Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
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: 3/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed Development 2025: 4/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 20/30
Confirmed Development 2026: 2/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

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



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To be honest I am pretty happy with the 25 squad now, we probably have money for another depth signing (half a million?), the lack of TMM news makes me wonder if they are serious about D Brown, we have Tohu and Walker to move on in 26 plus some leftovers so Brown/Hughes is definitely possible I am guessing they’re probably secretly trying it too

Left overs+Tohu money = Hughes
Walker+TMM = Brown
Keep Boyd
Metcalf+Capewah money = Leo Thompson
Laban + Halasima = second row combo

Finally again a defensive coach, we get a good one we will do well 25 and see how elites our halves get for 26
 
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Yeah, and I bet he wants some forgiveness from the Footy Community and the General Public.
He showed nothing but disdain for Leniu after he offered to fly up to apologise to him.
Brushed him.
Sometimes you need to humble yourself because look where he’s at now.
He’s full of shit.
Was it conformed that the child in the other car lost a limb in the accident, or a foot or something?
 
Had a quick search the uber driver has PTSD after the crash, but I might be missing more info…

Well Ezra is young so if he learns from this and apologizes to the driver, and re-do the Leniu thing by accepting his apology, he would show growth, if not, then he and his PR team are hopeless. Either way we shouldn’t touch him
 
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There were talks of them surely having to let someone go, now they’ve re signed Willison, going after Ben Hunt, re signed Walsh at $1.25 million a season, and have made some smaller signings like Perham. They short of second rowers, but makes me wonder if there is something to Jordan Riki let go by them?
Cobbo would be the odd man out.

Ben Hunt was only seriously talked about if they terminated Ezra Mam. Hunt probably ends up at Dolphins, Roosters or Bulldogs..
 
No the child had a hip injury,
But still under the influence and driving with out a licence.
It's total Bs.
Adocar has been sacked for just being under the influence.
BRONCOS ARE JUST BULLSHIT
The difference is that the Bulldogs likely need what they pay JAC to get another player. Broncos see Mam as their long term 6. If JAC was seen as a long term player that could help the bulldogs win a GF then he would have gone into "rehab".
 
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I don't get the talk on here to move TMM on, I feel he has the highest ceiling of all our halves and highlighted this against Penrith in magic round, he is a genuine game breaker which we have a dearth of currently.

Those games at half this year were the closest he's ever looked at NRL level to that young Tigers gun who was so good a ball player that Bellamy and Cronk were actively pitching him to come to the Storm.

He's admitted previously that he would never call his shot over guys like Morgan and Thurston and probably fell into a bit of that with SJ.

I'd love to see what Te Maire could do as an on ball 7 with a 6 like Burton to do the long kicking.
 
Those games at half this year were the closest he's ever looked at NRL level to that young Tigers gun who was so good a ball player that Bellamy and Cronk were actively pitching him to come to the Storm.

He's admitted previously that he would never call his shot over guys like Morgan and Thurston and probably fell into a bit of that with SJ.

I'd love to see what Te Maire could do as an on ball 7 with a 6 like Burton to do the long kicking.
I agree, just wondering why the club isn’t extending his contract? I know he’s got next year to prove himself contractually but it’s a big gamble the club are taking if he is what they’re wanting as far as a 7 and another team takes him. The knights forum are making noises and Johns was very public about how impressed he was with TMM in his time at 7 this season
 
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