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

 

[Pop Dukez]

Kane Williamson did his ACL in May and played the world cup in October. Although it's different sports and workloads, it's crazy how these guys do rehab these days.

It took me 12 months to properly recover from my ACL surgery. Shows how much better rehab resources pros have access to.

Exactly, different codes or not…..still physical games in their own respect at the highest level.

They do fly these guys to specialists all around the world to heal in half the time it takes regular folk.

 

[Up the guttz]

Kane Williamson did his ACL in May and played the world cup in October. Although it's different sports and workloads, it's crazy how these guys do rehab these days.

It took me 12 months to properly recover from my ACL surgery. Shows how much better rehab resources pros have access to.

My knee is currently flaring up from an ACL done 20 years ago

 

[Pop Dukez]

My knee is currently flaring up from an ACL done 20 years ago

Join the club bruv, wrong side of 40 and tore my meniscus disc last year…..had surgery but will never be 100% so I’ve got a Crip Walk for life…..Snoop would be proud

 

[Wrighty]

Volkman decision

#Roosters never wrong

 

[Cces]

Volkman decision

#Roosters never wrong

Their former juniors in John Asiata, Kurt Capewell, Ethan Lowe, James Tamou, Antonio Winterstein & their premiership rings elsewhere might disagree

 

[Vancent]

Volkman decision

#Roosters never wrong

Except when they think they have forever to sign Roger……
#apartfromthattimetheyreneverwrong

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

No one mentions Jamie Farr as a halves option, is he not a chance at first grade?
edit: fuksake Ben Farr, not Klinger.

Age is showing

 

[Leon Black]

Having a think about Chanel's last stint, he had Mooks for most of it, hardly the most innovative halves coach, then bloody Browny tinkering around with a makeshift nomad squad struggling for players. Then Stacey for 6 weeks trying to put some pride back in a demoralised jumper.

Hasn't been the best environment for CHT to excell, so it's hard to judge his ceiling. He could surprise us all, Webby appears to see something in him a lot of us don't. I know less now than I did before I started thinking, happens every time.

CHT end of season, think it was 2020 when we were based at Gosford, he was on fire the last month. Remember seeing him destroy Manly in the final game. Tough kid, plays to the line and hits like a back rower.

Remember they belted Knights at Tamworth and he & RTS formed a good combo that day too.

Left right kicking combo always an added luxury to have at your disposal. I got jack of those Telegraph pole height bombs CHT was instructed to kick from Brown. Hope he has left that kick where it belongs, in the can!

 

[Horriors2013]

Volkman decision

#Roosters never wrong

Volkman decision

#Roosters never wrong

Except that time they let the Warriors sign him while he was already theirs... awkward..

 

[Horriors2013]

Join the club bruv, wrong side of 40 and tore my meniscus disc last year…..had surgery but will never be 100% so I’ve got a Crip Walk for life…..Snoop would be proud

Is this Brady?

 

[Horriors2013]

With CHT and RTS coming back into league, I think it's far too early for predictions. I need to see them in trials first. But I hope they are as good as when they left. My gut is telling me they're both different players now. And we need to see how they fit into our attack and defence systems.

 

[Makasene]

very strange that some sites are saying RV is a 12 month loan and others are reporting a release and two year deal with the Dragons. If released unfortunately I think we will be paying some freight (just an assumption, no oil) I heard he is being well overpaid for his current ranking.

Highly unlikely to be paying freight

If reports are true, RV is the one who has asked to be released.

 

[Lance155]

Highly unlikely to be paying freight

If reports are true, RV is the one who has asked to be released.

Honestly can't blame him for the position he is in. Big demand for halves and he did kill it in cup. With SJ extending to who knows when how long do you wait? Everyone's career is limited

 

[Pop Dukez]

Is this Brady?

Nah bro

 

[Makasene]

Honestly can't blame him for the position he is in. Big demand for halves and he did kill it in cup. With SJ extending to who knows when how long do you wait? Everyone's career is limited

I can only assume part of this is SJ suggesting he might go around again.

If he stays healthy and playing at this level he could play 2 or 3 more years easily

 

[Lance155]

I can only assume part of this is SJ suggesting he might go around again.

If he stays healthy and playing at this level he could play 2 or 3 more years easily

Yea I would not be surprised to see SJ go another year. Especially if we don't win it next year

 

[Muddogz]

Volkman leaving makes SJ even more valuable. I’m unconvinced any of the other half options can guide the team around the park if SJ goes down.

On the positive the fact that Volkman has taken a one year deal to leave, means he didn’t really want to be here. Also that Webster feels comfortable releasing him means he’s confident that we can cover him.

 

[3rdstriker]

Wasn't Everyone calling volkman Lino 2.0? while he had a great kicking game, his defense did need some work especially at 1st grade.
Wish him all the best Hopefully our injuries are OK especially at the back end of next season

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Man how bad are the Dragons halves right now.
Got rid of Sullivan who was decent.
Amone will get his contract torn up shortly.
Ben Hunt publically doesn't wanna be there.
Flanno only signed as daddy is coach.

Even then, Volk is only next in line at the Dragons which is a similar position here. Although this does make me wonder if CHT is now considered a half option (not sure why, I just considered he'd be a bench utility now). CHT always had a lot of those great qualities that made him a good clubman, maybe with a better coach and structured team his half play has improved markedly. I mean, most players improved under Webby so maybe CHT is smashing it

Even with Hunt not wanting to be there he still carried them in most of their games in '23 haha.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Wasn't Everyone calling volkman Lino 2.0? while he had a great kicking game, his defense did need some work especially at 1st grade.
Wish him all the best Hopefully our injuries are OK especially at the back end of next season

Got hooked in the game against the Sharks as his defence (and the entire left side) was being ripped to bits!! Then when injuries hit the halves later in the season, Webster preferred Walker over RV so hardly surprised he wanted out! Not sure going to the Dragons will do his career any favours!