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

 

[Kav1]

Is his younger brother named Apache by any chance?

Damn - you stole my thunder (humour)

 

[Classicrockdave]

My work colleague is his wife’s cousin. When he was over here a few weeks back for a funeral. I was told he was going to sign but was sworn to secrecy.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Was he the tattooed guy at the pub?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

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NO???? HUH? Is it still April the 1st??? Wtf!!!! Cheeeehooooo!!!

 

[Uster101]

all I can say is Wooooooooooohooooooooooo - thank you JFH

 

[Beastmode]

Barnett
Egan
JFH
Niukore
Capewell
Harris


How does that forward pack look for next year?

Yeah not too bad aye?!!!!

 

[Wah's Up]

Fun fact: Next year we will have all the Harris's playing in the NRL in one team =P

Can we sign all the May's as well?

Lets get through April first

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Great signing! Came out of nowhere.

Comparing his stats to AFB though, AFB still comes out way on top.

Lets look at last 3 years running metres. Last record is career ave.

JFH
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AFB
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Still stoked about the signing.

So im assuming we take over his 25,26 contract at around 800k and then probably gave him a rise to around 1m for the final 2?

Easily explained!

When Webby was at Penny, JFH was averaging 150m, 165m and 178m a game in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

During this time, AFB averaged 150, 160 and 166m per game for those years.

Webby leaves Penny last year, JFH dips to 130m a game, while AFB goes through the roof to 177m a game once Webby turns up.

I'm guessing JFH bounces back to his old form, can't wait

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I think SJ, Harris will go another year now that JFH is coming….

Im torn on Tohu. Im convinced his lateral mobility is touch and go. As is Barnett.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

My work colleague is his wife’s cousin. When he was over here a few weeks back for a funeral. I was told he was going to sign but was sworn to secrecy.

I love that this was a blindside.

Imagine it might be appealing to other players too, who don't like the press.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I posted about an hour ago about Nelson jokingly coming. And honest to Berrysiah, I was sick reading the Recruitment & Retention thread and no fucking signings. So i said I'm staying off here. And then this news???????? Feels like it's not even real! Welcome home James!!! Fucking unreal!!!

 

[Uster101]

All we need now is AFB to reverse his decision to leave and resign with the Warriors for less to keep under the Salary Cap.

 

[Inruin]

I wonder if Na-Than Cleary will come 'home' on compassionate grounds from 2026 onwards?

 

[3rdstriker]

I posted about an hour ago about Nelson jokingly coming. And honest to Berrysiah, I was sick reading the Recruitment & Retention thread and no fucking signings. So i said I'm staying off here. And then this news???????? Feels like it's not even real! Welcome home James!!! Fucking unreal!!!

Been alot of hearsay n shit but its all water under the bridge now. Bloody awesome thread all of a sudden

 

[Aman 2.0]

You gotta tip your hat to Penrith. Releasing JFH Harris without any issues but also losing 7-8 of their best players in a couple of seasons and still being the best team in the comp. I mean true game changers not just up and comers. The list of players they’ve lost is huuuuge.

Truely marvellous

 

[Kav1]

Sounds like his mate passing away in pre season the other year has really knocked him around inside and outside of rugby league, Keith Titmuss I think his name was?

Did he change much as a result?

 

[Beastmode]

Im torn on Tohu. Im convinced his lateral mobility is touch and go. As is Barnett.

Yeah that squad starts to look super old.. especially during finals when it’s a young man’s game. But I still think he has a lot to offer - even off your bench or doing 20min stint. The ball playing skill for a big man is rare

 

[The Warrior Waka]

All we need now is AFB to reverse his decision to leave and resign with the Warriors for less to keep under the Salary Cap.

Fuck bro. That's a dream scenario!

 

[Aman 2.0]

Yeah that squad starts to look super old.. especially during finals when it’s a young man’s game. But I still think he has a lot to offer - even off your bench or doing 20min stint. The ball playing skill for a big man is rare

Maybe we can stop flogging him for 80 mins each week? Bloke looks broken in the last 20 or so minutes. Why can’t we give Ale and co more minutes. I honestly think CHT could do what Tohu does for 20 mins.

 

[Citygirl]

So good