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

 

[Wrighty]

Yeah agree, however I was intentionally limiting it to young Kiwi boys. There’s a stack of other props that I’d chase well ahead of Hunt & BHU. No idea who could potentially break a contract early, however clubs are always looking to shuffle the deck chairs to fix a problem.

Are any of those Australian prospects off contract for 2025?

I guess I more see the contract breaking thing happen for a promising player if we were talking a player swap. Any other prop who a team just decides to release early from their contract, except for compassionate reasons, can't be either high impact or high potential or that good for locker room dynamics.

We do have some trading material. CHT/TMM/Metcalf are all very different halves but probably about the same for impact and ability, there is no clear pecking order between them. We could trade one of them for a high potential prop and just make do with Walker at half if we two half injuries. Pompey is also trade material as well as he is far too good to be stuck in NSW cup. However having said that given a couple of injuries we will be thrilled to have him as depth.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Wouldn't this game be the perfect opportunity for Walker and Jazz to have a chat to Willison and get in his ear about coming to the Warriors.
If we're seriously throwing $750k at BHU I'd have Jazz in his ear saying that if he can get out of his contract well give him $600k from next year. Saves some money and gets us a better player than BHU.

I'd be keen on Trey Mooney too, seems like he has a really tough edge about him, however I do think he's a smaller prop so would need another big body with him. I think him and Willison would compliment each other really well

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Wouldn't this game be the perfect opportunity for Walker and Jazz to have a chat to Willison and get in his ear about coming to the Warriors.
If we're seriously throwing $750k at BHU I'd have Jazz in his ear saying that if he can get out of his contract well give him $600k from next year. Saves some money and gets us a better player than BHU.

I'd be keen on Trey Mooney too, seems like he has a really tough edge about him, however I do think he's a smaller prop so would need another big body with him. I think him and Willison would compliment each other really well

Willison is a future superstar, just needs a decent run without injuries.

 

[MurrayTD]

Willison is a future superstar, just needs a decent run without injuries. his dimensions are 1st class, seems to have a motor, desire and

His physical dimensions are first class, has a motor and passes the eye test. This is who I would prefer to throw dollars at to fill the huge void of AFB leaving. Brisbane have a surfeit of quality front rowers presently as well, who knows if he would come over but I feel a big offer would ultimately bear significant fruit and absolutely worth the shot.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

His physical dimensions are first class, has a motor and well passes the eye test, this is who I would prefer to throw dollars at to fill the huge void of AFB leaving. Brisbane have a surfeit of quality front rowers presently as well, who knows if he would come over but I feel a big offer would bear significant fruit and absolutely worth the shot.

I’d be happy to try what we attempted with Tino a few years back, offer him big coin.

 

[Fizurg]

His physical dimensions are first class, has a motor and well passes the eye test, this is who I would prefer to throw dollars at to fill the huge void of AFB leaving. Brisbane have a surfeit of quality front rowers presently as well, who knows if he would come over but I feel a big offer would bear significant fruit and absolutely worth the shot.

They have to lose at least two right? They can’t hold Haas, Carriagan, Willison and TeKura. Especially with an expensive spine.

 

[watcher]

Already in the club are Zyon Maiu’u, Laban, and Stower-Smith. I reckon we wait before panic buying. We still have AFB for this season. AFB will not be replaced in a 1 for 2 basis. Let's cool the jets and see how the young guys go.

 

[Worried2Death]

Already in the club are Zyon Maiu’u, Laban, and Stower-Smith. I reckon we wait before panic buying. We still have AFB for this season. AFB will not be replaced in a 1 for 2 basis. Let's cool the jets and see how the young guys go.

Since none of them have even played nrl yet we'll still need to replace AFB with experience I reckon.

 

[Noitall]

I’d be happy to try what we attempted with Tino a few years back, offer him big coin.

I know David Fifita has until round 10 to trigger a get out clause but would have thought they’d lock Tino up after the Holbrook sacking clause they both had?

 

[Noitall]

They have to lose at least two right? They can’t hold Haas, Carriagan, Willison and TeKura. Especially with an expensive spine.

Be interesting to keep an eye on the broncos because they are in extension talks with Walsh for $1.1 million a year. If other teams push them higher, it could see them have to release someone?

 

[CWC]

Be interesting to keep an eye on the broncos because they are in extension talks with Walsh for $1.1 million a year. If other teams push them higher, it could see them have to release someone?

They robbed Ezra Mam in daylight so probably has spares?

We could use AFB+SJ $ to push Walsh to $1.6M then steal one of their props lol

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

I know David Fifita has until round 10 to trigger a get out clause but would have thought they’d lock Tino up after the Holbrook sacking clause they both had?

Nah was referring to what I’d like to see the Warriors do to get Willison across. All contingent on the Broncos needing to free up further cap space.

 

[Noitall]

Nah was referring to what I’d like to see the Warriors do to get Willison across. All contingent on the Broncos needing to free up further cap space.

I see. Misinterpreted what you were saying sorry.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

They have to lose at least two right? They can’t hold Haas, Carriagan, Willison and TeKura. Especially with an expensive spine.

Third party deals

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

199cm Willison & 205cm Te Kura at the bronx.
While we have 168cm Tevaga & 170cm Afoa

I really hope this is a thing the club is looking into, that young guy on sportsvision was listed at 198cm and 115kg at 17, these body types need more consideration.

 

[Completion Rate]

I really hope this is a thing the club is looking into, that young guy on sportsvision was listed at 198cm and 115kg at 17, these body types need more consideration.

There are a few boys of this metric running around the Waikato age grade comps that'd just need a chance and someone to believe in them.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

There are a few boys of this metric running around the Waikato age grade comps that'd just need a chance and someone to believe in them.

All you need is one Payne Haas out of 50 attempts of this body shape, of course not everyone has the engine to go with this. You can build your club around this.

 

[Completion Rate]

All you need is one Payne Haas out of 50 attempts of this body shape, of course not everyone has the engine to go with this. You can build your club around this.

Target 20 of them from around the country and fly them in for a 2 week holiday prop training camp. Show them what your looking for, load them up with merch and send them back to club comps keeping tabs on them. Surely that wouldn't be too difficult.

 

[Fizurg]

Pretty sure NZ basketball runs specific “big men” camps. Where the particularly tall players receive extra coaching and taught the skills needed to play the big man role in the sport.
But if league was going to run these we would be more in need of halves camps probably.

 

[Rizzah]

Pretty sure NZ basketball runs specific “big men” camps. Where the particularly tall players receive extra coaching and taught the skills needed to play the big man role in the sport.
But if league was going to run these we would be more in need of halves camps probably.

Do both.