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

 

[Inruin]

is a medical clause normal in a young fella who as far as im aware doesnt have a history of major injuries..... plus its only a one year contract from memory

I wouldn't have thought so in a major professional sport, particularly a high impact one like the NRL.

I mean, in a competition like the premier league football you watch a player getting flown in to the club looking to sign them, he goes through vigorous testing by the clubs medical staff, and then they make a decision based on that.

If there is some clause over and above that for RV, would you be signing it?

 

[Up the guttz]

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Surely a release is a release and wouldn’t be dependent on a new contract being lodged. There has been 3 weeks in-between

 

[Riz]

is a medical clause normal in a young fella who as far as im aware doesnt have a history of major injuries..... plus its only a one year contract from memory

He definitely does have a history of shoulder injuries, I'm pretty sure there was a surgery between 22' and 23' seasons.

 

[Riz]

Volkman to have season-ending shoulder surgery this week

Promising Vodafone Warriors halfback Ronald Volkman is set to have season-ending surgery.

www.warriors.kiwi

View: https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1557215728851652608

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

That’s tough for RV and the RLPA/Dragons/NRL/Warriors work something out for him.

I assume if he was training with the Drags, then the injury could have happened with them?

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

Who signs a player without a medical already cleared?

 

[tajhay]

He/His management asked for a release. He was banking on getting release out of his 2 year contract with the Warriors to sign on with the Dragons for only a year to prove his worth. He was already taking a big gamble and by all accounts was already looking for a move away from the Warriors and not intending to stay on for the 2 years. Given he was already training with the Dragons and had sought the release himself, IMO it goes into the unlucky basket. I dont believe the Warriors should be held to account for his salary on our books given his release was already signed by both parties.

 

[Brightman]

Volkman and his management team went in knowing that he had a major injury.
Meantime, I hope that his salary wont stay with the Warriors for 2024 and beyond.

Yeah but if the injury occured during his tenure here then the RLPA will have their say..

 

[cero_stars]

I wouldn't have thought so in a major professional sport, particularly a high impact one like the NRL.

I mean, in a competition like the premier league football you watch a player getting flown in to the club looking to sign them, he goes through vigorous testing by the clubs medical staff, and then they make a decision based on that.

If there is some clause over and above that for RV, would you be signing it?

i guess never assume anything in the NRL cause the NRL or NRL clubs always seem tobe amateur hour.

like EPL I know in the MLB, teams sign players and there is always a "pending a medical" attached. there has been a few higher profile players go cold and back out of a contract after a medical. it happened with former trashtros playe carlos correa where i think two teams signed him and both passed on him before he signed with the twins

i have to be careful how i word this cause i am absolutely not accusing any party involved of any wrong doing (dragons, warriors or RV) but i assume the end of the year all players go through medical assessments as well as right before preseason training. so what happened to him inbetween in? or is this a matter of opinion where the warriors gave him the option of training through it and the dragons think he cant play?

 

[JaggedJ]

Since when did nrlphysio become nrllawyer?

 

[Worried2Death]

Depending on his post-op recovery he could be back playing later in the year, seems pretty ruthless of the Drags to cut him if they thought he was such a good prospect, but I suppose they need the cap $ because they're desperate to sign another half now. That dirty Flanno better not come after our Luke next.

 

[Juno]

The way it was worded it was an existing issue. Or its at least worded to imply that. Are they using that as a means to say it didn't happen with us so its not our responsibility?
And if that is correct does it mean the Wahs are technically responsible for it?

 

[Playdaball]

I just listened to the RL Guru and he’s raised some really interesting points about Volkman and The Dragons.
Have a listen !

 

[Inruin]

I just listened to the RL Guru and he’s raised some really interesting points about Volkman and The Dragons.
Have a listen !

Link?

 

[Spence]

Link?

View: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/live-reaction-volkman-cut-from-the-dragons/id1499255585?i=1000641252443

 

[Buzz Killington]

None of it can be the Warriors responsibility. They didnt sell Volkman to the Dragons. Its on him, the Dragon, the NRL and his management.
Surely the Dragons have to pay him the year, but not register him as a contracted player. The Nrl should have to provide him with medical rehabilitation.

 

[WahsUltras]

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and who's to say it didnt happen here.

The more I think about it, how dumb from the dragons getting him into contact training, prior to doing a medical and before even lodging a contract. Amateur hour.

Exactly what I was thinking. In most other sports, the first thing you do after signing your contract is go straight to the club doctor for a medical.

 

[Since95]

Its been a minute since I visited the forum! Work, holidays, baby sitting my own kids etc etc.. But... hear me out we cop a half/utility, a centre/wing utility and a gun prop/ second row utility if we can pull this off.

"I'll sign there in a heartbeat": Rising star drops big contract hint

He is currently in negotiations over his future.

www.zerotackle.com

Free cap space by sending off a few stalwarts.

 

[Ref]

Even if it turns out he is returned to us due to the contract details or whatever. We would have to pay him but surely he can be exempt from our top 30.

 

[hornbybrown]

If Volkman asked to be let out of his contract early then there is zero responsibility on the warriors part

Where the warriors could have to answer some questions is if the warriors encouraged him to look for other opportunities