Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion​

-	Player	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
1	Bunty Afoa	✔
2	Tom Ale	✔
3	Mitchell Barnett	✔	✔	✔
4	Rocco Berry	✔	✔
5	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔
6	Erin Clark	✔	✔	✔
7	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
8	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
9	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
10	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔
11	Tohu Harris	✔
12	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
13	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
14	Edward Kosi	✔
15	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
16	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
17	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
18	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔
19	Te Maire Martin	✔
20	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
23	Motu Pasikala	✔	✔	✔
24	Adam Pompey	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
27	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	C
28	Dylan Walker	✔
29	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kalani Going	S
S2	Tanner Stowers-Smith	S
T1	Jett Cleary	T	S	S

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract (Formerly, Development), T = Train & Trial contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 2/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed Development 2025: 3/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 19/30
Confirmed Development 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Tohu Harris, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Taine Tuaupiki, Dylan Walker, Kalani Going (D), Tanner Stowers-Smith (D), Demitric Vaimauga (C)

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[kos]

Nene is a genuine strike weapon- he had some bad injuries though and just never looked fit (till the other night )
I dont hate it tbh- it would have to be minimum wage stuff though to make the risk worth taking.
On his day he’s a beast.
Do we really need another outside back? We have heaps of center and fullback cover but wing still looks pretty thin. Couple of young ones coming through but not quite there- he could possibly bridge the gap.
Probably looking to return to oz anyway.

There wasnt that many days (on days) when he played for the Titans/
talent physique but inconsistent.

 

[Dannevegas]

Whatever Tolu Koula’s on, offer him an extra 150 per season or so, Fullback or wing. Can’t get a start in a full strength manly side

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Whatever Tolu Koula’s on, offer him an extra 150 per season or so, Fullback or wing. Can’t get a start in a full strength manly side

Agreed. Or talau. Had a breakout season & will struggle for a starting side spot

 

[Neo]

Whatever Tolu Koula’s on, offer him an extra 150 per season or so, Fullback or wing. Can’t get a start in a full strength manly side

I thought they were adamant now that Turbo will remain fullback?

 

[tajhay]

Whatever Tolu Koula’s on, offer him an extra 150 per season or so, Fullback or wing. Can’t get a start in a full strength manly side

How would he not make manly full strength side? Hes a lock for a centre berth alongside Garrick. Pretty sure he didnt miss any games this season besides when he did his MCL.

Also you will prob find that "extra 150%" hes on would prob make him the highest paid centre in the game. Remember Manly had to ward off ARU who offered around 8-900k p season for him. Prob on around half that.

Has he played any games at wing? Edit - seems only a few times at nsw cup when coming up in 2021 and also Tongan side. None in the NRL. Vast majority of his games have been at centre.

 

[Dannevegas]

How would he not make manly full strength side? Hes a lock for a centre berth alongside Garrick. Pretty sure he didnt miss any games this season besides when he did his MCL.

Also you will prob find that "extra 150%" hes on would prob make him the highest paid centre in the game. Remember Manly had to ward off ARU who offered around 8-900k p season for him. Prob on around half that.

Has he played any games at wing? Edit - seems only a few times at nsw cup when coming up in 2021 and also Tongan side. None in the NRL. Vast majority of his games have been at centre.

when manly was at full strength this year he couldn’t crack the starting side. It wasn’t until Saab got injured that he got a run at centre. He was being overlooked by Talau and Hopoate.

And a extra 150k a year to lure him over not 150%

 

[Billyspleen75]

Assuming Turbo, Saab and Garrick are locked in. One of Talau, Hopoate or Koula will have to miss out.
Unsure if any would join us

 

[Noitall]

Jayden Sullivan one of the players that tigers are letting go of and prepared to pay a portion of. Bad contract for tigers with him on $500k next year then $600k the following two seasons. You’d want them to be paying half to take a gamble but a player with a bit of nrl experience now

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Jayden Sullivan one of the players that tigers are letting go of and prepared to pay a portion of. Bad contract for tigers with him on $500k next year then $600k the following two seasons. You’d want them to be paying half to take a gamble but a player with a bit of nrl experience now

Sullivan on say, $350-400k would be a great pick up for us.

We're in need of a half to play 3rd or 4th string, he has a kicking game and a bit of experience, but still young enough where if he wanted to come over here and work hard he could easily make the starting team if he applied himself.

Gives us 2 years before Cleary and Hanson will be ready for fg. Low risk, high reward situation imo

 

[Noitall]

Sullivan on say, $350-400k would be a great pick up for us.

We're in need of a half to play 3rd or 4th string, he has a kicking game and a bit of experience, but still young enough where if he wanted to come over here and work hard he could easily make the starting team if he applied himself.

Gives us 2 years before Cleary and Hanson will be ready for fg. Low risk, high reward situation imo

Out of 8 appearances this season he’s offered an 88% tackle efficiency, 1 try and 7 try assists and a couple of line break assists. Couple of forced drop outs too. Tigers will be desperate to offload him with Luai coming in and a highly regarded Galvin that they won’t want to lose. Actually don’t think he’s a bad player at all

 

[Inruin]

Out of 8 appearances this season he’s offered an 88% tackle efficiency, 1 try and 7 try assists and a couple of line break assists. Couple of forced drop outs too.

And in a team stuck to the bottom of the table. If he is cheap enough and wants to move to NZ would be a very handy depth player for us. Would benefit the cup side immensely too. They looked in desperate need of a half at the back end of the season

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Out of 8 appearances this season he’s offered an 88% tackle efficiency, 1 try and 7 try assists and a couple of line break assists. Couple of forced drop outs too. Tigers will be desperate to offload him with Luai coming in and a highly regarded Galvin that they won’t want to lose. Actually don’t think he’s a bad player at all

If you're a young half wanting to take control of a team in the NRL, surely the Wahs would be a great option?

A big forward pack that gets a roll on, and our halves at the moment look pretty shaky with only TMM, Metcalf and CHT there. No one has cemented theirselves yet, and all 3 have been injury prone so you know you're going to get a shot at some point in the year.

Webby's already shown he's willing to give players an opportunity if they impress with their training and work ethic - both Ford and Lussick evidence that. Could be a massive win for all three parties - us, Tigs and Sullivan

 

[Noitall]

And in a team stuck to the bottom of the table. If he is cheap enough and wants to move to NZ would be a very handy depth player for us. Would benefit the cup side immensely too. They looked in desperate need of a half at the back end of the season

As much as I like Roache, l think he’s a dummy half. Would rather someone like this than to play Roache in the halves

 

[Noitall]

If you're a young half wanting to take control of a team in the NRL, surely the Wahs would be a great option?

A big forward pack that gets a roll on, and our halves at the moment look pretty shaky with only TMM, Metcalf and CHT there. No one has cemented theirselves yet, and all 3 have been injury prone so you know you're going to get a shot at some point in the year.

Webby's already shown he's willing to give players an opportunity if they impress with their training and work ethic - both Ford and Lussick evidence that. Could be a massive win for all three parties - us, Tigs and Sullivan

I think we’re a destination that players are seeing opportunities. Looking on the sharks Jayden Berrell thread, so many of their fans wanted to see Sam Healey kept over Berrell, seeing the potential. Many of them kept going back to the fact that Healey is stuck behind an 80 minute player in Brailey and Berrell as back up. As much as Healey says coming over was an opportunity to learn off a great hooker in Egan, I think he also sees some vulnerabilities in Egan that he could take advantage of

 

[CWC]

I think we’re a destination that players are seeing opportunities. Looking on the sharks Jayden Berrell thread, so many of their fans wanted to see Sam Healey kept over Berrell, seeing the potential. Many of them kept going back to the fact that Healey is stuck behind an 80 minute player in Brailey and Berrell as back up. As much as Healey says coming over was an opportunity to learn off a great hooker in Egan, I think he also sees some vulnerabilities in Egan that he could take advantage of

He sounds more like a fox than a shark then, lol

 

[Noitall]

He sounds more like a fox than a shark then, lol

He wouldn’t be the only one that notices Egan has a tendency to pick up a head knock

 

[John Nick]

He wouldn’t be the only one that notices Egan has a tendency to pick up a head knock

Nothing a decent defense coach couldn't sort out
10 year olds are taught to put your head behind the hips and not in front

 

[CWC]

Egan just need to defend like a pussy

It's ok Wade, risk/reward ratio

 

[mitchdox]

Hearing that the Warriors are looking at Solomon Alaimalo on a min contract if Pompey is indeed shifted on. Not sure why Pompey would be moved on a year early but the Roosters have been looking at him

 

[CWC]

If true then CNK is centre and this Tigers guy is the winger first drop??

Unless we're still playing the dumb Roger at centre block Ali and Taine game