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

 

[ndp26]

Im hoping that if we get a couple of them who turn into superstars, the rest will still be decent first graders who can hold down a spot. Like, if Zyon Maiu’u isn't the next best prop in the game I'd settle for a 100m +, limited errors and penalties and a good defender.

So you'd be happy with a Bunty 2.0?
I would be - can't have a club full of superstars, you need some guys who are just going to put in and their best game is not far from their worst game.
Appreciate his minutes vary, but if Bunty's average run metres were 100m+ I think he'd get a lot less flack on the forum. However, he ticks the other boxes (noting limited, rather than no, errors/penalties).

 

[Tookey 2.0]

So you'd be happy with a Bunty 2.0?
I would be - can't have a club full of superstars, you need some guys who are just going to put in and their best game is not far from their worst game.
Appreciate his minutes vary, but if Bunty's average run metres were 100m+ I think he'd get a lot less flack on the forum. However, he ticks the other boxes (noting limited, rather than no, errors/penalties).

How dare you sir.

Haha no, look to be honest I thought Bunty looked pretty decent against the Storm (making 87m) and his hit ups looked really energetic.

But, the dude averaged less than 60m a game in 2023 and is even less than that this year, with 2 games only running for 25 and 23 meters.

Just not good enough imo, but in Webby we trust!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

So you'd be happy with a Bunty 2.0?
I would be - can't have a club full of superstars, you need some guys who are just going to put in and their best game is not far from their worst game.
Appreciate his minutes vary, but if Bunty's average run metres were 100m+ I think he'd get a lot less flack on the forum. However, he ticks the other boxes (noting limited, rather than no, errors/penalties).

Is he even running as many decoys as he was last year? Seems not as much.

 

[CWC]

Clarke might play second row like SBW, who knows lol

 

[CWC]

JT give him a knee replacement and if ok sign for 2025, robotic AI knee blade bopper

 

[Te Arai warrior]

Watching this Cowboys v Broncos game , Xavier Willison is smashing it… he’s been great on Defence and his runs have been really effective, especially with his late foot work.. sign him up!!!!

 

[El Chuckie]

How dare you sir.

Haha no, look to be honest I thought Bunty looked pretty decent against the Storm (making 87m) and his hit ups looked really energetic.

But, the dude averaged less than 60m a game in 2023 and is even less than that this year, with 2 games only running for 25 and 23 meters.

Just not good enough imo, but in Webby we trust!

His PCM are pretty dire too. He seems to go to ground too early in every tackle for a fella of his size.

 

[ndp26]

How dare you sir.

Haha no, look to be honest I thought Bunty looked pretty decent against the Storm (making 87m) and his hit ups looked really energetic.

But, the dude averaged less than 60m a game in 2023 and is even less than that this year, with 2 games only running for 25 and 23 meters.

Just not good enough imo, but in Webby we trust!

Haha. Yeah, in looking at his stats, his average metres over the past two years have dropped considerably from the ~85m he was previously averaging. His reduced mins may pay a part, but as a few have mentioned, that may be because the role in the team that Webby has given him is defence focussed rather than the traditional metre eating prop role. We do have to trust in Webby, but it does seem very odd though to have a prop not pushing for at least 100 run metres!

 

[Noitall]

Salary cap futures market: How each club stacks up long term as player swaps, releases and contract standoffs loom

Such is the state of the NRL’s laissez-faire player transfer system, the competition is just three weeks old and there is already speculation surfacing…

www.theroar.com.au

Interesting article. We’re the only team with no signings in the 2027 season. Would we be hoping our local talent is showing through by then?

 

[Noitall]

View: https://twitter.com/toxNRL/status/1773941332601622639

 

[Noitall]

Heilum Luki set to reject Dragons, sign $2 million Cowboys extension​

 

[Tragic]

View: https://twitter.com/toxNRL/status/1773941332601622639

Flanagan has lost his mind or he is going to perform a miracle.

 

[Noitall]

Flanagan has lost his mind or he is going to perform a miracle.

He was an assistant coach over there last year so must be confident he can get the best out of him. There’s a good player in there if he manages to, just a shit attitude by the looks?

 

[Damo]

View: https://twitter.com/toxNRL/status/1773941332601622639

Please look at the Twitter handle

 

[CWC]

Miss Information!

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Edit - wrong thread

 

[Noitall]

Please look at the Twitter handle

SHOOSH II

Which Parramatta Eels forward has been mentioned in a possible swap deal with St George-Illawarra for unhappy winger Zac Lomax.





By the looks the manly connection was bogus, sounds like it might be Ryan Matterson to make way for Lomax?

 

[Billyspleen75]

CG getting 2 points and making deals all in the same night

 

[LeagueJunkie]

CG getting 2 points and making deals all in the same night


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That's quality investigative journalist skills bro

 

[Billyspleen75]

That's quality investigative journalist skills bro

Stolen and reworded from my brothers message in the WhatsApp group.

So just like a regular journalist