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	Dylan Walker	✔
29	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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[Fonzie]

While we we are running a smallish mobile pack I think our fullback selection criteria needs to be (in this order):

1. Defence
2. Yardage
3. Creative / ball play ability

Which is why I’m still picking CNK over Taine.

 

[Noitall]

While we we are running a smallish mobile pack I think our fullback selection criteria needs to be (in this order):

1. Defence
2. Yardage
3. Creative / ball play ability

Which is why I’m still picking CNK over Taine.

So you picking them to extend CNK, or add some size to the forward pack?

 

[roguei]

Don't be surprised to see TMM back in Qld next year.
There is also a shortage of halves and he'd be a good pick up for Parra.

With his current lifestyle it would have to be a huge amount to move him back. Dude goes off pig hunting or fishing every off day with his kid and dogs. I just can't see it personally. Could see him retiring though.

 

[juju]

With his current lifestyle it would have to be a huge amount to move him back. Dude goes off pig hunting or fishing every off day with his kid and dogs. I just can't see it personally. Could see him retiring though.

Good money to be had and a short window.

 

[Noitall]

Good money to be had and a short window.

Still a few experienced halves looking for an extra season or so. DCE wanting 2 seasons, broncos have Reynolds off contract at the end of the season who wants to continue, but they need to consider Ezra Mam. That’s 2 straight out halfbacks with TMM a five eighth that can play halfback. Fogerty is another getting on but won’t be extended by the sounds? Surely Forans’s last season? Storm an interesting proposition too with them extending some that it looked like they might not be able to

 

[juju]

Still a few experienced halves looking for an extra season or so. DCE wanting 2 seasons, broncos have Reynolds off contract at the end of the season who wants to continue, but they need to consider Ezra Mam. That’s 2 straight out halfbacks with TMM a five eighth that can play halfback. Fogerty is another getting on but won’t be extended by the sounds? Surely Forans’s last season? Storm an interesting proposition too with them extending some that it looked like they might not be able to

And the Galvin intrigue to play out too

 

[Fonzie]

So you picking them to extend CNK, or add some size to the forward pack?

According to NRL.com Charnze is already contracted to end 2027, is that right?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

According to NRL.com Charnze is already contracted to end 2027, is that right?

No! He was definitely off contract this year. I don't recall him getting that deal in the off season.

 

[Noitall]

According to NRL.com Charnze is already contracted to end 2027, is that right?

NRL - Signings Tracker

signings-tracker.nrl.com

Not sure how old this is, but has a few wrong. Doesn’t factor in Vaimauga’s extension, has DWZ off contract end of 2025 which he isn’t, but has Harper in the list which he was picked up after Vaimauga’s extension so pretty slack updates. Has CNK off contract end of 2025 which I’m pretty sure is correct

 

[Noitall]

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad of New Zealand Warriors player profile including contract information, NRL news, stats and rumours.

www.zerotackle.com

Yet zero tackle has him until 2027 and looks fairly accurate with the rest, so hard to know?