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

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

What’s that got to do with his potential athletic ceiling?

You don't pay a player that much to go away because they're reaching or have any inclination to reach their 'potential athletic ceiling'.

If you want to reform a player, you don't pay big bucks to do so.

 

[tajhay]

You don't pay a player that much to go away because they're reaching or have any inclination to reach their 'potential athletic ceiling'.

If you want to reform a player, you don't pay big bucks to do so.

Its better to pay that out rather than wasting 2.4m of your cap over the next 3 years.

It was a bad call for Manly to give that extension in the first place.

 

[Beastmode]

Its better to pay that out rather than wasting 2.4m of your cap over the next 3 years.

It was a bad call for Manly to give that extension in the first place.

I have absolutely NO remorse for rich entitled clubs like Manly

Just sad they didn’t offer him 10m for 10 yrs ….

Take that cash, buy yourself a nice car & house Josh, then go beast mode at your next club!

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Its better to pay that out rather than wasting 2.4m of your cap over the next 3 years.

It was a bad call for Manly to give that extension in the first place.

I agree. But that wasn't my point.

Him being shit canned and then paid out so heavily reflects on him as a player and how little Manly wanted that around their club.

Otherwise, he'd still be there. Right?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

ANYONE INTERESTED IN VALYNCE TE WHARE

Dolphins’ fan favourite Valynce Te Whare will reportedly not be offered a new contract by the club as Kristian Woolf begins to stamp his authority on the roster.

According to News Corp, the out-of-contract cult hero dubbed ‘Val Meninga’ will be axed after an ongoing battle for fitness.

The 23-year-old Kiwi flyer enjoyed a dazzling debut with two tries against the Sharks in Magic Round last year, and the fleet-footed big man finished his maiden NRL campaign with six tries in 12 appearances.

But after the final game of the 2023 season, Te Whare revealed he weighed 123kg – and after struggling to shed excess kilos in the off-season, Wayne Bennett sent him for an individual training program with Mark ‘Chopper’ Burgess, the personal trainer who was renowned for his work with Bennett at the Broncos.

In an inspiring story, Te Whare slimmed down by almost 10 kilograms in a bid to revive his NRL career.

The rugby union convert has struggled this season however, stuck in the QLD Cup behind the likes of Dolphins centres Herbie Farnworth and Jake Averillo.

Te Whare’s weight has dipped back out to 119kg and Wayne Bennett’s successor at Redcliffe, Kristian Woolf, has reportedly told the Kiwi he will not receive a contract for next season.

I don't think so for me, we are stacked at the centre position and I think we still have some promising kids coming through. I still think more forward depth is needed.

It would depend on where RTS, Berry, and Pompey end up.

He would be depth at best, but I would rather give Taufa a crack first.

 

[Beastmode]

I don't think so for me, we are stacked at the centre position and I think we still have some promising kids coming through. I still think more forward depth is needed.

It would depend on where RTS, Berry, and Pompey end up.

He would be depth at best, but I would rather give Taufa a crack first.

120KG why is he not playing Prop!?? He can be the next Mark Tookey

Every raves about centre being he hardest position so Prop he will be a fish in water…

 

[Citygirl]

Well will he at least win us one title before he goes back to be next in line of succession in Ivan's personal fiefdom, is that part of the deal?

Thought you were asking Warriors Bot for a minute there

 

[Tookey 2.0]

120KG why is he not playing Prop!?? He can be the next Mark Tookey

Every raves about centre being he hardest position so Prop he will be a fish in water…

 

[MrFrankWhite]

You don't pay a player that much to go away because they're reaching or have any inclination to reach their 'potential athletic ceiling'.

If you want to reform a player, you don't pay big bucks to do so.

I don’t think you understand what’s being discussed. We are talking about the height of the ceiling not whether a player can reach it.

 

[Noitall]

Apparently Sitili Tupouniua on the outer at the roosters

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Apparently Sitili Tupouniua on the outer at the roosters

He's a bit of a shell of his former self no?

 

[WA Warrior]

He's a bit of a shell of his former self no?

Looked awful this year. Coming back from injury to be fair.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

120KG why is he not playing Prop!?? He can be the next Mark Tookey

Nah the similarities to a young Greg Eastwood is uncanny....he started out on the wing.

Embrace it Valynce...join the fat pou pou club!

 

[Noitall]

He's a bit of a shell of his former self no?

Ford was in a similar pattern before he came over. Sometimes a change of scenery is what a player needs. Still wondering about that rumour of a forward from a Sydney club and if there’s any legs to it?

 

[Beastmode]

Nah the similarities to a young Greg Eastwood is uncanny....he started out on the wing.

Embrace it Valynce...join the fat pou pou club!

Eastwood is taller at 1.89m

Thy whose name shall be kept out my mouth is 1.83m… more his range..

 

[Boston Boy]

It's a no from me to Te Whare, we could pick up a dozen NPC players with a higher ceiling and better attitude. (Please don't ask me to name any, I havnt watched any NPC for a few years).

He is a mess defensively. I wish he wasn’t but pretty much every game he played you had centres getting in his outside making breaks. Very poor lateral movement defensively and out there at centre that’s probably the worst trait one could have. Big No, if he was fit or had endurance potential a short stint forward may be an option but he definitely doesn’t look to have a big engine.

 

[tajhay]

He is a mess defensively. I wish he wasn’t but pretty much every game he played you had centres getting in his outside making breaks. Very poor lateral movement defensively and out there at centre that’s probably the worst trait one could have. Big No, if he was fit or had endurance potential a short stint forward may be an option but he definitely doesn’t look to have a big engine.

He reminds me of someone like Dean Widders. He could be a weapon off the bench but as a starting player no thanks.

 

[Levonsnow😝]

Mate I think Te whare would be a mean pick up. As a winger? With Webby as his coach.

 

[Damo]

Te Whare had the opportunity of a lifetime and couldn't even sort himself out for one of the games best ever coaches. Can't see him succeeding elsewhere

 

[hornbybrown]

Yeah I saw they had like $4mil to splurge after a bunch of big names off contract. Will be really interesting to see if they can entice some of the big names

What's the deal with Angus Crichton? I was saying earlier on in the year when he was out of form we should look at him, however now he's in form again I imagine he's priced out of our bracket.

If they have 4 million to spend the rest of that squad is on massive unders or….