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	✔	✔	✔
	Morgan Harper	✔
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: 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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[Defence]

Who would you rather.... kosi vs Harper?

Mgt

 

[Bevosa]

With the amount of cap we have left, the boys will be in for a fat Christmas bonus this year

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Outside back depth was dire for this year so i get it....not a rookie, cheap, 1 year only.....we aint locked in to long term if he stinks up the joint.

That said, never ever ever.....ever put him opposite Talakai on a footy field again......poor bloke, that game must still give him nightmares.

Other than that its happening folks, nothing we can do about it.......so i guess welcome to the crazy train Morgan Harper!

 

[Naumaifooty]

Just imagine our attack when he plays wing outside TMM, Capewell and Pompey Apart from Barnett what the fuck has cappy done to improve our roster?

 

[3rdstriker]

I don't understand this sort of thinking.

Neilsen, Lowrie, Wright, Ayshford - all signed as starters - that was the best we could get for a starting position.

Harper will play less than 5 games this year. Unless there are significant injuries in which case that justifies the signing even more!

Good cover hopefully like I said Webster can get him up if we need him.
But as it stands hes a poor man's kosi.

 

[KO WAI RA]

Beggars can’t be choosers!!!!
Wahz up Harper….
You on this roller coaster now cuz…

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I absolutely hate Morgan Harper, He must have the most punchable face in the NRL surely???

Yous got what you wanted.

 

[Makasene]

Mgt

He was given a good crack and flunked it.

I was gutted as I though he might be the guy to come through but it just doesn't look like it.

 

[sup42]

Outside back depth was dire for this year so i get it....not a rookie, cheap, 1 year only.....we aint locked in to long term if he stinks up the joint.

That said, never ever ever.....ever put him opposite Talakai on a footy field again......poor bloke, that game must still give him nightmares.

Other than that its happening folks, nothing we can do about it.......so i guess welcome to the crazy train Morgan Harper!

Talakai is a bit of an unfair yard stick (not aimed at this post) just saying....he could do that to anyone on his day.

I compare it to Croker getting destroyed by Hurrell over and over...