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

 

[bringinthebulls]

This is interesting

Melbourne Storm star Nelson Asofa-Solomona selling $1.6m Essendon home

When Melbourne Storm enforcer Nelson Asofa-Solomona leaves his Essendon home for the final time, he will be leaving behind a little slice of family history

www.dailymail.co.uk

Even his insta stories over the last few days have been interesting then theres this one.

Trolling ?

 

[bringinthebulls]

Even his insta stories over the last few days have been interesting then theres this one.

Trolling ?


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For context, i read this as waving goodbye to the colour in the background

 

[snake77]

We’ve got hotter and he’s got uglier since then though..

That is why I stay in shape. This is basically me and most of the girls I knew in high school. A lot look 10 years older than me.


Who knows where this will go. It could be a case of he just needs to get in shape after a disrupted pre season. It is a long season after all.

If he is on the outer and can look for other opportunities it isn't a given he'd stay in league. He has been linked to union a few times. That could have been just to help negotiations or genuine. If he is interested it would either be chasing money overseas or come back to NZ. He is at an older age so coming to NZ to try and make the All Blacks would be extremely tough. For some of the overseas competitions isn't there criteria to be able to get signed, like play X number of internationals? Not sure just thought I've seen that in the past.

Even if he stayed in league there would be a few cashed up clubs.

If it worked out and he came here I'd have faith Webster and McFadden have discussed it and sorted out a plan how he'd be used as he's a different player to AFB.

 

[Wrighty]

Can we offer them a player trade to bring him now? The season starts in pre-season so we may only need to find $400K for season 2024.
We have roster space with only 28 signed.

 

[WahsUltras]

It would be painful if he goes to the tigers in a swap for Utoikamanu as they are on pretty similar money.

 

[CWC]

Watching the superstars dying at the Bulldogs tonight was painful

 

[Vancent]

Watching the superstars dying at the Bulldogs tonight was painful

I didn’t mind it. Anything that thins out the talent at Melb or Penrith is ok by me.

Especially if they’re mopped up by cellar dwellers.

Best thing the Dolphins did was thin out Melb.

Bring on another 1-3 teams ASAP please.

 

[Levonsnow😝]

What more do you need to believe than he has a hyphenated name? Its a no brainer we’ll be interested

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Even his insta stories over the last few days have been interesting then theres this one.

Trolling ?


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Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

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Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

What a nothing article

 

[Tragic]

I don't think rugby are going to be interested in NAS. Too old to change and not really the right shape for any position. So any rugby rumors will be bs.

 

[Noitall]

I don't think rugby are going to be interested in NAS. Too old to change and not really the right shape for any position. So any rugby rumors will be bs.

If it’s anything outside of league I reckon it would be boxing

 

[tyrael]

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

I don't disagree with what's been said. I think after round 3 if things don't progress webby will have to change things up.

 

[hornbybrown]

Do we have a full 30 top tier contracts done currently for this season?

 

[Noitall]

Storm forum coming to the realisation that something is going on with NAS. Instagram page pulled down this morning

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Do we have a full 30 top tier contracts done currently for this season?

Just 28 so far bro, so we'll likely promote a few juniors if we don't land a big fish

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Storm forum coming to the realisation that something is going on with NAS. Instagram page pulled down this morning

I mean, it's all pretty strange aye.

1. Reports that a Storm player is on the outter and other teams keeping an eye
2. NAS sells his house
3. NAS posts a emoji with a purple background
4. NAS deletes his Instagram

At the end of the day he's close to a top 10 prop that can swing a game in your favour from nothing. I can't see how he and Storm can have a great relationship for so long and then boom! It's over in a matter of 3 months. Something must have happened, but even now I can't see him being released until they get someone else in return, and we don't have much to give unfortunately...

Also, we were lucky with AFB that he wanted out of Sydney, with buggar all clubs having any money in their cap at the time he became available. We'd have a dog fight on our hands to beat out other teams for his signature...

 

[Noitall]

I mean, it's all pretty strange aye.

1. Reports that a Storm player is on the outter and other teams keeping an eye
2. NAS sells his house
3. NAS posts a emoji with a purple background
4. NAS deletes his Instagram

At the end of the day he's close to a top 10 prop that can swing a game in your favour from nothing. I can't see how he and Storm can have a great relationship for so long and then boom! It's over in a matter of 3 months. Something must have happened, but even now I can't see him being released until they get someone else in return, and we don't have much to give unfortunately...

Also, we were lucky with AFB that he wanted out of Sydney, with buggar all clubs having any money in their cap at the time he became available. We'd have a dog fight on our hands to beat out other teams for his signature...

Thought it was interesting this morning from David long that he made mention of Tom Ale and Taine Tuaupiki in that stuff article about players that could be attracting interest. He sometimes gives hints like he did when talking about the halves logjam and insinuating Volkman could make way. Certainly not like for like but Ale could be of interest to the storm? I reckon his time at storm could be over

 

[Boneless]

I mean, it's all pretty strange aye.

1. Reports that a Storm player is on the outter and other teams keeping an eye
2. NAS sells his house
3. NAS posts a emoji with a purple background
4. NAS deletes his Instagram

At the end of the day he's close to a top 10 prop that can swing a game in your favour from nothing. I can't see how he and Storm can have a great relationship for so long and then boom! It's over in a matter of 3 months. Something must have happened

Maybe they tried to get him to play the ball properly.

I can see us getting penalized out of games if he was here

 

[SJ2k]

Maybe they tried to get him to play the ball properly.

I came see us getting penalized out of games if he was here

It's true he'd have to clean up big time, warrior tax. Imagine JWH's career if he played for the wahs instead of one of the privileged teams.

 

[Defence]

I can see why the storm would be having a look at nas output last year (which wasn’t great for him although he did finish with an excellent international campaign) and with the way the game is heading second guessing the investment they’ve made in him.
On the other side of the coin I can see why our management would be looking at him as the best option to fill the afb size hole we need to fill- experienced- big body with an offload who can score a try and probably the most intimidating guy in the game.
I wouldn’t turn my nose up at a middle forward rotation including nas, Marata, Barney, tohu and walker while bleeding in some of the young guys.
From nas’s pov a change might be just what the dr ordered and if his long term plan is to return to nz this is the perfect opportunity.
Could be a win/win/win situation…. He’s probably the best we could hope for.