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

 

[CWC]

Yikes, AFB being stood down by Webby this week

 

[sballer7]

Bye Addin, its been nice

 

[BabylonPink]

Yikes, AFB being stood down by Webby this week

it looked weird how unenthusiastic he was last week....
Strange times, wonder what he did?

 

[CWC]

it looked weird how unenthusiastic he was last week....
Strange times, wonder what he did?

Devlin needs to spill more beans, sorry bro I was wrong

 

[The Warrior Waka]

come on man, he's a professional athlete and the club's a business not a social service.

Calm ya farm lol. For certain instance's you can bend the rules a little. He's been our best every damn week. He hasn't dropped lip(on the feild ) If his father is on his death bed i would personally be alright if the club gave Addin the time off to be with his father.

 

[Akkerz]

it looked weird how unenthusiastic he was last week....
Strange times, wonder what he did?

Walked out straight after the game apparently without waiting for team song or media stuff . Sack his arse now but bar him from going to Sharks to win a 24 premiership ring. '

 

[sup42]

Was thinking about last year when AFB didn’t win the NZW POTY (which imo I thought him and SJ would’ve been co-winners) then he requested a release not long after…

I wonder whether Barnett being named as skipper this week and Egan last week made AFB unhappy being overlooked to captain and is a part of why he’s requesting an immediate release. Meh, I dunno Probably isn’t that deep

You can imagine a lot of scenarios if you let the mind wander hey.

For posterity's sake I will throw one in there, with SJ Injured his Try scoring opportunities have dried up and the one thing he was really enjoying from play with the Warriors was the Try's.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Yeah something must be up.

He was named on Tuesday right?
Then on Friday he's been stood down for something that happened on Sunday? Even though that was known on Tuesday and he was named?
Something must have happened since then.

For me that kinda confirms it. It will be a small miracle if he's playing the week after the bye

 

[defensivebomb]

Fonzie touched on there potentially being off field issues causing our previous malaise. Hope this is it so the club can just move on

 

[CWC]

Fonzie touched on there potentially being off field issues causing our previous malaise. Hope this is it so the club can just move on

Oh man can you imagine he was dropping balls and fluffing around against Penrith and our Cup boys just decided to go stuff it let's go up a level and win, probably why he didn't stay for the team song etc, the salt

 

[Commonsense]

He has always come across as having a bit of an attitude on him and this kind of reinforces that.

 

[Naynay]

Yeah something must be up.

He was named on Tuesday right?
Then on Friday he's been stood down for something that happened on Sunday? Even though that was known on Tuesday and he was named?
Something must have happened since then.

For me that kinda confirms it. It will be a small miracle if he's playing the week after the bye

To be honest there was probably an investigation and he was named while it was on going then after talking to him or others they decided whatever reason he left wasn’t good enough.

Like he’s been one of our best so probably wanted to give every chance to play

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Well that changes things for me. Kind of reminds me of when Rts left the club mid season to chase his AB dream.
Totally different circumstances. But Addin wanting out when we are down & out with injuries & form. Is a bitch move. Rts left us when we were in a rut too. Our captain. And Addin knows how much we depend on him; he's one of our leaders.

He should go. No good for our club having him around sulking. If we tear up his contract he goes straight to the Sharks! Fuck that!! . If we let him go. We should stipulate that he goes to no club. Sit this year out big fella.

 

[Commonsense]

Well that changes things for me. Kind of reminds me of when Rts left the club mid season to chase his AB dream.
Totally different circumstances. But Addin wanting out when we are down & out with injuries & form. Is a bitch move. Rts left us when we were in a rut too. Our captain. And Addin knows how much we depend on him; he's one of our leaders.

He should go. No good for our club having him around sulking. If we tear up his contract he goes straight to the Sharks! Fuck that!! . If we let him go. We should stipulate that he goes to no club. Sit this year out big fella.

Sets a horrible precedent rewarding this sort of behavior, also we get nothing out of it and strengthen a competitor.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Sets a horrible precedent rewarding this sort of behavior, also we get nothing out of it and strengthen a competitor.

Well, My view has changed after the latest news. I hope he doesn't click with the sharks players, Scores no tries and only makes 5 metres a game & Anna gets sued for poisoning half of NSW with her Brownies.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Sets a horrible precedent rewarding this sort of behavior, also we get nothing out of it and strengthen a competitor.

We don't know AFB's personal circumstances. He might be looking at big whanau stuff he can't afford to lose.

If not, I'd like to see the NRL actually crack down on this stuff. ie. if it is not mutual the player is suspended for the length of their early mid-season departure in the following year. The RLPA has a lot of power though.

It is a frustrating part of the sport. Dugan and Ferguson having RTDs on the roof instead of turning up to Raiders training to force an exit to their desired clubs still gives me the shits. I hate it when dickheads prosper at the expense of others. Entitlement sucks; one of the very worst human traits.

On the flipside, most of us don't have the opportunities of these guys, but 6-8 weeks notice is our norm if life is turning to shit.

 

[Matiunz]

Anyone hearing anything about Capewell wanting out?

 

[MurrayTD]

Anyone hearing anything about Capewell wanting out?

Your avatar says it all!! sad if true, understand all of this is conjecture, however, we all have been supporters long enough to know it is probably correct.

 

[Dantheman]

Anyone hearing anything about Capewell wanting out?

Goodbye, we don’t need him

 

[kos]

Your avatar says it all right now!!! very sad if true, understand all of this is conjecture , however we all have been supporters long enough to know it is probably correct.

Dont tell me.
His aussie wife is not happy in Auck s.
Geez lady give it six months at least.
Mine was the same when we moved Akl-GC
Had the shiits big time.
But settled after six months.