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
-	Jett Cleary	-	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 Pathways), Kahu Capper (Roosters Pathways)
2025 Losses: Addin Fonua-Blake (Sharks)
2025 Off Contract: Shaun Johnson, Jazz Tevaga

 

[ToiletDuck]

Hard pass on RCG.

Don't need another prop, especially one with his best football behind him.

Desperately need some speed and youth in the outside backs.

 

[Five&Last]

Kini is super young, but I think Tuapiki is a similar player but far more advanced. We will be keeping Taine around until perhaps one of the gun Flegg/SG guys are pushing up (there are a couple good ones coming through there)

I think Kini ends up a better player than Taine, he’s a lot younger and further ahead at the same age.

But I’d rather develop Motu Pasikala as our next fullback. Doesn’t have the same IQ as Taine but has more game breaking ability

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Drums beating louder for dylan brown to warriors

 

[Noitall]

‘Don’t know how he does it’: Why Eels ‘needed to repay’ RCG as double family tragedy revealed

‘Don’t know how he does it’: Why Eels ‘needed to repay’ RCG as double family tragedy revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

Probably explains some of RCG’s patchy form this year losing his brother but shows his professionalism from what this article shows. If there was any truth to this I’d welcome it. Barnett is 30 also and people want to see him extended and Webster has transformed him into career best form. I see RCG with a lot more to offer if he can get back to form that’s seen him play at origin and international level

 

[Hazza]

Drums beating louder for dylan brown to warriors

do you have the source for this

 

[giffy]

‘Don’t know how he does it’: Why Eels ‘needed to repay’ RCG as double family tragedy revealed

‘Don’t know how he does it’: Why Eels ‘needed to repay’ RCG as double family tragedy revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

Probably explains some of RCG’s patchy form this year losing his brother but shows his professionalism from what this article shows. If there was any truth to this I’d welcome it. Barnett is 30 also and people want to see him extended and Webster has transformed him into career best form. I see RCG with a lot more to offer if he can get back to form that’s seen him play at origin and international level

I recall the rumours of RCG getting dropped from NSW due to the Panthers boys not gelling with him once he left the riff, if true I wonder how his dynamic is with Webby?

 

[Noitall]

I recall the rumours of RCG getting dropped from NSW due to the Panthers boys not gelling with him once he left the riff, if true I wonder how his dynamic is with Webby?

Don’t think Webster was at the panthers when RCG was?
This is what I think Webster would be after if there’s truth to this. A big body going hard close to the line like AFB does for us

Reagan Campbell-Gillard Try

Reagan Campbell-Gillard Try

www.nrl.com

 

[Brightman]

Bit overboard bro. I wouldn't take him on big dollars. A bargain basement deal, Yeah. Then see what webby could do with him.

He'd probably sign on just for the Kiwi lamb with bearnaise sauce..

 

[Warriorsfan92]

do you have the source for this

SEN aussie

 

[ToiletDuck]

SEN aussie

Interesting one. Not sure he's the right player for us either but I suppose I'd take him given our current halves stocks and SJ in his last year or two.

I've watched all Parra games this season and Brown has really struggled in the absence of Moses. Not to say he's alone there, but he's not an organising half, so I wouldn't bring him here with any expectation other than a running half who will touch the ball less times per game than his 7. Also has a fairly weak kicking game.

In particular, there is no way you could partner Metcalf with Brown, it would have to be one or the other.

 

[Defence]

Nah man, if you want a slug around the ruck then RCG is your guy. One of the laziest middle defenders you'll ever see

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Missed tackles left, run metres right. Terrible, terrible player.

In the interest of a fair trial- the rest of his season that u left out looks a lot better.

 

[Dannevegas]

Drums beating louder for dylan brown to warriors

For 25?

 

[Dannevegas]

Interesting one. Not sure he's the right player for us either but I suppose I'd take him given our current halves stocks and SJ in his last year or two.

I've watched all Parra games this season and Brown has really struggled in the absence of Moses. Not to say he's alone there, but he's not an organising half, so I wouldn't bring him here with any expectation other than a running half who will touch the ball less times per game than his 7. Also has a fairly weak kicking game.

In particular, there is no way you could partner Metcalf with Brown, it would have to be one or the other.

Metcalf looked real good when he was playing 7 this year in the trials, especially dolphins game( moved to 7 when sj went off)

 

[ToiletDuck]

Metcalf looked real good when he was playing 7 this year in the trials, especially dolphins game( moved to 7 when sj went off)

Yeah he's worth persisting with but very much relies on his running game. If he was partnered with Brown there'd be 0 kicking game and we'd get slaughtered in territory.

 

[Worried2Death]

Don't need another prop, especially one with his best football behind him.

Don't we? Not saying RCG's the answer but next next year we're running with Fish, Bunty, Barney and possibly Tohu and Marata with experience up front, the rest are pretty green, is that enough go forward for the squad?

 

[Noitall]

Metcalf looked real good when he was playing 7 this year in the trials, especially dolphins game( moved to 7 when sj went off)

Think if there’s truth to this that CHT switches positions or Walker protege from the bench. Reckon it would be SJ, TMM 7’s and Brown, Metcalf 6’s

 

[CWC]

Did people just forget how our players were dropping like flies, we need to spend on forwards not wingers lol

TMM can share with Metcalf at 7 when SJ is done, then you have Hansen, Cleary and CHT could be a bolter if Webby transforms his ability, Brown is a gun 6

 

[CWC]

Think if there’s truth to this that CHT switches positions or Walker protege from the bench. Reckon it would be SJ, TMM 7’s and Brown, Metcalf 6’s

Luke might ask for compassionate release if Brown is in front of him as a 6 in ‘25 or ‘26

 

[Makasene]

Metcalf looked real good when he was playing 7 this year in the trials, especially dolphins game( moved to 7 when sj went off)

This is what I'm thinking.

If we are chasing Brown it's because we want an out and out 6.

SJ has limited years left at 7.
TMM in one game has shown he is more of a 7 than a 6.
Metcalf has publicly stated he is a 7 on multiple occasions.
We also have young Hanson and J. Cleary - both 7s.

CHT is probably the best 6 on our books and even he could be a 7.

 

[Makasene]

Luke might ask for compassionate release if Brown is in front of him as a 6 in ‘25 or ‘26

Or... Our trusty "you can go if we replace you" strategy is at play again.