the Broncos stars it could hit

‘It’s got to give’: How $5m deal will trigger salary cap squeeze... and the Broncos stars it could hit

www.foxsports.com.au

Hopefully this article becomes a reality and they let Riki go.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

‘It’s got to give’: Why $5m deal will trigger salary cap squeeze... and the Broncos stars it could hit

‘It’s got to give’: How $5m deal will trigger salary cap squeeze... and the Broncos stars it could hit

www.foxsports.com.au

Hopefully this article becomes a reality and they let Riki go.

Sheesh he's only on $350k, and is free to negotiate from November this year....

Given that both he and Ford are off contract at the same time, it could be a straight swap, using some of SJ's money to top him up to say 550k or so.

For me - end of 2024 SJ, and Ford leave and Tohu gets one more year at $400k as a bench prop/backrowers - that will free up 2 spots and about 1.35 mill.

Sign Riki on 550k, and Mo on 800k. All of a sudden our forwards and bench look like this:

AFB
Egan
Fotueka
Riki
Niukore
Ale/Sifukula

Walker
Tohu
Barnett
Curran

With either Ale/Sifukula first cab off the rank, then Jazz, then Zyon Maiu’u all getting game time through our the year. Beast pack!

 

[Noitall]

Sheesh he's only on $350k, and is free to negotiate from November this year....

Given that both he and Ford are off contract at the same time, it could be a straight swap, using some of SJ's money to top him up to say 550k or so.

For me - end of 2024 SJ, and Ford leave and Tohu gets one more year at $400k as a bench prop/backrowers - that will free up 2 spots and about 1.35 mill.

Sign Riki on 550k, and Mo on 800k. All of a sudden our forwards and bench look like this:

AFB
Egan
Fotueka
Riki
Niukore
Ale/Sifukula

Walker
Tohu
Barnett
Curran

With either Ale/Sifukula first cab off the rank, then Jazz, then Zyon Maiu’u all getting game time through our the year. Beast pack!

Feel Ike there could be some movement at the end of our season, Bunty not getting a look in seems like he could be on the outer in one instance.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Sheesh he's only on $350k, and is free to negotiate from November this year....

Given that both he and Ford are off contract at the same time, it could be a straight swap, using some of SJ's money to top him up to say 550k or so.

For me - end of 2024 SJ, and Ford leave and Tohu gets one more year at $400k as a bench prop/backrowers - that will free up 2 spots and about 1.35 mill.

Sign Riki on 550k, and Mo on 800k. All of a sudden our forwards and bench look like this:

AFB
Egan
Fotueka
Riki
Niukore
Ale/Sifukula

Walker
Tohu
Barnett
Curran

With either Ale/Sifukula first cab off the rank, then Jazz, then Zyon Maiu’u all getting game time through our the year. Beast pack!

Yeah, the Broncos have been great this year, but we have had our success with a sustainable roster that we can add talent to, most probably. That is exciting and what makes us different to a couple of teams around us.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Sheesh he's only on $350k, and is free to negotiate from November this year....

Given that both he and Ford are off contract at the same time, it could be a straight swap, using some of SJ's money to top him up to say 550k or so.

For me - end of 2024 SJ, and Ford leave and Tohu gets one more year at $400k as a bench prop/backrowers - that will free up 2 spots and about 1.35 mill.

Sign Riki on 550k, and Mo on 800k. All of a sudden our forwards and bench look like this:

AFB
Egan
Fotueka
Riki
Niukore
Ale/Sifukula

Walker
Tohu
Barnett
Curran

With either Ale/Sifukula first cab off the rank, then Jazz, then Zyon Maiu’u all getting game time through our the year. Beast pack!

It must keep evolving! I like the look of that.

 

[Cces]

Riki is right edge. Only way he's getting offered what he's worth with us is if Niukore gets switch to fulltime middle