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

 

[jumpman5xl]

Fifita looks to be the replacement

I mean resigning him so fifita on edge and Crichton the other. Pretty sure I read that they're keen on keeping him.

 

[Noitall]

I mean resigning him so fifita on edge and Crichton the other. Pretty sure I read that they're keen on keeping him.

Definitely won’t be keeping them all. Sounds like Tupouniua is one on the outer being on $650k a season apparently and not making the first grade team

 

[Worried2Death]

Ok we're obviously at a low point on the rollercoaster right now and not in any kind of premiership window, but on the bright side, looking ahead the club will look totally different in a couple of years with only one player signed for 2027, the Fish, and by then Webby will have signed a new squad that he can build his preferred gameplan around
I expect all these players to be gone by then:

Addin (gone already, Sharks to win the comp next year with their insane monster forward pack)
SJ
Te Maire
Tohu
Jazz
Walker
Bunty
Dalllin
Montoya
Kosi
Capewah
Roger
Lussick
Pomps

The new starting 13 is our window.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Ok we're obviously at a low point on the rollercoaster right now and not in any kind of premiership window,. But looking ahead on bright side the club will look totally different in a couple of years with only one player signed for 2027, the Fish, and by then Webby will have signed a new squad he can build his preferred gameplan around. I expect all these players to be gone:
Addin (gone already)
SJ
Te Maire
Tohu
Jazz
Walker
Bunty
Montoya
Kosi
Capewah
Roger
Lussick
Pomps

The new starting 13 is our window.

Chuck Dallin in as well.

 

[Worried2Death]

Chuck Dallin in as well.

Yeah he'll be getting pretty ancient by then

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Yeah he'll be getting pretty ancient by then

2028

1 R Berry
2 S Kali
3 A Leiataua
4 A Pompey
5 R Mulitalo
6 L Metcalf
7 J Cleary
8 J F Harris
9 W Egan
10 G Neame
11 D Sifakula
12 J Laban
13 T Ale

14 C H Tavita
15 Z Zyon Maiu’u
16 L Halasima
17 E Ieremia

 

[Worried2Death]

2028

1 R Berry
2 S Kali
3 A Leiataua
4 A Pompey
5 R Mulitalo
6 L Metcalf
7 J Cleary
8 J F Harris
9 W Egan
10 G Neame
11 D Sifakula
12 J Laban
13 T Ale

14 C H Tavita
15 Z Zyon Maiu’u
16 L Halasima
17 E Ieremia

Dream a little bro, remeber it's the Webolution

2007:
1 CNK
2 Ronaldo
3 Mat Timoko
4 A Leiataua
5 Isaako
6 Hansen
7 J Hughes
8 J F Harris
9 W Egan
10 G Neame
11 Niukore
12 B Nikora
13 T Ale

14 C H Tavita
15 Z Zyon Maiu’u
16 Leo Thompson
17 J Tapine

 

[Dannevegas]

I’d be getting Josiah Karapani, Viliami Fifita and Mikolaj oledski.
And promoting Sio Kali, Moala Graham-Taufa and Eddie eremia-Toeava to top 30.
And try offloading Montoya, Kosi, Martin, Capewell

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Dream a little bro,

2007:
1 CNK
2 Ronaldo
3 Mat Timoko
4 A Leiataua
5 Isaako
6 Hanson
7 J Hughes
8 J F Harris
9 W Egan
10 G Neame
11 Niokore
12 Nikore
13 T Ale

14 C H Tavita
15 Z Zyon Maiu’u
16 Leo Thompson
17 J Tapine

How old was hansen in 2007? Would he be Matts eligible?

 

[Dannevegas]

2025 Team ( realistic signings)

Tuivasa-Sheck
Kali
Nicoll-Klokstad
Leiataua
Karapani
Metcalf
Johnson
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Oledski
Laban
Niukore
Barnett

Walker
Ale
Sifakula
Harris-Tavita

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

2025 Team ( realistic signings)

Tuivasa-Sheck
Karapani
Kali
Leiataua
Watene-zelezniak
Metcalf
Johnson
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Oledski
Laban
Niukore
Barnett

Walker
Ale
Sifakula
Harris-Tavita

Will the war in Ukraine spill into poland taking oledski out of contention?

 

[Worried2Death]

Will the war in Ukraine spill into poland taking oledski out of contention?

Shit Dallin might get called up too, if he's not busy playing for Catalans

 

[Makasene]

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.

It's the only way to do it. It'll force other teams to do better in that area.

Parramatta have about the same number of juniors as Penrith, but an obviously lesser system to identify and bring through talent. They would be forced to do better than Nathan Brown!

We are prioritising now, clubs can start to do it! The Roosters and Melbourne have no juniors but have the money etc. Plenty of clubs like Manly, Brisbane, NQL, Bulldogs, Dragons - most clubs have decent records of bringing juniors through.

Those that might struggle are the same suspects like Tigers and Sharks.

Think some sort of cap exemption for long service would also be valuable. I believe this is part of the Super League cap.

 

[CWC]

Ok we're obviously at a low point on the rollercoaster right now and not in any kind of premiership window, but on the bright side, looking ahead the club will look totally different in a couple of years with only one player signed for 2027, the Fish, and by then Webby will have signed a new squad that he can build his preferred gameplan around
I expect all these players to be gone by then:

Addin (gone already, Sharks to win the comp next year with their insane monster forward pack)
SJ
Te Maire
Tohu
Jazz
Walker
Bunty
Dalllin
Montoya
Kosi
Capewah
Roger
Lussick
Pomps

The new starting 13 is our window.

The way the Sharks are trending, then add AFB next year

 

[Inruin]

The way the Sharks are trending, then add AFB next year

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I like JFH but its going to be hard to replace everything that our leading try scorer brings to the team next year

 

[Noitall]

Bit of a rumour going around that Bennett is going to take Hamiso Tabuai Fidow with him to souths, could be where the Mariner rumour has come from that he’s going to dolphins next year? Had sounded like he was taking JMK, not sure if that’s still the rumour? Dragons are in talks with Averillo, who is in his first year at the dolphins, could be a bit happening over there?

 

[Noitall]

I like JFH but its going to be hard to replace everything that our leading try scorer brings to the team next year

Still wondering if there was any truth to us in talks with a prop from Sydney? Been thinking it’s gone very quiet on Utoikamanu

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I like JFH but its going to be hard to replace everything that our leading try scorer brings to the team next year

But Montoya will be leading try scorer next year?

 

[Inruin]

Still wondering if there was any truth to us in talks with a prop from Sydney? Been thinking it’s gone very quiet on Utoikamanu

I hope so. Going to need someone else until our juniors are ready to go. Only way to replace what AFB is doing this season is to spread that work across a few more players. Problem is he plays big minutes for us too.

Next season we have JFH, Barnett, Niukore (assuming he is going to play in the middle), Bunty, Ale. Throw in Jazz, Tohu and Zyon Maiu’u. Just looks to me like we are definitely short a quality prop.

Our form over this season hasn't been much of a selling point for possibly recruitment targets either.

 

[Damo]

I hope so. Going to need someone else until our juniors are ready to go. Only way to replace what AFB is doing this season is to spread that work across a few more players. Problem is he plays big minutes for us too.

Next season we have JFH, Barnett, Niukore (assuming he is going to play in the middle), Bunty, Ale. Throw in Jazz, Tohu and Zyon Maiu’u. Just looks to me like we are definitely short a quality prop.

Our form over this season hasn't been much of a selling point for possibly recruitment targets either.

Part of me thinks Webby needs to go back to an old school rotation of a ton of middles playing 25 - 40 mins.