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

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

This might sound ridiculous to some, however I’d be much happier if we were offering $1m a season to Terrell May than $730k for BHU.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

GRIFFIN NEAME!!!!

 

[Horriors2013]

If we sign Rudolf they can come together.

$750k for the two of them. No way BHU is worth it himself. We can wait for an opening somewhere else otherwise. We need an X-factor prop. Just one will do.

 

[Wrighty]

NRL transfer hub: Warriors offer Hamlin-Uele $2.2 million deal

The New Zealand club has targeted the Sharks prop as the future leader of its forward pack, with Addin Fonua-Blake set to head the other way in 2025.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Horriors2013]

750k today is about what 565k was this time last year before the new CBA was signed

That's a good way to look at it if it's true..

 

[marv.]

BHU 2023 highlights


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWYxhunH9RI

i can see how webster would back himself to get BHU to another level.
plus it’s not as though there’s a buttload of props available let alone good ones, and then out of the ALMOST ZERO good ones who would actually come here?

i’d be happy enough with BHU and young zyon.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Is somebody like a Griffin Neame not a target?

Have they even tried?

 

[Wrighty]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhku87VUoKw

 

[Damo]

Is somebody like a Griffin Neame not a target?

Have they even tried?

He's not off contract, BHU is.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He's not off contract, BHU is.

Yes but November 1 this year he is available no?

 

[Damo]

Yes but November 1 this year he is available no?

Exactly, so we can't pursue him (yet).

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Exactly, so we can't pursue him (yet).

That's a load of BS, you can target anyone at anytime. Happens all the time, we just need to plant tue seed in his head that's he's the future.

 

[Damo]

That's a load of BS, you can target anyone at anytime.

Define target, you definitely cannot offer contracts.

 

[Wrighty]

Yes but November 1 this year he is available no?

for 2026

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

for 2026

I get all that, but we know contracts don't mean shit.

 

[Horriors2013]

This is an offer previous Warriors management and coach’s would make.
Webby is smarter than this surely , 450-500 max.

Agree. At his age we are his retirement fund. But the context changes if we get another good pro alongside him.

Tbh I think the elephant in the Warriors changing room is how come we have not had masses of big Poly boy props coming through our system? Where are they all? We get all the skinny ones.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I think against each other, maiuu will punch out similar numbers vs BHU.

 

[Horriors2013]

Is somebody like a Griffin Neame not a target?

Have they even tried?

He got snapped up last year bro. Resigned with Cows. He's one I would have wanted. Still developing, big body, not even close to knowing his ceiling.

 

[Damo]

He got snapped up last year bro. Resigned with Cows. He's one I would have wanted. Still developing, big body, not even close to knowing his ceiling.

Easy to have these dreams but in reality he was never an option unfortunately.

 

[Barty]

Didn’t the Sharks have to pay a transfer fee for AFB services? If our management did obtain this , then I guess in effect it comes of the $2.2m offer?