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

 

[Commonsense]

Wasn't he player of the year?

Part of being a development club I guess is that you will lose players from your system often. You should never lose someone you want to keep though...

Can only hope there are not whispers emanating through about how hard it is to crack first grade for the Warriors.

From the outside looking in at the moment we have no idea at all how to blood juniors sadly.

Maybe they should get you on as a consultant, so you can tell them how to blood juniors

 

[Makasene]

Maybe they should get you on as a consultant, so you can tell them how to blood juniors

Have you got their number or email? Or should we wait until the members forum? Do they even do that anymore?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

This is shit. He’s only 16, so hopefully comes home?

I guess this was to happen at some point!

 

[Wah u talkin about Wallis]

Watching Toby Rudolf, thank f we didn't get him.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Maybe they should get you on as a consultant, so you can tell them how to blood juniors

Pfft you said the same line to me 2 weeks ago, you running out of jokes?

Come back when you're able to formulate something a little more original you weak gutted dog

 

[regenerated borg]

I believe Webby knows how to blood juniors into first grade, would of learnt it at Penrith.
IMO he's holding off til the first crop of juniors come through the Cappy/Webby development system which is still about 3 - 4 years away..
It probably explains why the bulk of our aging experienced 1st graders contracts expire end of 25 onwards.
Having said all that, injuries/suspensions has forced him into selecting young fellas outside of the new system.. who to me some have done a good job so far..

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Warriors Harold mats captain kaawyn Patterson gone dogs three year deal.

Terrible management by warriors letting this happen.

I guess the question that needs answering is why does he feel he needs to leave?

I'm picking the dogs have a top 30 spot for him?

 

[Commonsense]

Pfft you said the same line to me 2 weeks ago, you running out of jokes?

Come back when you're able to formulate something a little more original you weak gutted dog

Tell me, do you dribble out both sides of your mouth evenly?

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

I guess the question that needs answering is why does he feel he needs to leave?

I'm picking the dogs have a top 30 spot for him?

At 16? He’s still minimum 2 years away, probably 3-4.

At the Warriors 5 years+ away, going by when we bring our current juniors through.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

At 16? He’s still minimum 2 years away, probably 3-4.

At the Warriors 5 years+ away, going by when we bring our current juniors through.

It's a shame because I really liked that matts spine and would have loved to see them come up together.

It should have been Thompson, Patterson, and Ratcliffe all the way through.

When you think of the amount of footy Cleary and Luai played together before making the nrl.

I k ow you can't keep them all but after that championship was won I would of sat those guys down and layed out that sort of plan.

 

[Inruin]

Injuries/suspensions has forced him into selecting young fellas outside of the new system.. who to me some have done a good job so far..

This is what everyone is alluding to. And it appears that AW is too fixated on a few senior players that either are past their best or just not working out.

 

[Riz]

I guess the question that needs answering is why does he feel he needs to leave?

I'm picking the dogs have a top 30 spot for him?

He's going to Aus to get experience before coming back to join his mates with the mighty South Island side.

 

[Tragic]

He's going to Aus to get experience before coming back to join his mates with the mighty South Island side.

Might end up playing for queensland with those extra digits

 

[Noitall]

He's going to Aus to get experience before coming back to join his mates with the mighty South Island side.

mason phillips - Google Search

Having a look around, it looks as though the dragons have signed bulldogs Harold Matt’s hooker Mason Phillips. Patterson must be his replacement?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He's going to Aus to get experience before coming back to join his mates with the mighty South Island side.

What are the bulldogs providing that the Warriors are not?

 

[Noitall]

What are the bulldogs providing that the Warriors are not?

Starting to grow louder that’s where Utoikamanu is heading too

 

[Riz]

Might end up playing for QLD with those extra digits

is that a Dargaville thing?

 

[Inruin]

is that a Dargaville thing?

Hey, we are on a 'make fun of the morons' ride at the moment


You aren't wrong about Dargaville though

 

[Riz]

Hey, we are on a 'make fun of the morons' ride at the moment


You aren't wrong about Dargaville though

Haha maybe he developed these extra digits while he was at Westlake...

 

[Up the guttz]

I’m worried we are going to lose a lot of our best juniors to Gus and the Dogs. Gus loves a warrior junior and feels like they won’t get a good run here until they are about 24 where other clubs wil play them from 18-20 years old.
Galvin is going well at the tigers for a 18 year old half. He would be waiting another 4 years at least to play here other than 5 mins of injury cover.