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

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

I'm all in for Jackson Hastings. We need a game manager.

Guy is slow as and can't make the Knights FG side. Lots of rumours about him having punch ups with team mates. Seems toxic.

 

[Wrighty]

Well whoever it is we need a half. Even if that half is ranked 4th behind CHT. We need 4 halves. I would prefer we spend all our bikkies on a premier half by seeing who is homesick. But will settle for who any half...

Be it Volkman, Big Sexy, even Lachlan Ilias or Trindall. We need someone.
We can't have 3 halves going into next year.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Well whoever it is we need a half. Even if that half is ranked 4th behind CHT. We need 4 halves. I would prefer we spend all our bikkies on a premier half by seeing who is homesick. But will settle for who any half...

Be it Volkman, Big Sexy, even Lachlan Ilias or Trindall. We need someone.
We can't have 3 halves going into next year.

I've always harped on about sexy. I think the dogs will lock in on him though.

 

[Naumaifooty]

Offer 1.5 mil for a top line half or fullback fuck look at rugby if we have to this mediocre shit has to end.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Offer 1.5 mil for a top line half or fullback fuck look at rugby if we have to this mediocre shit has to end.

Would love to get Papenhuyzen but I have more chance of winning lotto than that happening.

 

[Adamnz support]

Would love to get Papenhuyzen but I have more chance of winning lotto than that happening.

Waste of money. He’d spend 80% of the time on the sideline with injury. Hard pass

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Would love to get Papenhuyzen but I have more chance of winning lotto than that happening.

I'd even have Tedesco. Wasn't he being shopped around?

 

[snake77]

It is looking like we will have cap space to enter the market. I wouldn't be too excited that we will end up with some great players that will solve our issues.

The Dragons second year under a new coach are still approaching anyone off contract.

South have Bennett arriving and wanting to improve their roster.

The Eels have Ryles coming in letting guys go and wanting to reshape their roster.

O'Sullivan is trying to re-shape the Knights roster.

The market looks like it will be busies than it may have been if you just look at the off contract list. It will be competitive. How attractive will we be? We are likely a hard sell at the moment.

Some of the players from the clubs listed above may be worth looking at. There is also a reason a lot are being let go, their best form is behind them.

 

[Dannevegas]

We need a clean out

Rts, Dwz, Montoya, kosi, cnk, Egan, ford, Harris should all be released

 

[kos]

We need a clean out

Dwz, Montoya, kosi, cnk, Egan, ford, Harris should all be released

Rts?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Rts?

Yes.

 

[Dannevegas]

Asi worth bringing back?

 

[timburgesstheonlyoneiknow]

Asi worth bringing back?

Yes he could be a good option. But he won't win you a competition but create competition for places.

 

[Noitall]

Asi worth bringing back?

Off to super league I think?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

We need a clean out

Rts, Dwz, Montoya, kosi, cnk, Egan, ford, Harris should all be released

Cant agree about Ford. The desire to keep Tohu at 13 fucked up the 2nd row and prop for 1/2 the year.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Warriors centres Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Adam Pompey have played their last game for the season after suffering injuries in the loss to the Bulldogs.

NRL Casualty Ward: Murray injury blow for Kangaroos

Kangaroos forward Cameron Murray has been ruled out of the Pacific Cup final after sustaining a wrist injury while in camp with the Australian team.

www.nrl.com

 

[PullingTeets]

I'm all in for Jackson Hastings. We need a game manager.

Sad thing is that he's better than anything we've got

 

[PullingTeets]

Well whoever it is we need a half. Even if that half is ranked 4th behind CHT. We need 4 halves. I would prefer we spend all our bikkies on a premier half by seeing who is homesick. But will settle for who any half...

Be it Volkman, Big Sexy, even Lachlan Ilias or Trindall. We need someone.
We can't have 3 halves going into next year.

Bro we've got 1 half next year, TMMs most consistant form is when he's fullback, CHT is a poor man's utility who wouldnt make many 17s in the comp, Metcalfe will eventually be a very good 6 if he has a Fogerty type player at 7.
Our reserves are Farr who's horrible, Hansen who's at least 2 years away and poor Roache who for some reason the clowns at the club play at 7.
We need more than a 4th string half but sadly that's all that Webster and co will aim for

 

[Noitall]

Let Erin Clark be the extra middle we were looking for, especially if you were in the camp that Jazz was too small to make an impact as prop this year. And if we do let Erin Clark be our extra middle then take the rest of our moolah whatever we have left 700k? 800K? and get the best number 7 we can talk into coming here. It will need to be a homesick kiwi as that seems to be our best card we can play.
No to Willison. Instead spend all our dollars on a half.

After watching our nsw cup team yesterday, I agree. Many of our forwards look like they’re ready to step up. Dylan Brown still who I hope for

 

[timburgesstheonlyoneiknow]

After watching our nsw cup team yesterday, I agree. Many of our forwards look like they’re ready to step up. Dylan Brown still who I hope for

I'm guessing you will see further roster movement. I think Bunty is a likely one, Walker if you believe social media posts, although this denied.

With the signing of Clark and Roache as hookers is Lussick a likely person to be moved on.