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	-	D	D	D

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: 27/30
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

 

[peewee]

Why is nobody talking about Ali Leiataua? He's had two really good NRL games and is back from injury.

Granted his Cup game last week was bad. I'd be picking him for the next match over MGT.

Cant afford bad games if you want 1st grade.
Sorry but thats how it is

 

[Worried2Death]

I wonder if Webby has any thoughts of putting Roger back there now CNK is injured.

I feel Webby kinda backed himself into a corner with the whole Roger won't replace CNK deal, but now CNK is injured and it's essentially make or break time, he could be tempted to put Roger back to FB with Pompey, Ali and Rocco having the 2 centre spots over the next month.

Im happy either way, it looks like we'll either see Tuaupiki at the back or Ali in the centres. Or both potentially haha. I'm really curious to see the TMM, CHT and Tauapiki spine combo with a little bit of X factor off the bench in Halasima helping to give them a bit of extra room to move

I like Rog at fullback more than wing, when he payed left wing while Reece was here his defensive reads were a bit concerning, and he's older and slower now. Setu might offer more speed, although I'm not sure how fast he actually is now either, presumably a faster finisher than Rog or Monty. And our junior wings aren't ready, so I suppose the signing makes sense.

 

[Falcon]

I wonder if Webby has any thoughts of putting Roger back there now CNK is injured.

I feel Webby kinda backed himself into a corner with the whole Roger won't replace CNK deal, but now CNK is injured and it's essentially make or break time, he could be tempted to put Roger back to FB with Pompey, Ali and Rocco having the 2 centre spots over the next month.

Im happy either way, it looks like we'll either see Tuaupiki at the back or Ali in the centres. Or both potentially haha. I'm really curious to see the TMM, CHT and Tauapiki spine combo with a little bit of X factor off the bench in Halasima helping to give them a bit of extra room to move

Hopefully Tauapiki to FB.
His ball playing skills and kicking ability are what we need and would add another attacking option outside of our halves.

 

[JaggedJ]

Why is nobody talking about Ali Leiataua? He's had two really good NRL games and is back from injury.

Granted his Cup game last week was bad. I'd be picking him for the next match over MGT.

2 NRL games that resulted in 2 injuries, and only just back from injury. Plus there was talk of him injuring/straining something in the last NSW Cup game.

Needs to string a run of health together before worrying about anything else. Has been unlucky in that regard so far.

 

[Five&Last]

And perhaps they don't want to interfere with that transition. Or they transitioned him because they don't see him as a winger in first grade. Don't know, could be several reasons I guess.

I think Tu is more of a "got to fill that lost spot, break glass encase of emergency" kind of upgrade. IMO it doesn't have anything to do with MGT.

Length of Montoya injury and where he is in the order with Kosi will be more telling in regards to our squad going forward.

Talent is talent at the end of the day. You want the strongest possible team out on the field. MGT is a better winger than Setu imo.

Even Kali and Pasikala have arguably outplayed Setu in the majority of their games this season.

Just seems strange that from the outside looking in, when everyones healthy, Setu is behind all three guys in the NSW cup depth chart.

 

[~Navigator~]

Is setu's deal multiyear or is it just to fill out the squad for this year as a bit of a reward for persistence?

According to Zero Tackle, the new deal sees Tu join the Warriors top 30 NRL squad for the rest of the season.

 

[Vancent]

Can I ask you - why the Blue Heart in Mighty NSW Cup Team boys?

 

[Vancent]

Can I ask you - why the Blue Heart in Mighty NSW Cup Team boys?

And then it came up automatically - what am I missing

 

[John Nick]

And then it came up automatically - what am I missing

Don't let it bother you mate.
We just have some strange fuckers on this site.

 

[Blain]

Tu is the most NRL ready back up winger we have other than Kosi. It's a 3 month contract, Pasikala and Kali are both really promising but both aren't realistic NRL ready wingers this year. Hopefully next season if they can both keep injury free.

 

[JaggedJ]

Talent is talent at the end of the day. You want the strongest possible team out on the field. MGT is a better winger than Setu imo.

Even Kali and Pasikala have arguably outplayed Setu in the majority of their games this season.

Just seems strange that from the outside looking in, when everyones healthy, Setu is behind all three guys in the NSW cup depth chart.

Webby will pick effort and the small things over talent 9 times out of 10.

Setu should be behind those boys in lower grades, NSW Cup is for development. I imagine Webby wants someone with a little more polish/consistency to his game even if it isn't by much.

Dunno really, we're all trying to be mindreaders.

 

[SBW1]

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[Noitall]

MSN

www.msn.com

Bulldogs or back to roosters is my bet for Taukieho

 

[Falcon]

Talent is talent at the end of the day. You want the strongest possible team out on the field. MGT is a better winger than Setu imo.

Even Kali and Pasikala have arguably outplayed Setu in the majority of their games this season.

Just seems strange that from the outside looking in, when everyones healthy, Setu is behind all three guys in the NSW cup depth chart.

I’m guessing the club don’t want to over expose the young talent too early and risk damaging their confidence if it went pear shaped. They are leaning the craft in the lower grades and will rise to the top better players in time.
Many forget these guys are still effectively kids.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Taukeiaho failed medicals to join the NRL. Could be his career done?

I always find that these immediate sackings are curious. Often they tend to be players who are dead weight on decent contracts, and I believe that is what they were at Catalans

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Cant afford bad games if you want 1st grade.
Sorry but thats how it is

Hmmm, Where is this mystical perfect player in 1st grade thou speaketh of?

That hath no bad games? Enlighten me good sir?

 

[SJ2k]

Hmmm, Where is this mystical perfect player in 1st grade thou speaketh of?

That hath no bad games? Enlighten me good sir?

Yeah a bit silly considering all of our centres have had poor games, Berry's had at least a dozen and Pomps well...

 

[Wah's Up]

And then it came up automatically - what am I missing

Unfortunately you have to be on the State of Origin thread to understand how the poor talentless Cockroaches react to the magnificent Ma roons when they keep getting beaten. The blue heart is their only way to undermine those north of the border.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Taukeiaho failed medicals to join the NRL. Could be his career done?

I always find that these immediate sackings are curious. Often they tend to be players who are dead weight on decent contracts, and I believe that is what they were at Catalans

And nek minute Catalans sign Keary and Whitehead.

Nothing to see here.

It will be interesting to see what comes out in the bath water.

 

[Leon Black]

Tu is the most NRL ready back up winger we have other than Kosi. It's a 3 month contract, Pasikala and Kali are both really promising but both aren't realistic NRL ready wingers this year. Hopefully next season if they can both keep injury free.

If you watched his 1st half today you’d retract that statement. MGT, Pasikala ahead of both Kosi & Tu all day everyday IMO