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

 

[WahsaurusRex]

The cap is bare, we are not the Roosters.

I'm still waiting for the club to buy the Northern Mystics or Southern Stars so we can start giving big money deals to the WAGs

Cap breaches would be a lot less harsh in the ANZ Premiership than in the Telstra Premiership, Get on it Robbo

I think Papenhyuzens ex played for the Melbourne Storm's Netball team when they were together..

 

[KyseenAnandSukhdev]

Who are we realistically going to sign for next year? Would love to see us poaching a Bronco or two is that likely? We have a good relationship with them over releasing Reece Walsh to them.

Love to see Jordan Riki and may be a possibility cause both and his family speaks highly of the Warriors.

 

[Noitall]

Love to see Jordan Riki and may be a possibility cause both and his family speaks highly of the Warriors.

If we managed that I’d be happy to keep Barnett starting front row and shop Curran or Ford if we got him early. Wouldn’t be angry at RFM as a bench prop/second row/lock. Still concerned at the prospect of an AFB injury though.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He's actually quite big..
According to zerotackle, he is taller and heavier than Lindsay Collins, James Fisher Harris, Marty Taupau, Christian Welch, Tui Kamikamica plus a whole lot of other hybrid lock/props

And his body is like a waffle cone.

 

[CWC]

Ya if next year is the only year we're gonna have a peak SJ/RTS while AFB/Tohu are still playing, then we seriously need to get a prop somehow. Even the owner said 2024 is the year right?

Do all the rebuild stuff from 2025. Any gun props from UK? NZ union No.8/flankers? Jordie? lol

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Ya if next year is the only year we're gonna have a peak SJ/RTS while AFB/Tohu are still playing, then we seriously need to get a prop somehow. Even the owner said 2024 is the year right?

Do all the rebuild stuff from 2025. Any gun props from UK? NZ union No.8/flankers? Jordie? lol

I wouldn't mind seeing Akira Ioane in a wahs jersey. Dude is as big as a Haas, Fa'asuamaleaui , Kikau. And twice as fast as any of them. He's got great ball skills and can hit.
His brother would be a dreamy pick up too! But we'd have more chance with Akira.

 

[WahsaurusRex]

I wouldn't mind seeing Akira Ioane in a wahs jersey. Dude is as big as a Haas, Fa'asuamaleaui , Kikau. And twice as fast as any of them. He's got great ball skills and can hit.
His brother would be a dreamy pick up too! But we'd have more chance with Akira.

This is exceedingly unrealistic, not a recruitment suggestion more of a wet day-dream, but if we could get Caleb Clarke? oh. my. berry.

I don't watch Union, but I have seen enough to know that DWZ and Clarke fielding kicks and running 'em up would make the South Stand collapse.

And almost better yet, imagine To'o and Clarke on either side for Samoa That would be an absolute joke

He is apparently a distant cousin though, I wonder how many aunts and uncles I need to talk to to get in his ear about it hahaha

 

[The Warrior Waka]

recruitment suggestion more of a wet day-dream, but if we could get Caleb Clarke?

Nah. I use to have Clarke on my wish-list of rugger players I'd want at the club. But, He said he supports the rabbits and if he were to come over to the light, it would be with Souths. So he can kiss my whole ass

 

[CWC]

Any out of favor Super rugby No.6/8 stars from union will do, or some disgruntled Wallaby loose forward pissed off by Eddie Jones

 

[Noitall]

Johnson out of Kiwis squad for Pacific Championships

Shaun Johnson says Knights captain Kalyn Ponga was a worthy Dally M winner while indicating he will miss the Pacific Championships.

www.nrl.com

Disappointing for the Kiwis but great for the Warriors that SJ won’t be joining the them for the upcoming tests. Interesting when he says in the article that when he signed they said they’d look at it again next season, sounds like if he had another one like this he’d sign again. Feels to me that he’s targeting a title rather than playing for the Kiwis.

 

[Falcon]

Pivoting slightly … any word on the ‘Recruitment’ or appointments of the coaching staff for our 2 additional teams next season? I would have thought the Under 21’s appointment pretty crucial.

 

[Bruce]

Tbh out of the three niukore is the over payed one

Yes he is, and I for one questioned his value earlier in the season. However he is showing signs he is worth it...and it doesn't matter anyway because he is contracted and nobody is buying him

 

[Bruce]

Johnson out of Kiwis squad for Pacific Championships

Shaun Johnson says Knights captain Kalyn Ponga was a worthy Dally M winner while indicating he will miss the Pacific Championships.

www.nrl.com

Disappointing for the Kiwis but great for the Warriors that SJ won’t be joining the them for the upcoming tests. Interesting when he says in the article that when he signed they said they’d look at it again next season, sounds like if he had another one like this he’d sign again. Feels to me that he’s targeting a title rather than playing for the Kiwis.

That is the best news I have heard all day.We want the kid fresh and ready to hit the ground running next season.

 

[Bruce]

Metcalf is the one most likely to garner interest from other clubs

Assuming a couple of things e.g. he sorts his hamstrings and keeps developing

 

[Bruce]

I think the talk of shelving TMM is unwarranted.

I agree, except for his fragility, which seems to have been sorted. I thought he did ok against the Broncos

 

[Bruce]

Where is this 600k space in our cap for next year coming from?

God question, that is what we have a brains trust for.

 

[Noitall]

That is the best news I have heard all day.We want the kid fresh and ready to hit the ground running next season.

I would love it if he joined the boys for a pre season again but by the talk of wanting time with family in not playing for the Kiwis, perhaps not? He knows what he needs to do by now if he’s serious about wanting to win a premiership.

 

[Noitall]

Assuming a couple of things e.g. he sorts his hamstrings and keeps developing

Will be interesting to see if he’s let to get to market in November or re signed before. I think he was looked at as primarily a five eighth before and could play fullback in nsw cup, but looks like he probably could be a good halfback and game manager in time too. If he was re signed I’m not sure what that would mean for Volkman, hopefully we’d hold onto him. People say we’ve got too many halves with CHT coming, but perhaps they don’t see him in the halves at all going forward?

 

[Wrighty]

We need a prop or second rower to fall into our lap like afb and cnk did

 

[Noitall]

Pivoting slightly … any word on the ‘Recruitment’ or appointments of the coaching staff for our 2 additional teams next season? I would have thought the Under 21’s appointment pretty crucial.

Last person there were any public rumours around the Warriors was Micheal Chee Kam and he’s just re signed with the rabbitohs.