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

 

[marv.]

Or start doing background checks on the partners.
On a related note nice to see how Montoya and his Mrs have settled in to life here. Was an article about them a little while back.

no mention in the woman’s day of her being a budding baker.




coincidence?

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

no mention in the woman’s day of her being a budding baker.




coincidence?

Warriors biggest weaknesses. Rain and baking

 

[Makasene]

Tried to get a release this year fueled by his gf.

Really? I don't recall that coming up

Where are you getting your oil lol

 

[Makasene]

What is it with the WAGS causing us to lose players.. seriously.

I have an interesting theory that in this day and age with Social Media and video calling, it is much harder for people to move overseas.

Back in the 90s and early 2000s you were much more separated from home life that you left, not seeing daily updates of home and facetiming at the drop of a hat.

Now, you can be on the other side of the world and still know what your mate has for dinner every night - I'm sure it adds to the homesickness

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

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Thank you

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

Tried to get a release this year fueled by his gf.

That’s disappointing, considering how much we put into his recovery for his hamstrings and sending him off to the US

 

[Dannevegas]

I hope you're right but nah, if you take AFB out of our squad we're missing finals footy. Zyon Maiu’u looks the goods but he's years away. Bunty improved the least out of all our players last year and really doesn't seem to offer much. We were extremely light at prop before the AFB news dropped, since that time we haven't recruited any more middles.

We're so deep across most other positions but have let ourselves get into a pretty bad situation at prop. One more big body even if they are one dimensional would help balance our pack so much. Now with AFB leaving we need an alpha and a big body.

I think we can make finals without AFB, but he’s the difference in wether we’re winning in 24 or not.

Every other top 6 team has gotten weaker and we’ve got stronger

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

That’s disappointing, considering how much we put into his recovery for his hamstrings and sending him off to the US

That’s why I think he didn’t want to leave in the end but his missus really wanted to.

 

[Dannevegas]

Tried to get a release this year fueled by his gf.

tried to get a release during 23 or for 24?
Hope not thou.

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

tried to get a release during 23 or for 24?
Hope not thou.

Release for upcoming season

 

[CWC]

Such a shame, could swap him for Ice using AFB cash, especially if Luai deal fall through

Dude is in the box seat of making it as a long term 7 for us, guys really need to pick partners who can adapt and support their careers, his coach is coach of the year FFS, unless she’s like a Paris Hilton or something lol

 

[run_it_str8_again]

let me guess, hard time selling brownies?!

Can't sell brownies so let's go to where brownies sell well like Caringbah.

 

[Billyspleen75]

Can't sell brownies so let's go to where brownies sell well like Caringbah.

The problem is probably the type of brownies and where they're selling them.

They just need to add *something* to the brownies and set up shop out West.

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

That’s why I think he didn’t want to leave in the end but his missus really wanted to.

Does that play into who Webster picks for round 1?

Why invest game time into someone who’s heading out the door when you have TMM and CHT that are longer term?

 

[watcher]

Is Tuaupike a contender at 6 after playing there for NZ A. Useful kicker as well. Only one game but his distribution and vision seemed good. Metcalf plays at 6 like a fullback being his major strengths are anticipation and backing up.

I actually think that CHT has a huge upside at 6. His defense is at 2nd row level. He is a natural fit on the left as he is left footed and SJ needs to have someone take some of that field kicking duties off him. Lots of upsides there.

 

[SJ2k]

CHT is a very interesting prospect, could be anywhere from a non event to a future long term starter at a number of positions. On TWL/Fonzies podcast when talking about hooker cover he said you have to be able to tackle props. Well CHT showed he would have the defensive chops.

 

[Makasene]

Come to think about. Metcalf must be one of the ones mentioned in a skipworth article of considering a request

 

[Up the guttz]

Come to think about. Metcalf must be one of the ones mentioned in a skipworth article of considering a request

Yeah he said two other players other than AFB were wanting releases. My first thought was him and Barny.

I know NZ is not that appealing compared to oz (especially if you’re from there) but sounds like it’s even less appealing to the females. Maybe the dude just like fishing etc and their partners are just board in AK. Especially if they are part of some social scene over there

 

[Chchfanatic]

Yeah he said two other players other than AFB were wanting releases. My first thought was him and Barny.

I know NZ is not that appealing compared to oz (especially if you’re from there) but sounds like it’s even less appealing to the females. Maybe the dude just like fishing etc and their partners are just board in AK. Especially if they are part of some social scene over there

Maybe it’s just Auckland that people don’t like. Everyone loves the South Island. Queenstown especially. Let’s build a stadium there and move down.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

CHT is a very interesting prospect, could be anywhere from a non event to a future long term starter at a number of positions. On TWL/Fonzies podcast when talking about hooker cover he said you have to be able to tackle props. Well CHT showed he would have the defensive chops.

CHT’s defence is overrated by some of you guys. Sure he can hit hard at times however he misses a lot as well. Tackling efficiency is nowhere near a second rower or hooker level. Not to say he can’t improve it under Webster, and I really hope he does.