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

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Has Caleb Clarke really been that bad?

I don't watch union to argue it, but this highlights reel is pretty bloody good


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNzd5_51f2Y

There are a lot of comments about his defence on that video, but is also still only 24 so he has some more time before being a lost cause there I would have thought.

Depending on how far the exemptions will go for signing Union players, wouldn't he be worth a flyer? He's coming into his last year on his current deal with NZR, so we would be able to get him in 2025, when DWZ and Montoya will both be knocking on the door of 30, and both in a contract year.

Get him in the gym with KKF to help work out the defence, put him outside his bro RTS, and see how he goes?

 

[Billyspleen75]

Clarke hasn't been that bad.
Just the optics of going from having an All Black Superstar season to being a regular Super Rugby player makes it look worse.
He's multiple levels better than Soloman Alaimalo and Hugh Renton at Super Rugby

 

[Worried2Death]

Clarke hasn't been that bad.
Just the optics of going from having an All Black Superstar season to being a regular Super Rugby player makes it look worse.
He's multiple levels better than Soloman Alaimalo and Hugh Renton at Super Rugby

Why would we want a Souths fan though, indicates there's something seriously wrong with his brain.

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Why would we want a Souths fan though, indicates there's something seriously wrong with his brain.

The allure of a b*** *** from one of their toothless fans perhaps?

 

[Noitall]

BlackWhiteGold
Well-known member
I hope we don't try to match the $4.5 million 4 year package for AFB that St George has offered.

 

[Noitall]

If there’s any truth to that, he’ll ruin their cap.

 

[Lets Eat (YeahNah)]

Tigers in Turmoil as entire board sacked today

AFB decision getting more focus
Is this a good thing or not for a possible tigers move ?

 

[juju]

Tigers in Turmoil as entire board sacked today

AFB decision getting more focus
Is this a good thing or not for a possible tigers move ?

Very bad in the short term.

Terrible look and all the stories leaking to the press recently is not good.

 

[Noitall]

St George Illawarra have offered Addin Fonua-Blake a four-year, $4.5m deal to join the club from next season.

It comes as the future of Wests Tigers winger David Nofoaluma remains uncertain after he turned up late to training on Tuesday.

Nofoaluma was present for a session at Concord on Monday, albeit on the sidelines nursing a calf injury, having refused to turn up to training the previous week over perceived unfair treatment by the club’s football department.

This masthead reported on Monday 30-year-old winger has struggled since returning to pre-season training, to the point he failed to beat home some front-rowers in a time trial.

New coach Benji Marshall has driven a greater standard of training among his players since taking over from Tim Sheens and made it clear he would not afford the veteran – or any other player – special treatment. Nofoaluma has voiced his concerns at the club’s demands on his fitness with the Rugby League Players’ Association.

Sources with knowledge of the situation told this masthead that Nofoaluma turned up late to training on Tuesday, giving the Tigers greater cause for concern over his commitment to the club.

Meanwhile, St George Illawarra coach Shane Flanagan has added some depth to his backline by signing former Queensland Origin player Corey Allan for the 2024 season.

It comes as the Red V up the ante in their pursuit of Warriors forward Fonua-Blake, offering the hulking prop forward a four year, $4.5million deal to join the club from 2025.

The Wests Tigers are believed to have made him a similar offer. The Dragons have also shown Cowboys back-rower Heilum Luki around the club’s facility in Wollongong.

Flanagan is desperate to add some star power to his roster but also some depth in other positions. Allan, who joins the Dragons after stints at the Broncos, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs and Roosters, fits that criteria.

Allan was without a contract after his deal with the Sydney Roosters expired at the end of the 2023 campaign and will now join the Dragons for pre-season training.

As for the Tigers, they believe they have the salary cap space to accommodate both Fonua-Blake and Penrith five-eighth Jarome Luai on deals worth over $1million per season each.

Luai is still mulling over his future as he decides between remaining with the three-time reigning champions or accepting big money deals at the Tigers or Bulldogs.

 

[Spence]

Tigers in Turmoil as entire board sacked today

I would have said Tigers in celebration as entire board is sacked today. That board was an absolute mess, Pascoe should have stepped down a long time ago.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

If there’s any truth to that, he’ll ruin their cap.

25k a year more than what were paying him currently isn't it

 

[CWC]

New board might want to look good by signing a marquee player, so our chance of a deal/trade probably went up

 

[Noitall]

25k a year more than what were paying him currently isn't it

With Ben Hunt likely heading out the door in the near future and a prop on that money? Also let Sullivan go who was in line to take over at some point. It’s only worked for us because SJ is playing under what he could command.

 

[Lets Eat (YeahNah)]

I would have said Tigers in celebration as entire board is sacked today. That board was an absolute mess, Pascoe should have stepped down a long time ago.

Good point bro they were a mess

Stability would be a key for me if I was doing an AFB

Rookie coach, bottom table team and now an entire new board

That would be a pass from me

However with the right pitch and right squad….. then maybe

 

[Noitall]

25k a year more than what were paying him currently isn't it

The worrying thing for me is that the article states the offer is to join next season.

 

[Noitall]

Good point bro they were a mess

Stability would be a key for me if I was doing an AFB

Rookie coach, bottom table team and now an entire new board

That would be a pass from me

However with the right pitch and right squad….. then maybe

Tigers seem like a last resort for players or a place to get offers lifted.

 

[El Chuckie]

The worrying thing for me is that the article states the offer is to join next season.

Rest easy. The SMH article says from 2025, so I don't know where that 'next season' bit comes from. Might've been a typo initially.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

The worrying thing for me is that the article states the offer is to join next season.

Yeah I'm assuming for 2025 for them - if that's the case then they only have to get through one year of Ben Hunts contract, and he obviously wants to leave anyways so if there was any issues they could let him go a year early.

Deffo thought that was a dumb move letting go of Sullivan and keeping Ben Hunt who didn't want to be there.

 

[Noitall]

Yeah I'm assuming for 2025 for them - if that's the case then they only have to get through one year of Ben Hunts contract, and he obviously wants to leave anyways so if there was any issues they could let him go a year early.

Deffo thought that was a dumb move letting go of Sullivan and keeping Ben Hunt who didn't want to be there.

What I did like to see in that article is Heilum Luki touring the dragons facilities. I’ve come to the conclusion that Taumalolo is the only possible upgrade on AFB and would love for the Warriors to take over his $950k a season until 2027. Cowboys will be trying to hold onto Luki, Dearden and Finefeuiaki.

 

[MaybeTop8]

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