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

 

[Blain]

Harris will be 13 next year, with a young gun, probably Sifakula blooded into the role for 26. I think Marata should go to prop, don't think he's a second rower anymore. Think we're at a stage where we can back a junior or 2 to step up.

 

[LeagueJunkie]

Finally, RTS!

And I'm in the wrong thread....

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

Roosters have Walker, Melbourne have a strong spine, we have nothing. Why can’t we produce our own stars.
We do well in lower grades historically but get to NRL level and most don’t live up to hype. We have cash for next year and 2026, we need quality players

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

We used to be fun to watch, 2001-03, the Clary coaching years, 2023, now we’re just below par. We need to shed the old deadwood and get fresh blood and juniors in this team like 2001

 

[CWC]

Well we could ask Cleary and have Webby as his assistant for a couple of years

 

[Zaggo]

Maybe that mysterious big Polynesian rumoured to be seen meeting Webby a few months back can play 13 for us.

 

[Wah u talkin about Wallis]

Webby needs a new assistant. What's the Eels coach doing now, walk him around the place.

 

[Wah u talkin about Wallis]

B Smith? Roosters would send him our way

 

[jumpman5xl]

Luke Keary anyone??

 

[jumpman5xl]

Harris will be 13 next year, with a young gun, probably Sifakula blooded into the role for 26. I think Marata should go to prop, don't think he's a second rower anymore. Think we're at a stage where we can back a junior or 2 to step up.

I think so too. His defensive reads have been especially bad lately.

 

[sballer7]

I think so too. His defensive reads have been especially bad lately.

It's unbelievable that merely 2 years ago Niukore was playing test football in the centres. He's is so poor laterally these days. Looks like he's running in mud.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Webby needs a new assistant. What's the Eels coach doing now, walk him around the place.

I’d imagine if we offered Brad Arthur an assistant role, Dylan brown would be over here in a heartbeat. Would never happen as he’s been a first grade coach for too long not to get another head coaching gig elsewhere.

 

[Inruin]

It's unbelievable that merely 2 years ago Niukore was playing test football in the centres. He's is so poor laterally these days. Looks like he's running in mud.

Is that a result of trying to bulk him up to play in the middle and then realizing we have no strike in our second row so reverting him back to there?

 

[Zarjaz]

Is that a result of trying to bulk him up to play in the middle and then realizing we have no strike in our second row so reverting him back to there?

Wonder how it is for the players, swapping around from week to week, our middles have gone to the edges, our second rowers have swapped sides, become props, gone back to the edges, swapped sides again, even become centres or wingers … its like we are trying to build this multi-tool type team of utilities rather than dedicated positional specialists. Must get bloody confusing.

 

[Makasene]

It's unbelievable that merely 2 years ago Niukore was playing test football in the centres. He's is so poor laterally these days. Looks like he's running in mud.

Think he was set up to fail a bit this year.

He trained all off season for a move into the middle.

 

[Boston Boy]

Wonder how it is for the players, swapping around from week to week, our middles have gone to the edges, our second rowers have swapped sides, become props, gone back to the edges, swapped sides again, even become centres or wingers … its like we are trying to build this multi-tool type team of utilities rather than dedicated positional specialists. Must get bloody confusing.

I hear you. Interesting how basketball tried to go positionless and the ABs are trying to get every player to be able to cover atleast two positions. Maybe it’s a strategy, but you would think combinations are the big thing that may suffer?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Is that a result of trying to bulk him up to play in the middle and then realizing we have no strike in our second row so reverting him back to there?

Thats depressing to say with the young guys on the books.

 

[Zaggo]

B Smith? Roosters would send him our way

Someone with terrible mental fortitude, a noted off-field gambling issue, a history of injury and middling form despite being in a stacked Roosters squad would be a real Warriors of old signing.

 

[BigUCE]

Someone with terrible mental fortitude, a noted off-field gambling issue, a history of injury and middling form despite being in a stacked Roosters squad would be a real Warriors of old signing.

The main reason why he flourished in the Storm system is because Bellamy is a ruthless bugger. He needs the right, cut-throat minded coach to succeed, and AW is not that.

 

[jumpman5xl]

I would love to see if Pompey could transition into the back row. Players have done it before. Defending wouldn't be too much of an issue as you're only 1 or 2 players in. Could be that big rangy second rower. Too slow for a centre but would be faster than our current back rowers.