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

 

[Rizzah]

Our pack is that good that even a middling half that had organization skills and a good boot might be enough to get us enough wins to have a chance next year

Sexton?

 

[Billyspleen75]

Come on down, Dylan Brown

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Come on down, Dylan Brown

 

[BigUCE]

Come on down, Dylan Brown

Mitch Moses can come with him as well. Looks to be exploring his options for next season onwards

 

[Warriors4lyfe]

Greatest highlights package ever- any code.


View: https://youtu.be/6PNR18e8Gxg?si=tXGLY0yFaPg23rkm

That SJ and fus combo was killer.
SJ in his early days was far better then any half back we got running around in the nrl at the moment in my opinion.
To bad we don't have a ready made replacement

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

That SJ and fus combo was killer.
SJ in his early days was far better then any half back we got running around in the nrl at the moment in my opinion.
To bad we don't have a ready made replacement

Toby Mother fucken Sexton!

 

[JaggedJ]

I'm not so sure. Obviously still a bit of water to go under the bridge before round 1 2025 but surely having Metcalf named at 6 and TMM at 7 last week in cup is a pointer to how they are currently seen by the club?

In the pre season they were named the same way but Metcalf spent more time on the ball than TMM which is usually what the halfback does.

I don't think either of them have really established themselves to be the dominant half either way so if we're going to do anything next year it will come down to the conbomination working together rather than which way around the 6 and 7 are.

 

[Tragic]

Toby Mother fucken Sexton!

Contracted to bulldogs for 2025 isn't he?

 

[jumpman5xl]

We need a 7 for the future, and a fast winger. What are our options?

Luke Keary to backflip on Super League? Lol

 

[Wrighty]

Toby Mother fucken Sexton!

He also goes by the name Big Sexy. And would look good in Warriors colours!!!

 

[3rdstriker]

Ok who plays 7 next year. Don't give me this TMM and CHT chat they aren't good.

Tmm and cht with Metcalf as backup

 

[JaggedJ]

He also goes by the name Big Sexy.

No lies detected.

If the Dogs want to hold onto him and the Broncos are after him then our chances are close to nil.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He also goes by the name Big Sexy. And would look good in Warriors colours!!!

Could you imagine the banners flying around Mt Smart!

 

[PullingTeets]

Ok who plays 7 next year. Don't give me this TMM and CHT chat they aren't good.

Fogarty

No lies detected.

If the Dogs want to hold onto him and the Broncos are after him then our chances are close to nil.

Imagine that head on DCEs neck

 

[Makasene]

The club is in an interesting position. Our short premiership window has now obviously closed, so do we go into full rebuild mode, or try and salvage a top 8 finish while many of our players have a year left on their contracts?

As much as I want to see our youngsters come through, I’m not sure I’d be able to endure another year of mediocrity and missing the 8. Hopefully the club can find a balance between the two and not end up in a full rebuild similar to the tigers.

The club has made the finals 9 times in 30 seasons.

Talk of Premiership windows for a club like us is really quite ridiculous.

Even if it takes another 20 years there should be one goal and one goal only - to play finals every single year. Occasionally you will miss

If you play finals most years (like the Storm, or Roosters, or Penrith etc etc) then inevitably one of those years you will go good.

We made the finals 4 out of 5 years between 2007 and 2011 - one of them we got the GF.

It's why I asked the question that no one answered in the new thread - the question being "What does our year even mean"

Will we win the premiership next year? No. Will we make the finals next year? That is the only question that matters and should ever matter.

It takes 4 weeks to win a Premiership and 24 weeks to make the finals. Our focus needs to be on what we can do in the 24 weeks. Play enough finals series in a row and grand finals will come....

 

[Wrighty]

No lies detected.

If the Dogs want to hold onto him and the Broncos are after him then our chances are close to nil.

He is an upgrade on TMM/CHT/Metcalf
Not by a huge amount but an upgrade nonetheless
I think we should put our hat in the ring and offer the best price of the three offers.
Bad news is that he is signed 2024 and 2025 so we would need an early release for next season.

 

[Defence]

He also goes by the name Big Sexy. And would look good in Warriors colours!!!

Sexton grew up on the street I live on- his parents still live here- everyone says my son reminds them of him because he’s always out in the front yard with a ball.
Haven’t met him but his parents are lovely.
He’s become a bit of a meme on this site but he’s actually a bloody good player who got thrown to the wolves too early.
He’s a more natural halfback than anyone on our books.

 

[Tragic]

No lies detected.

If the Dogs want to hold onto him and the Broncos are after him then our chances are close to nil.

Surely a south islander by the look of him, must want to move closer to home?

 

[Tragic]

Sexton grew up on the street I live on- his parents still live here- everyone says my son reminds them of him because he’s always out in the front yard with a ball.
Haven’t met him but his parents are lovely.
He’s become a bit of a meme on this site but he’s actually a bloody good player who got thrown to the wolves too early.
He’s a more natural halfback than anyone on our books.

How much does your son want? We got Shaun's money plus jazzes.

 

[Worried2Death]

He is an upgrade on TMM/CHT/Metcalf
Not by a huge amount but an upgrade nonetheless
I think we should put our hat in the ring and offer the best price of the three offers.
Bad news is that he is signed 2024 and 2025 so we would need an early release for next season.

Jahrome Hughes would really move the dial, what would it take to convince him to come home and save us? How does 1.2 mill for 4 years sound Jdog