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

 

[Stalefish540]

Since Cappy and Webby

2 sharp shooters!

This club is going places we only dreamed of.

Cappy walking out to the media conference announcement, shirt off, shoulders back, and both middle fingers up in the air.

 

[Mr Drag]

Webby caught the big fish!

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Well fuck me that came from nowhere.

More leadership to fight over who will be right hand man to the Berrysiah.

Sorry bro, Berrysiah will now be known as the Prophet Berry. James FishWah Harrisiah will now be the guy who we ask to bless our food.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

How good is this going to be for the development program?

The up and coming front rowers now have JFH to learn off.

 

[itsouryearwhenever]

he's too good to be playing for a sh1t head like sticky

Yeah and I’d imagine a signing of JFH’s magnitude is making waves across the NRL. Wouldn’t hurt for Tapine to join one of the best props in the comp and become the best 1-2 combo in the game (also kiwis too). Sticky pls do us a solid

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Amazing news and a credit to the management of the club. Bet the boys will be stoked and put a ton on the Drags this weekend.

This to me is an indication of where we are at in the NRL, somewhere now where top echelon players are happy to be. (except AFB's wife)

If we keep this up with successful seasons, I might get to see a premiership in my lifetime

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Thank God Braden Hamlin-Uele turned us down

 

[Boston Boy]

Yeah and I’d imagine a signing of JFH’s magnitude is making waves across the NRL. Wouldn’t hurt for Tapine to join one of the best props in the comp and become the best 1-2 combo in the game (also kiwis too). Sticky pls do us a solid

Funny you say that. He was the name I thought would make us a dominant force in the comp. Ashame there wasn’t a few more years left in SJs legs.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Thank God Braden Hamlin-Uele turned us down

If that price point is accurate, maybe Webby thought he could get both!

 

[bringinthebulls]

If i'm in a coma let me sleep. Let me fucking sleep.

Hope AFB doesnt see all the love and take it personally and start playing shit. Hopefully now more than anything he can relax knowing we have a replacement and wears the jersey the rest of the year with pride.

Can only hope that the team is feeling the same amount of hype about this signing as we are... an upbeat wahs team... lookout Dragons

 

[sup42]

I thought the rule was, if you are breaking contract (compassionate or not) you have to stay on the same money as per your original contract? Hence why AFB didnt get a raise or less at the Sharks. Could be wrong though

That makes sense.
Be good to have that confirmed.
He would be cheap compared to what we would have thrown at him were this a regulation signing.

 

[LeagueJunkie]

Holy ducking shit. Is this for real?

 

[hornbybrown]

don't forgot the off field impact he will have both in marketing/sponsors and also with the current 1st grade side and the juniors coming through. He's going from one dynasty team to the dawn of a new one

That’s where I’m coming from with my comment. He is so much more than his run meters and his tackles.

He is an alpha male amongst alpha males.
He is a natural leader and a massive part of setting the standards for Penrith and the Kiwis. Right now I think this is our best signing

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Did the Mole not call this on April Fools Day? Or was that something else?

 

[John Nick]

That’s where I’m coming from with my comment. He is so much more than his run meters and his tackles.

He is an alpha male amongst alpha males.
He is a natural leader and a massive part of setting the standards for Penrith and the Kiwis. Right now I think this is our best signing

Best ever by a hundred yards

 

[The Warrior Waka]

About to dress head to toe in Wahs gear and visit my local Butcher. He has Panthers flags all over his shop windows.

 

[Horriors2013]

Holy ducking shit. Is this for real?

I saw this on two sources from FB, so came here for verification. This would be the perfect replacement for AFB.

 

[Horriors2013]

Yeah and I’d imagine a signing of JFH’s magnitude is making waves across the NRL. Wouldn’t hurt for Tapine to join one of the best props in the comp and become the best 1-2 combo in the game (also kiwis too). Sticky pls do us a solid

Tapine's contract resign was massive. 4 years I believe. That ship sailed last year.

 

[BabylonPink]

Just imagine how good a teaching environment some of our juniors will have.
Guys learning off AFB then JFH.... best examples to work towards.
So many hyphens in this team too.

 

[juju]

That is crazy. He was reportedly on $800k plus at the Panthers, so if true there would have had to be a huge motivator in his personal life to come to Auckland.

Theres no way he is on less with the Warriors than The Panthers.
Its the golden boot we're talking & a manager aware of the cap space free'd up AFB leaving & older players off contract closer to retirement.