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	Tanah Boyd	✔	✔
6	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔
7	Erin Clark	✔	✔	✔
8	Jett Cleary	✔	S	S
9	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
10	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
11	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
12	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
13	Morgan Harper	✔
14	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
15	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
16	Edward Kosi	✔
17	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
18	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
19	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
20	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
21	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
22	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
23	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
24	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
26	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
27	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
28	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
29	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
30	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kayliss Fatialofa	S	✔	✔
S2	Kalani Going	S
S3	Luke Hanson	S
S4	Eddie Ieremia-Toeava	S	✔	✔
S5	Sio Kali	S
S6	Patrick Moimoi	S
-	Kahu Capper	T	T
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Haizyn Mellars	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

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

Top 30 2026: 29/30
Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos), Haizyn Mellars (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
2026 Losses: Edward Kosi (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper
Can negotiate with other clubs from Nov 1, 2025 (Entering final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[Wrighty]

Boyd would be horrible - c'mon guys, we're not that desperate.

The halves situation has to be addressed, sure, but show me the problem that Boyd is the answer to and I'll show you a club has 99 more ...


LM really wants the gig we know that ... not convinced ... but with SJ and SJ (two greats in the position) and Webby sitting in your backroom you'd hope there are a few other answers we're not seeing right now

Here is the off contract 2026 half backs and stand offs - you tell me who is better than Boyd and we would have a chance at

This is from Zero Tackle so don't blame if some of these guys signed last week

Halfback​

Jake Arthur, Daniel Atkinson, Tanah Boyd, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Clifford, Tom Duffy, Kyle Flanagan, Jackson Hastings, Bailey Hayward, Drew Hutchison, Lachlan Ilias, Sean O'Sullivan, Jonah Pezet, Niwhai Puru, Adam Reynolds, Brad Schneider, Toby Sexton, Blake Taaffe, Chad Townsend, Braydon Trindall, Sam Walker

Five-eighth​

Adam Doueihi, Kieran Foran, Te Maire Martin, Jaeman Salmon, Josh Schuster, Cody Walker

 

[Canonball]

Here is the off contract 2026 half backs and stand offs - you tell me who is better than Boyd and we would have a chance at

This is from Zero Tackle so don't blame if some of these guys signed last week

Halfback​

Jake Arthur, Daniel Atkinson, Tanah Boyd, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Clifford, Tom Duffy, Kyle Flanagan, Jackson Hastings, Bailey Hayward, Drew Hutchison, Lachlan Ilias, Sean O'Sullivan, Jonah Pezet, Niwhai Puru, Adam Reynolds, Brad Schneider, Toby Sexton, Blake Taaffe, Chad Townsend, Braydon Trindall, Sam Walker

Five-eighth​

Adam Doueihi, Kieran Foran, Te Maire Martin, Jaeman Salmon, Josh Schuster, Cody Walker

I'm not even saying that recruitment is the answer but of that halves list (and yeah there are a few not available) Atikinson, Pezet or Puru would be twice the better option than Boyd

 

[Noitall]

If he came here it would be a big call but I think they would give him the Game one 7 jersey and TMM would miss out.
Remember TMM played cup the first 6 games of 2024 with SJ and Metcalf preferred over him.

Yeah that’s true early on in the season but as it went on SJ was given the jersey on what he did last season. As inruin said, TMM could be be out for the beginning of the season, but I don’t think we can forget that TMM was halfback in a win over the panthers and the best we looked all season. He’s also a Kiwi international, although at five eighth but he gets the halfback jersey before Boyd if he came over for me

 

[Noitall]

Here is the off contract 2026 half backs and stand offs - you tell me who is better than Boyd and we would have a chance at

This is from Zero Tackle so don't blame if some of these guys signed last week

Halfback​

Jake Arthur, Daniel Atkinson, Tanah Boyd, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Clifford, Tom Duffy, Kyle Flanagan, Jackson Hastings, Bailey Hayward, Drew Hutchison, Lachlan Ilias, Sean O'Sullivan, Jonah Pezet, Niwhai Puru, Adam Reynolds, Brad Schneider, Toby Sexton, Blake Taaffe, Chad Townsend, Braydon Trindall, Sam Walker

Five-eighth​

Adam Doueihi, Kieran Foran, Te Maire Martin, Jaeman Salmon, Josh Schuster, Cody Walker

Puru extended with sharks for a season

 

[france]

Apparently Hunt and his mrs have brought a house in Byron Bay. Titans could be the destination, they’ve also got Tom Weaver off contract that many have been wondering about

some of the Titans supporters have big raps on Tom Weaver

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Boyd would be a desperation signing that we'll regret.
"He can kick tho" ! Whipdeedo! He does fuck all else. Rather get Ronald Volkman back

 

[WA Warrior]

Boyd would be a desperation signing that we'll regret.
"He can kick tho" ! Whipdeedo! He does fuck all else. Rather get Ronald Volkman back

Well TMM and Metcalf can’t kick.
2 running halves is a a recipe for disaster

 

[Wrighty]

Boyd would be a desperation signing that we'll regret.
"He can kick tho" ! Whipdeedo! He does fuck all else. Rather get Ronald Volkman back

We need a 4th half and Charnze looked poor there on the weekend in the test.
If we don't acquire one, then after inevitable injuries we are looking most likely at a run of Dylan Walker in the halves and he is not a half's backside.
No it all says Puru has signed
Pezet seems to be all over the place in terms of what he wants. Some Bullshit about wanting to be loaned out from the Storm for a year before returning to replace Jahrome Hughes
Atkinson another 5 8th can he play half back?

Who are you suggesting instead of Boyd? I don't think there are many other options

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Who are you suggesting instead of Boyd? I don't think there are many other options

Anyone but him will do. Arigato gozaimasu

 

[Noitall]

We need a 4th half and Charnze looked poor there on the weekend in the test.
If we don't acquire one, then after inevitable injuries we are looking most likely at a run of Dylan Walker in the halves and he is not a half's backside.
No it all says Puru has signed
Pezet seems to be all over the place in terms of what he wants. Some Bullshit about wanting to be loaned out from the Storm for a year before returning to replace Jahrome Hughes
Atkinson another 5 8th can he play half back?

Who are you suggesting instead of Boyd? I don't think there are many other options

Get Pezet on loan and he can go back to replace Hughes and he comes over. Might be getting on a bit by 2026 though?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Get Pezet on loan and he can go back to replace Hughes and he comes over. Might be getting on a bit by 2026 though?

I like this idea.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Get Pezet on loan and he can go back to replace Hughes and he comes over. Might be getting on a bit by 2026 though?

Or someone can honeypot the fucker and get him to knock up a kiwi lass so he has to stay here

 

[Wrighty]

Tannah Boyd has played 69 games - ten of those were zero minutes and one 8 minutes (those 11 this year)
Leaving 58 full games played
He has 18 Try assists and 9 Tries = 27 try creations
27/58 = 0.46

TMM = 93 Games
20 Tries and 37 try assists
57/93 = 0.61

CHT

67 appearances after subtracting some low minute games
11 Tries Try assists 20
31/67 = 0.46

Boyd would be as skilled as CHT offensively according to these try creation ratios but have a kicking game and goal kicking game.

 

[Muddogz]

It’s a big no for Boyd for me unless you are releasing CHT. He’s a backup half and we already have CHT who can do a job there.

The other backup half needs to be one with potential who can start over your two starters. Weaver might be worth a crack if he’s available, Boyd has had plenty of chances to crack it and hasn’t made the grade.

 

[Wrighty]

It’s a big no for Boyd for me unless you are releasing CHT. He’s a backup half and we already have CHT who can do a job there.

The other backup half needs to be one with potential who can start over your two starters. Weaver might be worth a crack if he’s available, Boyd has had plenty of chances to crack it and hasn’t made the grade.

OK well explained. I will let this go for now.

 

[roguei]

I wonder if byod who seems to be stalling out in the titans. Is interested because of the reported way we pick positions at the start of every year. Which is pretty much try out over preseasons rather than hard set roles from the get go. And weighing up that or waiting on DCE to eventually retire (and that ain't happening till he outplays smith's total games... So 3 full seasons from now).

 

[Worried2Death]

If Luke and TMM go down injured we're screwed as it stands with Chanel, CNK and Walker combos. Taine is another option I guess, but if Boyd is signed I'd back him to find the potential he had as a junior rep, stranger things have happened.

 

[kos]

Yes Boyd or Weaver are fine at option 4 or 5.
Des lost interest in Tanah after he was bullied by the opposition in one game where the other teams game plan was to pressure and intimidate Tanah.
Their plan worked and Tanah was relegated to spare after that game.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Tannah Boyd has played 69 games - ten of those were zero minutes and one 8 minutes (those 11 this year)
Leaving 58 full games played
He has 18 Try assists and 9 Tries = 27 try creations
27/58 = 0.46

TMM = 93 Games
20 Tries and 37 try assists
57/93 = 0.61

CHT

67 appearances after subtracting some low minute games
11 Tries Try assists 20
31/67 = 0.46

Boyd would be as skilled as CHT offensively according to these try creation ratios but have a kicking game and goal kicking game.

Playing for a markedly worse team & terrible pack when he was 7. Change of scene could be good. We need 4 halves too, so there’s a spot available.

 

[Mrgrumps]

The warriors social media post with the kiwis featured all warriors players, very Jordan Riki heavy