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	Morgan Harper	✔
13	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
14	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
15	Edward Kosi	✔
16	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
17	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
18	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
19	Te Maire Martin	✔
20	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
23	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
24	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
27	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kayliss Fatialofa	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: 23/30
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

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[The Warrior Waka]

He hasn’t got the physicality or Defence to defend in the middle.

He definitely has the physicality and defence. He just won't have the motor being in the front line the whole game.

 

[WA Warrior]

He definitely has the physicality and defence. He just won't have the motor being in the front line the whole game.

Haas, Tino, AFB and other middles running at him.
Nah, don’t see it.

 

[Worried2Death]

I've completely changed my mind on Dylan Brown, I do want him to come here at that price tag to play six, not halfback!

And I would use him to lure Hughes over also. Then go cheap on fullback and DH.

Who am I kidding, I want a shiny new toy!

Could we still afford Ronaldo and Saab as well? I miss the days when we threw it out wide to our speedsters.

 

[Fizurg]

Where is this rumour? I know it was joked about on here.

In some interview with the assistant coach apparently. They mention 6 or 13 are options and that 2 and 5 isn’t. I haven’t listened to it. Just heard it mentioned

 

[Ever Hopeful]

In some interview with the assistant coach apparently. They mention 6 or 13 are options and that 2 and 5 isn’t. I haven’t listened to it. Just heard it mentioned

They can't be serious?! It also further weakens a weak position to fill ones that have lots of options.

Is it April Fools already?

 

[Inruin]

Come on AW you selfish bastard, I have a SuperCoach team to pick

 

[Noitall]

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Come on AW you selfish bastard, I have a SuperCoach team to pick

Really hope it’s one of these and not 13 or 6

 

[Inruin]

Really hope it’s one of these and not 13 or 6

I guarantee RTS doesn't start a game at 6 or 13 this year

 

[roguei]

In some interview with the assistant coach apparently. They mention 6 or 13 are options and that 2 and 5 isn’t. I haven’t listened to it. Just heard it mentioned

Gonna need a source on that tbh. Especially anything that says 2 and 5 are not options.

 

[Noitall]

Gonna need a source on that tbh. Especially anything that says 2 and 5 are not options.

Could he be getting his fullback spot back?

 

[Fizurg]

Gonna need a source on that tbh. Especially anything that says 2 and 5 are not options.

Yeah for sure. My source is as strong as “someone mentioned it in a Facebook chat group I’m in” so I’d put about as much weight into that as it deserves.

 

[Muddogz]

Against the grain, but I wouldnt have minded RTS as a 6 when we had SJ here. His passing game is adequate and he’d cause problems with his footwork against forwards.

We don’t have SJ though which means we need two halves to kick the football. It would be a no for me.

 

[Noitall]

Against the grain, but I wouldnt have minded RTS as a 6 when we had SJ here. His passing game is adequate and he’d cause problems with his footwork against forwards.

We don’t have SJ though which means we need two halves to kick the football. It would be a no for me.

Think he got a game or two there before he went to union? He played a few different positions to accommodate Walsh. His mind was in union by then though. Was interesting watching Joseph Manu have a quiet season by his standards, think his mind was there also with his switch

 

[Fizurg]

It was on sport nation radio 30 minutes into the guy and beav show

I asked the guy for a link and that’s what he replied

 

[roguei]

I think its from here:
View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5v7ZlqPOJc4JEuFMOhwr4S at about 6 mins in.
Here is the chunk i think the guy was meaning:

Host - Another guy everyone knows, RTS, where can we expect to see him playing? What position can we expect to see him in this season?
Slide Griffin - Yeah... Gotta keep my cards close to my chest on that one. I know everyone is excited, wanna keep the hype going...
Host 2 - Lock Forward!
Slide Griffin - Rogers..
*laughs*
Slide Griffin - Roger know's where he's playing. He's done an awesome job. Obivously coming back from rugby. We know what he brings in attack. Birllent player. Just getting used to the speed of the game. Getting used to league again took him last year. Yeah just really excited to see him after a pre season here.
Host 1 - Will that be unvailed next week?
Slide Griffin - Possibly, possibly. Yeah, yeah.


So i'm pretty sure old mate is just making shit up in the group chat .

 

[Billyspleen75]

Just listened. Interview was with Slade Griffin.
He laughed when Beaver said lock forward and gave the Webster "you'll see when the teams named" answer.
Give ya mate an uppercut on behalf of the forum

 

[Billyspleen75]

I think its from here:
View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5v7ZlqPOJc4JEuFMOhwr4S at about 6 mins in.
Here is the chunk i think the guy was meaning:

Host - Another guy everyone knows, RTS, where can we expect to see him playing? What position can we expect to see him in this season?
Slide Griffin - Yeah... Gotta keep my cards close to my chest on that one. I know everyone is excited, wanna keep the hype going...
Host 2 - Lock Forward!
Slide Griffin - Rogers..
*laughs*
Slide Griffin - Roger know's where he's playing. He's done an awesome job. Obivously coming back from rugby. We know what he brings in attack. Birllent player. Just getting used to the speed of the game. Getting used to league again took him last year. Yeah just really excited to see him after a pre season here.
Host 1 - Will that be unvailed next week?
Slide Griffin - Possibly, possibly. Yeah, yeah.


So i'm pretty sure old mate is just making shit up in the group chat .

Haha you went to much more effort!!

 

[Makasene]

Yeah for sure. My source is as strong as “someone mentioned it in a Facebook chat group I’m in” so I’d put about as much weight into that as it deserves.

Stronger than some posters dads dream rumour (a real low point of discussions this off season ) but admittedly weaker than piss!

 

[Blain]

If anyone actually thought RTS is capable of playing lock... Needs help. You can tell the coaching staff learnt from last year promising players jerseys. The cards are very close to their chests, and there has been no leaks at all. Which shows the whole club is on board. I hate it, but love it at the same time.

 

[John Nick]

If anyone actually thought RTS is capable of playing lock... Needs help. You can tell the coaching staff learnt from last year promising players jerseys. The cards are very close to their chests, and there has been no leaks at all. Which shows the whole club is on board. I hate it, but love it at the same time.

Exactly. Makes guys earn their spots through preseason and trials something not acceptable around here.