Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
-Player20252026202720282029
1Bunty Afoa
2Tom Ale
3Mitchell Barnett
4Rocco Berry
5Tanah Boyd
6Kurt Capewell
7Erin Clark
8Wayde Egan
9James Fisher-Harris
10Jackson Ford
11Leka Halasima
Morgan Harper
12Chanel Harris-Tavita
13Sam Healey
14Edward Kosi
15Jacob Laban
16Ali Leiataua
17Freddy Lussick
18Te Maire Martin
19Luke Metcalf
20Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
21Marata Niukore
22Adam Pompey
23Tanner Stowers-Smith
24Taine Tuaupiki
25Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
26Demitric Vaimauga
27Dylan Walker
28Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
S1Kayliss FaitialofaS
S2Kalani GoingS
S3Luke HansonS
S4Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaS
S5Sio KaliS
S6Patrick MoimoiS
-Kahu CapperTT
-Jett ClearyTSS
-Motu PasikalaT
C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract, T = Train & Trial contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
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, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tanner Stowers-Smith, Dylan Walker



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CG said on Sport Nation this avo they don't have anyone new lined up and he hasn't looked at who's available and Cappy's on holiday. Hope he's lying like a good CEO and our club masterminds aren't asleep at the wheel Wrighty.
Development list players can play from round 1 so you also have the likes of TSS and Going. May as well wait for a good player who is disgruntled about not making a side in the first couple of rounds if you are desperate for a reinforcement early straight away
 
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Would be the most unreal forward pack, but too much cap focused there I reckon. I guess when you consider it being a replacement for Tohu, it’s really a forward replacing a forward but are we lacking in the spine? I guess with such a dominant pack, it would lay a massive platform for any halve
 
Looking at my post above
Prop Depth in order
1) JFH
2) Barnett
3) Vaimauga
4) Ford
5) Ale
6) Bunty
7) Zyon Maiu’u

Lock Depth
1) Clark
2) Walker

Second Row Depth
1) Capewell
2) Niukore
3) Halasima
4) Laban
5) Ford

I think Tohu leaving exposes us for depth at lock and 2nd row cover, Look for them to recruit a player with those skill sets.
Theres Ieremia - Toeava to add to the 2nd row depth.
He's obviously raw but a real smokey to debut this season.
 
Lots of good players get granted releases to take up offers somewhere else.
Hell we let Reece Walsh and AFB leave early, Panthers released JFH to us. Throw the terms compassionate release and family in there and they all jump put of contracts at will
Do the Warriors start sending those pregnancy suits actresses wear to wives/partners of Kiwis players so they can look more authentic when giving their current club the "I need to be close to my Mummy and Daddy who'll I need to help me look after bubba!" speech?
 
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I d call this bs
His mother in in jail 60 kms from Bris.
Payne is Dad to an extended family including I think his younger siblings.
Last time I heard his Dad is in jail in the Phillipines.
Payne is the guy holding the family together cant see him doing that from Maurice Rd Penrose.
 
I d call this bs
His mother in in jail 60 kms from Bris.
Payne is Dad to an extended family including I think his younger siblings.
Last time I heard his Dad is in jail in the Phillipines.
Payne is the guy holding the family together cant see him doing that from Maurice Rd Penrose.
And he is signed until end of 2026 so are we talking 2027 here?
 
I don’t think Haas is coming but…..

He could just be over it, get his family completely away from it all, start completely fresh….
If he were to do it, it’s not like he’ll be struggling week in week out on his potential salary.

Isn’t that what AFB did? Got away from the bullshit in NSW?
 
I don’t think Haas is coming but…..

He could just be over it, get his family completely away from it all, start completely fresh….
If he were to do it, it’s not like he’ll be struggling week in week out on his potential salary.

Isn’t that what AFB did? Got away from the bullshit in NSW?
Or..... It might be a bit like my perceived view of AFB vs SJ. Perhaps Haas v Walsh is similar.
 
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