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	Tohu Harris	✔	✔
10	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔	M
11	Shaun Johnson	✔
12	Edward Kosi	✔	✔
13	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔
14	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔
15	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔	✔
16	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔	✔
17	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
18	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔	✔
19	Marcelo Montoya	✔	✔
20	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔
21	Marata Niukore	✔	✔	✔
22	Adam Pompey	✔	✔
23	Demitric Sifakula	✔	✔	T
24	Jazz Tevaga	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔	✔
27	Dylan Walker	✔	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔
D1	Ben Farr	D
D2	Etuane Fukofuka	D
D3	Leka Halasima	D	D	✔
D4	Patrick Moimoi	D
D5	Tanner Stowers-Smith	D
-	James Fisher-Harris	-	✔	✔	✔	✔

key: T = Team option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract

Confirmed Top 30 2024: 28/30
Confirmed Development 2024: 5/6

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 26/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 1/6

2025 Gains: James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), Jett Cleary (Panthers)
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks)
2025 Off Contract: Shaun Johnson, Jazz Tevaga

 

[Beastmode]

I think SJ, Harris will go another year now that JFH is coming….

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

What a stink signing of James fisher Harris! He's only averaging 86 metres a game this year! Hope we didn't pay overs

 

[tajhay]

Great signing! Came out of nowhere.

Comparing his stats to AFB though, AFB still comes out way on top.

Lets look at last 3 years running metres. Last record is career ave.

JFH

AFB

Still stoked about the signing.

So im assuming we take over his 25,26 contract at around 800k and then probably gave him a rise to around 1m for the final 2?

 

[Te Mana-wah]

What about Jazz? Is there no sympathy for a true Warrior?

I love jazz music, does that count? James Fishwah Harris yeahhh boi! Deadset my favourite player in the game. Talk about Xmas coming early

 

[CWC]

Cool to have another huge signing before ANZAC (RTS last year)

Anyone seeing what the Panthers forum are like? Man that's a huge hole for them, are they after Jake Williams or NAS now? lol

SJ sign 4 more years eh

 

[rugged]

I'd imagine the thinking for SJ himself is as simple as stay or retire

He did take unders last time because of where the cap management was at. His stocks have significantly risen and is entirely possible he will want more to play one more year

 

[davidmckay1974]

Barnett
Egan
JFH
Niukore
Capewell
Harris


How does that forward pack look for next year?

 

[regenerated borg]

Man what can you say... JFH is a leader Kiwi Captain, commands heaps of mana and a feared opponent.
Tohu can relax on leading the pack now and worry about coaching the ref. lol
A prem winning prop, he'll be so good for our young props to learn from.
Shit what other surprises has Cappy and CG got in stall...

 

[WahsaurusRex]

 

[Classicrockdave]

He was over a few weeks ago for his grandfather funeral. My work colleague cousin is

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Wait what... How the fuck did this happen?

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Wait what... How the fuck did this happen?

Don't question it. Just go with it, man!!!

 

[3rdstriker]

Super stoked as everyone is,
Congratulations to the management for getting this over the line made my day.

 

[Zarjaz]

Judging by Reddit comments on the JFH signing post, Panther's fans are in shock too… just not the good kind.

 

[Old Sid]

Absolutely unbelievable professional management from the front office. Very special news for the club and supporters alike.

 

[tyrael]

Fun fact: Next year we will have all the Harris's playing in the NRL in one team =P

Can we sign all the May's as well?

 

[Kav1]

I think he might be the eldest of his family. Navajo, 21'ish, had 1 game of NSW Cup at Hooker last year for us & played Fox Memorial the weekend gone. Another bro Chicago is a Wellington Lion who's an outside back

Where's Appichigo? (sorry I couldn't resist it)

 

[cero_stars]

wonder how much that kiwi campaign had to do with it last year. rugby league in NZ is on the rise and the warriors are starting to reach cult status. JFH said he wanted to play for the warriors when he was a kid but was rejected by us. Goes overseas becomes one of the best props in the game then comes for the warriors first title defense.

 

[Completion Rate]

What's equally exciting is the influence he will have over the young front rowers we have up and coming. Cut and paste his attitude and we get scary

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Great signing! Came out of nowhere.

Comparing his stats to AFB though, AFB still comes out way on top.

Lets look at last 3 years running metres. Last record is career ave.

JFH
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AFB
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Still stoked about the signing.

So im assuming we take over his 25,26 contract at around 800k and then probably gave him a rise to around 1m for the final 2?

Yes but if you pull up toff sipleys numbers then how good