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	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔
19	Te Maire Martin	✔
20	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
23	Adam Pompey	✔
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	Sio Kali	S
S5	Patrick Moimoi	S
S6	Tanner Stowers-Smith	S
-	Kahu Capper	T	T
-	Jett Cleary	T	S	S
-	Eddie Ieremia-Toeava	T
-	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
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed 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, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Dylan Walker

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[The Warrior Waka]

30+ tackles against middles game after game is a massive step up from anything he would have done previously. Besides, we have many much better options for 13 and we need RTS in the outside backs

This isn’t the odd break that he's the last line of defence, his main job is to defend in the middle.
Turning 32 this year and move from an outside back into the tough stuff up front I don’t think he has it in him.
But that’s just my opinion who knows unless it actually ever happens.

I've said twice now that I don't believe he has the engine to play in the front line. I'm just stating that I believe he has the physicality and tackling technique , if he were younger. He's already a hit up merchant for us. Having to make more tackles will break him at his age.
So.....No to 13. But he's also no pussy & is not afraid to make tackles in the middle. Age is not on his side & the engine ain't as big as it use to be.

 

[Damo]

People seriously think RTS will play Lock? Bloody hell.

 

[Canonball]

People seriously think RTS will play Lock? Bloody hell.

Started as a joke, just like every classic warriors catch phrase

 

[John Nick]

Started as a joke, just like every classic warriors catch phrase

Got the usual tongues wagging though.

 

[Woofa]

At training now. RTS is 5. 100%

 

[Canonball]

At training now. RTS is 5. 100%

Lock it in

 

[SouthernWorrier]

At training now. RTS is 5. 100%

Who is running @ centre?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

At training now. RTS is 5. 100%

Damn how’d ya score that?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Lock it in

So 13 then?

 

[Leon Black]

At training now. RTS is 5. 100%

Is that Kosi playing middle???

 

[CWC]

They extended Taine and released Montoya - tells you just about everything you need to know about mid-term fullback and left-wing plans.

Taine on the wing and Roger FB?

 

[CWC]

At training now. RTS is 5. 100%

Who's the FB and lock?

 

[Woofa]

We sponsor a player.. each time the player scores our business logo comes up.. Got RTS.. They named 2 players in each position. Nothing is set in stone of course and shit changes/ happens.. but 5 was RTS and Ed Kosi so Id happily bet the house that RTS is at this stage at the forefront of coaches thoughts at 5. Other snippets.. Metcalfe (with CHT) is likely at 6, Boyd and TMM named as 7, CNK and TTP at 1. Most you have a good guess at whats going on. It was a trainig run but very loose and not specific.

 

[SouthernWorrier]

We sponsor a player.. each time the player scores our business logo comes up.. Got RTS.. They named 2 players in each position. Nothing is set in stone of course and shit changes/ happens.. but 5 was RTS and Ed Kosi so Id happily bet the house that RTS is at this stage at the forefront of coaches thoughts at 5. Other snippets.. Metcalfe (with CHT) is likely at 6, Boyd and TMM named as 7, CNK and TTP at 1. Most you have a good guess at whats going on. It was a training run but very loose and not specific.

Gold. 'loose and not specific' my ass, this is the best intel we've has so ima take this as gospel - the word of Woofa

would be great if you could rustle up some names in the centre and 13 slots tho...

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Makes sense on first look. Kosi is pretty raw so another year in cup could be good. Plus Roger isnt going to be here much longer so that might fix 3 problems at once.

 

[Woofa]

Gold. 'loose and not specific' my ass, this is the best intel we've has so ima take this as gospel - the word of Woofa

would be great if you could rustle up some names in the centre and 13 slots tho...

I'll take it lol

 

[Woofa]

Who's the FB and lock?

I had missus chirping in my ear so missed a few.. sorry mate..

 

[Damo]

We sponsor a player.. each time the player scores our business logo comes up.. Got RTS.. They named 2 players in each position. Nothing is set in stone of course and shit changes/ happens.. but 5 was RTS and Ed Kosi so Id happily bet the house that RTS is at this stage at the forefront of coaches thoughts at 5. Other snippets.. Metcalfe (with CHT) is likely at 6, Boyd and TMM named as 7, CNK and TTP at 1. Most you have a good guess at whats going on. It was a trainig run but very loose and not specific.

Metcalf and Boyd

 

[Lance155]

Makes sense on first look. Kosi is pretty raw so another year in cup could be good. Plus Roger isnt going to be here much longer so that might fix 3 problems at once.

Can't see another year in cup helping Kosi. He just isn't first grade standard. Don't think he will ever get there to be honest

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

Makes sense on first look. Kosi is pretty raw so another year in cup could be good. Plus Roger isnt going to be here much longer so that might fix 3 problems at once.

Ed Kosi is 26.