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	Tanah Boyd	S	S
S2	Kalani Going	S
S3	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: 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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[CWC]

So get a female coach

The coach’s name is Stacy

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

I think the Australia game showed us the plan for JFH at the Warriors. 60 plus minutes games week in week out. JFH and Barnett are playing deep into the year. Which also pushes back there preseason.

I predict a burnout for both. If Webster doesn’t change his rotations policy.
With AFB no longer here, it may force his hand.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

I think the Australia game showed us the plan for JFH at the Warriors. 60 plus minutes games week in week out. JFH and Barnett are playing deep into the year. Which also pushes back there preseason.

I predict a burnout for both. If Webster doesn’t change his rotations policy.
With AFB no longer here, it may force his hand.

Be nice if he can play a bigger bench. A lot will depend on Tohu's role next year and whether Egan plays a 80 minute role or not.

 

[CWC]

I think the Australia game showed us the plan for JFH at the Warriors. 60 plus minutes games week in week out. JFH and Barnett are playing deep into the year. Which also pushes back there preseason.

I predict a burnout for both. If Webster doesn’t change his rotations policy.
With AFB no longer here, it may force his hand.

That’d be disastrous given the lack of rest before ‘25 preseason

Should be doing 50-60min & equal minutes from Walker/Clark/Marata off the bench

Doesn’t help if Tohu’s there for 30min if he can’t recover