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

 

[WahsUltras]

Roosters also apparently signed Fifita's partner to their NRLW team. That's one enticing way to win his signature.

 

[Noitall]

Roosters also apparently signed Fifita's partner to their NRLW team. That's one enticing way to win his signature.

Wonder if the panthers go in big on Angus Chrichton? Crazy second row pairing if they keep him

 

[Playdaball]

If DWZ departs the Warriors, I hope his jaw survives the plane trip - he gets up in pain holding it every 2nd tackle - always seems to bounce back though!

 

[Wellington Warrior]

If DWZ departs the Warriors, I hope his jaw survives the plane trip - he gets up in pain holding it every 2nd tackle - always seems to bounce back though!

I think the one in the weekends game as tactical as hardly anyone was back onside after 3 tackles…

 

[Defence]

Wonder if the panthers go in big on Angus Chrichton? Crazy second row pairing if they keep him

There forward pack is gonna be bullshit-

8. Collins
9 Smith
10 May
11 Crichton
12 Fifita
13 Radley

14 Watson
15 Whyte
16 Leniu
17 N. Butcher/Wong/Tuponuia/E. Butcher

hopefully whyte or Wong get the shits and head home…

 

[Cces]

There forward pack is gonna be bullshit-

8. Collins
9 Smith
10 May
11 Crichton
12 Fifita
13 Radley

14 Watson
15 Whyte
16 Leniu
17 N. Butcher/Wong/Tuponuia/E. Butcher

hopefully whyte or Wong get the shits and head home…

Xavier Va'a is on their books but not scheduled for Top 30 until 2026 when he'll be approximately 22 years old. QLD U19 in 2022. Hopefully he's the restless type & is on Cappy's radar

 

[~Navigator~]

Just had the Titans press release.
Fifita will not take up his player option for 25/26
So its good bye for Dave and hello to either Chooks or Chocolate Soldiers.

Off to the chooks. 4 year deal.

Opens up big money contract if Hughes gets Queensland homesick.

Hughes has said he wants to finish off his career with the storm

 

[peewee]

Wonder if the panthers go in big on Angus Chrichton? Crazy second row pairing if they keep him

How can their cap reach that far. Total bullshit
Roosters that is

 

[Cces]

How can their cap reach that far. Total bullshit
Roosters that is

When you lose Manu, Keary, JWH & Suaalii you've got plenty of cap. No guarantee that Tupou will be back in 2025 either

 

[tyrael]

Is anyone here interested in Tavita Pangi Junior?

 

[tajhay]

Is anyone here interested in Tavita Pangi Junior?

Isnt he supposed to goto Storm. I cant see us buying him after having so much of our cap locked onto our existing second row of Capewell/Barnett/Niukore.

 

[tyrael]

Isnt he supposed to goto Storm. I cant see us buying him after having so much of our cap locked onto our existing second row of Capewell/Barnett/Niukore.

Ah I just listened to sen and he said he doesn't want to go to bottom 4 club.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

When you lose Manu, Keary, JWH & Suaalii you've got plenty of cap. No guarantee that Tupou will be back in 2025 either

Yep, they were on about $300k each sombrero money so they have about $1.2m to spend up!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Ah I just listened to sen and he said he doesn't want to go to bottom 4 club.

So maybe if we finish 12th?

 

[Beastmode]

It’s shit like this ie Fifita choosing chooks, which is why I HATE the club. That god AFB didn’t end up there

 

[Noitall]

southsydneyrabbitohs​

Juniors​

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The rorters have offered shaun Johnson 900k








Off the souths LU forum. Not sure if there’s any truth to it?

 

[CWC]

southsydneyrabbitohs​

Juniors​

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The rorters have offered shaun Johnson 900k








Off the souths LU forum. Not sure if there’s any truth to it?

They mean $600K plus Hotel and Bar shares?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

southsydneyrabbitohs​

Juniors​

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The rorters have offered shaun Johnson 900k








Off the souths LU forum. Not sure if there’s any truth to it?

Obvs no one wants to lose SJ but if he gets offered ridiculous money like that I wouldn't begrudge him lining his pockets before he finishes up.

I doubt very, very much that they replace Keary with SJ tho

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

southsydneyrabbitohs​

Juniors​

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The rorters have offered shaun Johnson 900k








Off the souths LU forum. Not sure if there’s any truth to it?

Would make more sense if it was Souths than the Roosters. Walker at the Roosters looks like he is really developing well now but he plays more like a 7 than a 6.

 

[Noitall]

Obvs no one wants to lose SJ but if he gets offered ridiculous money like that I wouldn't begrudge him lining his pockets before he finishes up.

I doubt very, very much that they replace Keary with SJ tho

I would begrudge him. He’s picked up a great salary from the club over the years, sometimes deserved, sometimes not. If he wants a title with the Warriors, he needs to take one for the team now. He could still pick up a title with the roosters on good coin if there’s any truth to that? He knows the importance he has to this current team, if he upped and left I’d be bitter