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

 

[Up the guttz]

There’s only about 5 other middles in the comp that could give us close to what AFB gives us and they sure as hell are not coming here!

God dammit!!!! We already got dominated too much in the middle with him.

 

[JaggedJ]

Freeing up a mil - maybe we can afford to keep Berry after all.

There's no 1 for 1 replacement for AFB, so I'd be looking to spend that money on a senior prop and another solid replacement. Just have no idea where we'd get those two players though.

 

[Buzz Killington]

Fuck! He wants to be closer to family. Then move his family closer. “If the Mountain won't go to Mohammed, then Mohammed must come to the Mountain”.

 

[mrblonde]

Just thought: If he's really leaving for personal reasons, it stands that rugby league won't be his first consideration for a while, so the Warriors should release on the stipulation that NSW Cup is the highest level team he signs with/plays at.

 

[Dantheman]

The NRL really has to do something about all these compassionate releases. It’s a farce.

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Stolen from a comment on @nzwarriorsfaithful's page, but can we make a request AFB that he stay on compassionate grounds, for our mental health??

 

[PullingTeets]

As soon as this news drops, an article pops up about Manly being happy to let Aloiai go to England if the opportunity comes up, and they released Keppie aswell a couple weeks ago.
The cynic in me thinks this might not be new news to Manly.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

What I'm curious is how on earth can anyone afford his salary unless we cover part of it? Surely there's no team that has 1.1 million in the kitty at this point of the offseason.

 

[Up the guttz]

No point on having a spare $Mill in the cap if there’s nothing to spend it on.

I think we will release him but not until we have someone else. Problem is that someone else will be half the player

 

[WahsaurusRex]

 

[mrblonde]

Not sure how:



To feel about this.

Was Addin always going to be at the level he's at now or do long term watchers of Addin remember him as a bit meh earlier in his career? (hoping we can quick-train an Addin-Level Replacement!)

 

[juju]

He must have a bit of a dodgy agent. Orchestrated something similar to get out of Manly.

And now this to the media before the request goes to the club.

 

[Noitall]

What I'm curious is how on earth can anyone afford his salary unless we cover part of it? Surely there's no team that has 1.1 million in the kitty at this point of the offseason.

Dragons have got money and was his junior club. Could really be any club, any of them would have him and would move players to make room.

 

[LeagueJunkie]

AFB can stay put if he's going to go to the media and pull this shit.

 

[juju]

Dragons have got money and was his junior club. Could really be any club, any of them would have him and would move players to make room.

They sacked him though... and we have him contracted for a further two season.
What could they realistically offer in return.

Edit: he's under contract for a further 3 years on over a million a year.

 

[Up the guttz]

If he ends up at the dogs or Roosters ima lose my shit!!!

Isn’t he still in England? Did he dump us via text ??

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Please for the love of god can someone make sure Mohawk doesn't find out about this? He'd bloody well pay him out in full

Isn’t he still in England? Did he dump us via text ??

2018 SJ karma coming back around?

 

[Noitall]

They sacked him though... and we have him contracted for a further two season.
What could they realistically offer in return.

Flanagan a shrewd operator and building a roster. Unlikely though throwing that big offer at Manu. Couldn’t see manly being the destination as they have too many on too much, offered that big contract to Olakau’atu though. I’d take him and if it meant AFB, would rather AFB at the same time but unfortunately I looks like he’s gone.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Ummm, what?
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[JaggedJ]

At least we won't have to worry about people saying 'if AFB goes down for the season we're in trouble" every single week.