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

 

[kos]

One of his former clubs Whitehaven in the UK is struggling financially and close to folding.

Any kiwi s playing for Whitehaven?
Are they second division?

 

[Dantheman]

Might be reading too much into this but bunty confirmed leaving now? Jazz reposted a story from buntys partner (?) that she wished bunty was running out with jazz today as well.

 

[Aman 2.0]

Might be reading too much into this but bunty confirmed leaving now? Jazz reposted a story from buntys partner (?) that she wished bunty was running out with jazz today as well.

If that’s the case it’s but fucked not to give Bunty a farewell game when our season is done and dusted.

He’s not a game breaker but I’ve never seen him let the team down.

Pretty fucking shit from the club.

 

[kos]

Might be reading too much into this but bunty confirmed leaving now? Jazz reposted a story from buntys partner (?) that she wished bunty was running out with jazz today as well.

People at Henson Park reported Bunty set up a try and scored another.
All the best Bunty always a fan

 

[The Warrior Waka]

If that’s the case it’s but fucked not to give Bunty a farewell game when our season is done and dusted.

He’s not a game breaker but I’ve never seen him let the team down.

Pretty fucking shit from the club.

Shit fucking form by webby. Feel sorry for Bunty.

 

[tajhay]

Might be reading too much into this but bunty confirmed leaving now? Jazz reposted a story from buntys partner (?) that she wished bunty was running out with jazz today as well.

Could just be wishing that bunty could participate in Jazz's final game.

 

[KPWarrior]

Starting to sound like a clean out.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

If that’s the case it’s but fucked not to give Bunty a farewell game when our season is done and dusted.

He’s not a game breaker but I’ve never seen him let the team down.

Pretty fucking shit from the club.

Bullshit mate. It’s a business. I love bunty as much as anyone else but unfortunately he’s shown nothing to deserve a place in the 17. No favours around here.

 

[Aman 2.0]

Bullshit mate. It’s a business. I love bunty as much as anyone else but unfortunately he’s shown nothing to deserve a place in the 17. No favours around here.

I mean fair enough but your argument fails because hardly anyone in the current team deserves thier spot.

So just give bunty a farewell in a failed season with failed players

 

[Warriorsfan92]

I mean fair enough but your argument fails because hardly anyone in the current team deserves thier spot.

So just give bunty a farewell in a failed season with failed players

Oh you’re that guy who’s always positive bunty is no better than anyone playing tonight. Black and white.

 

[Aman 2.0]

Oh you’re that guy who’s always positive bunty is no better than anyone playing tonight. Black and white.

That’s exactly my point. He’s no worse either.

So give him a farewell game

 

[kos]

That’s exactly my point. He’s no worse either.

So give him a farewell game

The way this game is panning out we could have done with Bunty s 99.8 per cent defence

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

The way this game is panning out we could have done with Bunty s 99.8 per cent defence

What to go with his 40 meters and 4 post contact meters.....

 

[kos]

What to go with his 40 meters and 4 post contact meters.....

Whatever bs that is he’d be better than some of these guys out there tonight

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

Marata Niukore is NOT worth 850k.

He runs a pretty hard line, that’s it.

Oh, and apparently he went “thug life” on David Fifita. When really all he did was smell his breath. If only he was half a good as David is.

I’d gladly swap him for Thompson or Saifiti.

 

[Aman 2.0]

What to go with his 40 meters and 4 post contact meters.....

Meters aren’t the problem. Defence is so yea we could have done with that

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Meters aren’t the problem. Defence is so yea we could have done with that

So what we just defend and make no go forward....Yeah sounds good lets get Bunty go out their and let him just tackle. Should we also give him a participation certificate at the end of the game?

 

[Aman 2.0]

So what we just defend and make no go forward....Yeah sounds good lets get Bunty go out their and let him just tackle. Should we also give him a participation certificate at the end of the game?

Well the way it works is if you use your bench well you can have guys that do specific roles .

Believe it or not it a actually works really well

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Bullshit mate. It’s a business. I love bunty as much as anyone else but unfortunately he’s shown nothing to deserve a place in the 17. No favours around here.

Bullshit. He's more consistent than Nuikore and Nuikore still gets to play.

 

[timburgesstheonlyoneiknow]

Any kiwi s playing for Whitehaven?
Are they second division?

Not sure. I don't think there is. They played with 14 players last week. As the players hadn't been paid