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	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
9	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
10	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
11	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔
12	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
13	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
14	Edward Kosi	✔
15	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
16	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
17	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
18	Te Maire Martin	✔
19	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
20	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
21	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
22	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
23	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔
24	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
25	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
26	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
27	Dylan Walker	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kayliss Faitialofa	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
-	Jett Cleary	T	S	S
-	Motu Pasikala	T	✔	✔

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

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 28/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 21/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tanner Stowers-Smith, Dylan Walker

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[El Chuckie]

It feels like between the Dogs, Dragons and Titans they make about 90% of the NRL signings. How are they constantly signing people?!

I've said it before but gee I'd love for us to make a play for Neame. Does a lot of the grunt work that would let the likes of Halasima and Laban go crazy.

I find that if there's a player on the move, just tell yourself immediately, "The Dogs and Dragons* are frontrunners...", then when you read the inevitable headline to that effect, you can breathe a sigh of relief that it's just the Sydney reporters having another little wank, and that only 1 in about 20 of those rumours end up becoming true. (*Add Souths to that when they're not dung.)

 

[Makasene]

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.

Demetric and Zyon Maiu’u are hopefully more in the picture next year.

It looked like Demetric cemented himself really at the end of the season. An impressive return from ACL from him, imagine what he might produce after a full off season.

 

[Alaska238]

Demetric and Zyon Maiu’u are hopefully more in the picture next year.

It looked like Demetric cemented himself really at the end of the season. An impressive return from ACL from him, imagine what he might produce after a full off season.

 

[Alaska238]

I think you will find Dimitric has jumped ahead of Ale and Bunty in the pecking order hence the decision to offload Bunty.

Demitric has more upside and then with Zyon Maiu’u coming through he'll take more time though as he will need to improve his defence.

The interesting part to the puzzle of our forward pack is where does Tohu fit in?

 

[Boston Boy]

Looks like there might be a fair bit of movement in the market. Some big moves around Brisbane you would think, also Brandon Smith to get shunted. I don't want either but surely some players become available. It feels like we are one good signing short of making a difference for next year. I feel we have gone backward a bit, without another good signing.

 

[SouthernWorrier]

I think you will find Dimitric has jumped ahead of Ale and Bunty in the pecking order hence the decision to offload Bunty.

Demitric has more upside and then with Zyon Maiu’u coming through he'll take more time though as he will need to improve his defence.

The interesting part to the puzzle of our forward pack is where does Tohu fit in?

I was surprised not to see more of ZM in 2024, did he fall out of favour after the suspension?

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

Demetric and Zyon Maiu’u are hopefully more in the picture next year.

It looked like Demetric cemented himself really at the end of the season. An impressive return from ACL from him, imagine what he might produce after a full off season.

Demetric Sifakula? Or the guy who ate Demetric Sifakula? Lol

In seriousness, you’d hope/think so. I was really impressed with Demetric.
I don’t believe JFH can do the week in week out workload that AFB did. He’s not really that kind of player. So Webby will (theoretically) have to distribute the workload more.

I have very high hopes for Sifakula and Halasima (and Ali).
TBH, I’m not really sold on Zyon Maiu’u or Laban. Happy to back them though.

 

[Damo]

I was surprised not to see more of ZM in 2024, did he fall out of favour after the suspension?

He literally debuted after the suspension?

He is just behind in the pecking order and only really got a chance when we were ultra down on middles.

 

[Jonesy69]

He literally debuted after the suspension?

He is just behind in the pecking order and only really got a chance when we were ultra down on middles.

Also spent a few weeks out due to injury

 

[Horriors2013]

I think you will find Dimitric has jumped ahead of Ale and Bunty in the pecking order hence the decision to offload Bunty.

Demitric has more upside and then with Zyon Maiu’u coming through he'll take more time though as he will need to improve his defence.

The interesting part to the puzzle of our forward pack is where does Tohu fit in?

Mentor to the young guns. Will continue to play bit part as they get eased in I reckon.

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

I don't believe for a second Boyd would sign a supplementary development contract at 80K or anything like it when he could get good coin in Superleague.

He is top 30

 

[Horriors2013]

Demetric and Zyon Maiu’u are hopefully more in the picture next year.

It looked like Demetric cemented himself really at the end of the season. An impressive return from ACL from him, imagine what he might produce after a full off season.

Yeah man. ZM and Laban need to get more time nek season. I hope Sifakula and Leiataua cement themselves. I think Berry will get snapped.

 

[afakasi247]

The interesting part to the puzzle of our forward pack is where does Tohu fit in?

On the sidelines presenting for Sky TV

 

[Noitall]

Sounds a bit like on the sharks forum that we’re one of the teams interested in Ronaldo Mulitalo along with bulldogs, dragons and titans

 

[Inruin]

Sounds a bit like on the sharks forum that we’re one of the teams interested in Ronaldo Mulitalo along with bulldogs, dragons and titans

He would be an awesome get! Depending on the money of course

 

[Noitall]

He would be an awesome get! Depending on the money of course

Could be raiders interested too? Xavier Savage is another I would like to see come over

 

[Inruin]

Could be raiders interested too? Xavier Savage is another I would like to see come over

Yup, good player. Problem will be if we sign a good winger, which we need, RTS and DWZ signed for 2026 and 2027 and AW likely to force RTS in to the team somewhere regardless

 

[Noitall]

Yup, good player. Problem will be if we sign a good winger, which we need, RTS and DWZ signed for 2026 and 2027 and AW likely to force RTS in to the team somewhere regardless

Notice that all the players back at the moment seem to be young guys or nsw cup guys? Tuaupiki is one. I wonder if RTS could go back to fullback with Tuaupiki backup? I can’t see CNK being here past 2025

 

[Inruin]

Notice that all the players back at the moment seem to be young guys or nsw cup guys? Tuaupiki is one. I wonder if RTS could go back to fullback with Tuaupiki backup? I can’t see CNK being here past 2025

I honestly can't see anything but RTS on the left wing at the moment but you never know with AW. If RTS did play fullback you still need a decent wing, would CNK or TT be a chance there. Seen some predicated lineups with TT on the wing

 

[Noitall]

I honestly can't see anything but RTS on the left wing at the moment but you never know with AW. If RTS did play fullback you still need a decent wing, would CNK or TT be a chance there. Seen some predicated lineups with TT on the wing

Yeah the thought of RTS at fullback was only in the discussion had on where would you play a Mulitalo or Savage if they came over. No idea what AW has in mind though