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

 

[Matiunz]

Dallin La` Tene Zelezniak

 

[davidmckay1974]

If anyone saw the latest WWE's PLE, Backlash, that was in France, and boy they were very loud especially for the Main Event for Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles. They sung their songs very loud. It was really huge.

Anyway get those types of crowd behind you and Dallin would be a star over there. Not that I'm hoping he's going to go. But just in case.

 

[Noitall]

Blaze Talagi has rejected the eels offer and will go to market. Good player

 

[Noitall]

Sounds like Fifita to panthers is a done deal

 

[Dantheman]

Sounds like Fifita to panthers is a done deal

Poor titans .

 

[tyrael]

Team sets sights on New Zealand Warriors flyer

He was a member of the 2023 Dally M Team of the Year.

www.zerotackle.com

We will have to sign someone else. I don't think we have wing stock.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Team sets sights on New Zealand Warriors flyer

He was a member of the 2023 Dally M Team of the Year.

www.zerotackle.com

We will have to sign someone else. I don't think we have wing stock.

We have kosi, Taufa, Tu, and Kali.

All could play nrl.

Not to mention Leiataua or Berry?

 

[WahsUltras]

We have kosi, Taufa, Tu, and Kali.

All could play nrl.

Not to mention Leiataua or Berry?

I would let him go after next season and target Ronnie. Not sure if he would move from Cronulla though.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I would let him go after next season and target Ronnie. Not sure if he would move from Cronulla though.

I would target him for Montoyas wing anyways.

 

[tyrael]

We have kosi, Taufa, Tu, and Kali.

All could play nrl.

Not to mention Leiataua or Berry?

I don't rate any of them unless kosi gets fit.

Leiataua and Berry are centers. Berry is slow af too.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I don't rate any of them unless kosi gets fit.

Leiataua and Berry are centers. Berry is slow af too.

He seems quick to get down the field to stop players in the 10, I would say given some space he could be okay?

If we are a developing club then taufa and Tu have done thier time for me.

 

[Spence]

He seems quick to get down the field to stop players in the 10, I would say given some space he could be okay?

If we are a developing club then taufa and Tu have done thier time for me.

MGT would be another three letter name for our collection too. I agree that both of them could handle NRL, and Kali is clearly going to be an NRL player too.

 

[Kav1]

Reliable yes but not in the same class as most of the other fullbacks

I tend to agree. I think we could utilise him better in the centres for his evasive skills. His considerable talents are largely wasted in taking it up to be battered by the opposition.

 

[CWC]

Surely you can get 1 cheap awesome local winger from the backyard?

 

[tyrael]

Surely you can get 1 cheap awesome local winger from the backyard?

They all go and play rugby and then they get told if they go play league, they can't play school first xv

 

[CWC]

They all go and play rugby and then they get told if they go play league, they can't play school first xv

Pinch a 19 year old out of club rugby somewhere, can always go to Japan and make more $ if things don't work out and union won't take them, at least there's a Wahs halo for the JPN clubs to see lol

 

[Falcon]

Ivan Cleary asking for compensation for the loss of locally developed players at Penrith - and they have let go of a few cracking players due to cap restraints, raises the discussion of some type of cap exemption/ allowance for players brought through the grades.
Is this in the form of their first top 30 contract or while they stay contracted to the club?
The Warriors clearly want to be a development club and at some point this could be a relevant issue retaining rostered players.

 

[tyrael]

Ivan Cleary asking for compensation for the loss of locally developed players at Penrith - and they have let go of a few cracking players due to cap restraints, raises the discussion of some type of cap exemption/ allowance for players brought through the grades.
Is this in the form of their first top 30 contract or while they stay contracted to the club?
The Warriors clearly want to be a development club and at some point this could be a relevant issue retaining rostered players.

Yup. I think if you develop a kid from say age 15/16 and they play FG. Club should be able to have more salary cap, like the old Marquee signing.

However I can see the rich getting richer and get an unfair comp not too long. Not sure what the answer is.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Ivan Cleary asking for compensation for the loss of locally developed players at Penrith - and they have let go of a few cracking players due to cap restraints, raises the discussion of some type of cap exemption/ allowance for players brought through the grades.
Is this in the form of their first top 30 contract or while they stay contracted to the club?
The Warriors clearly want to be a development club and at some point this could be a relevant issue retaining rostered players.

If they get cap exemption then they will never be out of the top 8. There should be monetary compensation outside of the cap which is to be used for their pathways. Means that the pathways will not be as expensive but makes the comp more fair.

 

[Falcon]

If they get cap exemption then they will never be out of the top 8. They should be monetary compensation outside of the cap which is to be used for their pathways. Means that the pathways will not be as expensive but makes the comp more fair.

Fair call. Thats where II thought there may be something in a first contract inside the top 30 but then said player would not be elite for a club developed exemption for his next contract or upgrade contract.