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

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 21/30
Confirmed Supplementary 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, Dylan Walker, Kalani Going (S), Tanner Stowers-Smith (S), Demitric Vaimauga (C)



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Yeah well at the Warriors it’s all about moving players out and around to accomodate RTS who has been bog average.
Yeah not his best season but I reckon he’s earned the benefit of the doubt to give him next season in a settled position without shifting him around from centre, wing and fullback. Centre is out for me though, has to be wing or fullback going forward with RTS
 
Taine was the MVP against the panthers, got knocked out early vs Raiders, then he was great again vs Sharks, and has the composure at clutch in general play + goalkicking. That’s with sporadic game times.

Like others said the line breaks issue could be a mental thing, he tend to hesitate then the moment is gone, but wasn’t he breaking the panthers left and right? Even if he never breaks the line going forward, he is elusive enough to draw and pass with enough game time and combo building.

Give him the No.1 jersey and have 2 seasoned back ups we’ll be well served in that position
 
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I really can’t see cnk playing 13.
We have some great young forwards coming through.
Yeah not going to happen.

However Dylan Walker did transition from a wing, centre, fullback into a pretty effective 13 so it can be done......probably the exception not the rule tho.

Just on Tauapiki, i felt he definitely warrented a few more games this season, particulary given how stagnant our attack looked and the form he showed in the games he did play.
 
Yeah not going to happen.

However Dylan Walker did transition from a wing, centre, fullback into a pretty effective 13 so it can be done......probably the exception not the rule tho.

Just on Tauapiki, i felt he definitely warrented a few more games this season, particulary given how stagnant our attack looked and the form he showed in the games he did play.
Yeah agreed.
Walker had a bit of X factor that Charnze lacks imo.
In his younger days Walker was a strike weapon with strength and speed which to a certain degree he still has.
 
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