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

 

[PullingTeets]

The problem is the Sharks giving us cash would never factor into our salary cap

Yeah, that's the bit I don't get. If the Sharks renumeration to us was solely money, how would that help our squad?

 

[tajhay]

Clubs can't give salary cap space to another. Not sure how that rumour is even around.

 

[Fizurg]

Clubs can't give salary cap space to another. Not sure how that rumour is even around.

I did wonder about that. I’m pretty sure transfer fees do come out of the cap though.
Doesn’t seem right that you can increase your own cap though.

 

[tajhay]

Yeah, that's the bit I don't get. If the Sharks renumeration to us was solely money, how would that help our squad?

It gives the club money to spend on operations etc. Nothing to do with footballing aspect.

 

[Noitall]

Clubs can't give salary cap space to another. Not sure how that rumour is even around.

Probably the same way we had a sharks player coming in a swap then not. Speculation.

 

[Defence]

The problem is the Sharks giving us cash would never factor into our salary cap

There’s lots of ways around this sorta stuff- it gets pretty complicated.
Idk and probably no one here does.
Luckily we have smarter people than us running the club.

 

[watcher]

There is no rush. We have AFB next season so the club can be patient and strategic in recruiting.

Is anyone in the know regards our cap. If we got JFH for next season in tandem with AFB makes the Warriors stronger exponentially.

 

[Fizurg]

It would make no sense for the Panthers to release JFH for this season.

 

[Hatchet Harry]

It would make no sense for the Panthers to release JFH for this season.

The earliest if there is any truth to it would be 2025. AFB is with us for 2024. That’s for JFH or anyone else for that matter.

The Wahs will have a solution though.

 

[PullingTeets]

It gives the club money to spend on operations etc. Nothing to do with footballing aspect.

So just throwing a random scenario, Sharks pay us 800K, can we we sign X player 4 years 900K a year, and employ his partner as "social media manager" on 4 years on 200k a year with the Sharks $.

 

[Panther]

So just throwing a random scenario, Sharks pay us 800K, can we we sign X player 4 years 900K a year, and employ his partner as "social media manager" on 4 years on 200k a year with the Sharks $.

There was some sort of cap for operations as well. Maybe we could not afford to pay the full cap for operations or players (you have to spend at least 95%) and the $100K helps there?

 

[Tragic]

I can't feel sorry for them.

Flannegan was trying to manoeuvre this way too publicly. Not very classy

That's surprising from a guy like Flanagan

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Interesting he’s pulled his instagram page, wouldn’t necessarily mean he’s leaving the panthers but he’s seemed super connected to NZ in recent times.

I remember at the end of the Kiwis vs Roos match, Him & Charnze were in a long embrace & were in deep conversation. My brain at the time translated that conversation as follows

" CNK - Cuz, Keen to come to the wahs my maori? - JFH - Yeah bo! One more premiership with the pahs and I'm keen as. CNK - Don't be a build-ups kieent, we'll need you! Cos AFB's missus wants out. No one likes her kaka biscuits in Auckland. JFH - Oh truuuue cuz, Tell Andy Wahbster I'm keen as. I'll have to change my insta name to James Fisher Wahrris then ....Huhuhuhu.

Yeah. Something like that.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I wonder if the Luai comment might mean something other than JFH is coming home. Maybe Tigers have to shed some cap so we get Papali or something like that

 

[j_p]

The problem is the Sharks giving us cash would never factor into our salary cap

Does it not? When a player is released early with the club paying some of the cap i.e dwz it does. I know this is the other way round so quite possibly not.

 

[j_p]

Clubs can't give salary cap space to another. Not sure how that rumour is even around.

They essentially do that when releasing a player and paying some of their salary for the remaining years do they not?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

I’d assume cowboys could be involved here, with the dearden announcement. That’s a big contract for him. It might not allow them to keep Neame, who plays off the bench for them & made his kiwis debut. He’s a tough coaster kiwi boy. He could find his way back here.

 

[Tragic]

I ain't worried about him going to the sharks a year older and with them already being pretty solid in the forwards. They are not winning the comp with or without him, so good move from us.
"Please don't come back and haunt me post"

 

[Noitall]

I’d assume cowboys could be involved here, with the dearden announcement. That’s a big contract for him. It might not allow them to keep Neame, who plays off the bench for them & made his kiwis debut. He’s a tough coaster kiwi boy. He could find his way back here.

Interesting seeing on their forum that Leilua is training in the middle rather than second row. Raiders were keen on him but sounds like they’ve lined someone else up. They also need to lock up Heilum Luki, who has interest from the dragons who have lots of cap to spare.

 

[Worried2Death]

Warriors CEO Cameron George confirmed the arrangement included a yet-to-be-announced player swap and said the club had been in discussions with the Sharks for some time.

2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Williams joins Eels; Curran extends

Parramatta have announced the signing of Jack Williams on a three-year deal, starting from next season.

www.nrl.com

Has this been edited on nrl.com? Seems odd, could mean someone's in the 10 day cool-off period?