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

 

[Horriors2013]

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

Agreed. I think they're looking at BHU/Barnett with Zyon Maiu’u and Afoa off the bench. Zyon Maiu’u is in the big league now. It seems they see his development as he'll either fly high in a year's time or become average at this stage. I hope he gets his fair share of opportunities this year. I'd love to see him kick on.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Transfer fees aren't included in the cap

 

[Damo]

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?

Transfer fees are not part of the cap.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Agreed. I think they're looking at BHU/Barnett with Zyon Maiu’u and Afoa off the bench. Zyon Maiu’u is in the big league now. It seems they see his development as he'll either fly high in a year's time or become average at this stage. I hope he gets his fair share of opportunities this year. I'd love to see him kick on.

Niukore will be part of the middle rotation.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Niukore will be part of the middle rotation.

And Bunty will not.

 

[hornbybrown]

Not a big fan at that price tag, but I trust the Andrew’s

 

[Horriors2013]

As I’ve already made very clear, I don’t rate him at all.

Honestly, I feel like he was a promising young man, then somewhere along the way 5 years passed us by somehow and I cannot think of one moment in his career that stood out. Where did the years go?

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Honestly, I feel like he was a promising young man, then somewhere along the way 5 years passed us by somehow and I cannot think of one moment in his career that stood out. Where did the years go?

As far as over-hyped underperforming NZ props go, he reminds me a bit of Sam McKendry, although perhaps that’s unfair on McKendry given the injuries he had to deal with.

 

[cock_o]

If we sign Rudolf they can come together.

They would of already come together

 

[Horriors2013]

Niukore will be part of the middle rotation.

In 2025

As far as over-hyped underperforming NZ props go, he reminds me a bit of Sam McKendry, although perhaps that’s unfair on McKendry given the injuries he had to deal with.

At least Sam repped NZ. . But yeah, unspectacular.

 

[Muddogz]

I don’t like it, he’s not the sort of player who is going to age well and he’ll be 29 when we sign him. It reminds me a bit of when we released SJ and got Nikorima in return.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I don’t like it, he’s not the sort of player who is going to age well and he’ll be 29 when we sign him. It reminds me a bit of when we released SJ and got Nikorima in return.

Is he much of a leader at the Sharks?

 

[Defence]

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

Runs over reece walsh and rocks the wwf celebration- what’s not to like?
That was actually a pretty brave effort from Walsh tbf.

BHU 2023 highlights


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

Gets over some of the big dogs there- hass, tino, afb….

I quite like him but he can’t play big minutes- he’s a 40 minute man- $700 seems a bit rich but not totally outrageous in today’s market I suppose.

I too trust the Andrews.
(And who’s to say that figures accurate anyway).

 

[Inruin]

Would we even get 100m and 20 tackles out of his 40 minutes a game? Looked like his run metres fell noticably in the last 10 or so games last season.

 

[Noitall]

Runs over reece walsh and rocks the wwf celebration- what’s not to like?
That was actually a pretty brave effort from Walsh tbf.

Gets over some of the big dogs there- hass, tino, afb….

I quite like him but he can’t play big minutes- he’s a 40 minute man- $700 seems a bit rich but not totally outrageous in today’s market I suppose.

I too trust the Andrews.
(And who’s to say that figures accurate anyway).

He had a good try scoring haul off SJ in 2020. Hopefully SJ plays on in 2025 if he signs.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He will be 30 when he gets here!

 

[Defence]

He will be 30 when he gets here!

30s the new 29!

 

[Noitall]

He will be 30 when he gets here!

Don’t sweat it, he’s got a hyphenated name. It’ll all work out.

 

[Makasene]

You have to look at his contract in its entirety.

If we are reliant on BHU being the leader of our pack in 3 years time then we are definitely a mid-table team, no two ways about it.

But, if he is being supported by the likes of Marata, Zyon Maiu’u and co next year and the years after then $733k of the salary cap in 3 years time going to him and having that available to dish out to the young bucks the year after - then I'm all for it.

 

[Worried2Death]

Agreed. I think they're looking at BHU/Barnett with Zyon Maiu’u and Afoa off the bench. Zyon Maiu’u is in the big league now.

Looks pretty decent, with Niukore as well. Hopefully Zyon Maiu’u is an established pro by 2025.

$730K is standard for experienced props, I suppose I'd rather have old man Brayden than our current Addin replacement - no one.