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

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Metcalf won't want a career here, he is here grabbing all the signing attention he can to get a contract back home and I do not blame him, he is still worth it as far as the decision to sign him as a gap filler in our halves.

I agree and if he plays well then he will get overs in an Aussie club as there are very few young quality halves atm in the NRL.

 

[sup42]

I agree and if he plays well then he will get overs in an Aussie club as there are very few young quality halves atm in the NRL.

This is why I would not have Metcalf as a starter over other options, because he is not going to ever be an experienced campaigner as a Warrior.
Having said that, if he is out performing the other options mid week then I have no issue with him bumping down TMM and or CHT for a season.

I realise I have just contradicted myself, but I place my belief in Andrew Webster to take both statements and make the call based on the three stand offs and their form at any given time.

 

[j_p]

Bit of a nothing article as they don’t even talk about their current contracts etc but if you get to the end there is a bit of a laugh….

How do the Warriors replace Addin Fonua-Blake?

Analysis - In every crisis, there's an opportunity, says Liam Swiggs. AFB's departure leaves a giant gap in the Warriors' salary cap.

www.rnz.co.nz

So that's what Wrighty's been doing in his down time

 

[Noitall]

So that's what Wrighty's been doing in his down time

Never saw Starford To’a on there.

 

[shuffle]

Wahs don't like Brownies. Coach Brownie was shit. Anna's brownies was shit too. Kearney was to brown for head office.
Jazz Tevaga wanted to beat up Nathan Brown(eels) everytime we played the eels. Warriors are racist

Got rid of Lewis Brown. lol

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Does that play into who Webster picks for round 1?

Why invest game time into someone who’s heading out the door when you have TMM and CHT that are longer term?

No, Webster wants to win games and will pick whoever will help us win on the day.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

No, Webster wants to win games and will pick whoever will help us win on the day.

But if it’s a coin toss between two players where he could go either way?

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

and this is immediately.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Bound to happen. A bit random after preseason pictures of him in the mud today though

 

[Tragic]

Hmm OK. Surprising move from us. I kinda liked him but he didn't get too many opportunities but thought he was SJs successor. Haven't really got a backup 7 now have we?
Metcalf - yeah nah.
CHT - at a pinch for a game or two maybe.
??

 

[Billyspleen75]

From DT

St George Illawarra have signed Warriors half Ronald Volkman in an immediate deal.
The two parties agreed to a contract on Friday with Volkman to link up with the Dragons for 2024.
It is understood the deal is just for 12 months. The Dragons needed some cover in the halves, with Talatau Amone set to have his NRL contract deregistered.
Volkman, 21, has played five games since making his debut from the Warriors last year.

 

[Zaggo]

Surely this means dominos are falling for some moves from us. I can't see us letting Volkman go immediately and AFB without a swap next year unless they've got a plan.

 

[sballer7]

Reckon this could be a loan type deal given its only 12 months to cover Amone?

 

[Horriors2013]

Metcalf won't want a career here, he is here grabbing all the signing attention he can to get a contract back home and I do not blame him, he is still worth it as far as the decision to sign him as a gap filler in our halves.

Any evidence or just making up stories again? It's amazing how many people can't see Metcalf's value.

 

[John Nick]

Any evidence or just making up stories again? It's amazing how many people can't see Metcalf's value.

Yeah mate I love his potential after only a few FG games

 

[UpTheWahs]

Reckon this could be a loan type deal given its only 12 months to cover Amone?

Thought this was the case too with the warriors wanting Volkman to get consistent game time and take over SJ when he retires.

But this seems to be the second player, after Metcalf, that came out on a report as two players apart from AFB wanting to leave the wahs.

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

we basically have no use for lil Volk this year, with 4 halves ahead of him and they’d probably chuck walker in ahead of him if they really had to.

If SJ retires and Metcalf returns to AU then we might have wanted him as it’s very difficult for us to homegrow halves. But those are 2025 problems

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Soo it's just for 12 months? If it is that's a massive win for us. Plays 20+ rounds and comes in to 2025 a year and a bit into his career....
I would have guessed we paid a decent amount for him as he was highly touted....maybe 300k+? Could get someone like RFM for that price as a back up older fulla incase our Ale/Zyon Maiu’u/Bunty rotation shits the bed

 

[Worried2Death]

Soo it's just for 12 months? If it is that's a massive win for us. Plays 20+ rounds and comes in to 2025 a year and a bit into his career....

Isn't he still just a backup to Hunt and Flanagan though? Unless Hunt is leaving after all.

 

[Wellington Taniwha]

Yeah he said two other players other than AFB were wanting releases. My first thought was him and Barny.

I know NZ is not that appealing compared to oz (especially if you’re from there) but sounds like it’s even less appealing to the females. Maybe the dude just like fishing etc and their partners are just board in AK. Especially if they are part of some social scene over there

Steve price worked really well as his missus is a kiwi - Brent tate was his brother in law? So when they were over here had a good crew and support. It’s easy to bag the missus and guys wanting a release early/not fitting into the scene. It’s a hard one, especially with kids/ or without and no family / friends to support and first time away from Oz. Webby done the hard yards in the north of England and understands the ups and downs and that it’s different but in a good way. This can be a career defining club. Look at Egan and Jacko ford. Making the most of it. We just gotta take a chance until we can build a club from the juniors up again.