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 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: 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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[BangBro's (still banging)]

But no wings

RTS and DWZ?

 

[Kakarot]

TMM should've been our 7 with metcalf at 6 ffs, the Australian sharks junior better be worth it. How he didn't get first dibs a 7 is beyond me, he's 29 too, in his peak.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

CNK will just be another situation of him wanting longer and more than we are willing to offer. Which is fair for both parties.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

TMM should've been our 7 with metcalf at 6 ffs, the Australian sharks junior better be worth it. How he didn't get first dibs a 7 is beyond me, he's 29 too, in his peak.

Lets not shit the bed just yet, what if this pairing works and we make finals or even just miss, then we are in a better place now?

If these two turn 30 and our young bulls are weapons in four to five years then are we worried about TMM?

Webby has gone youth, somthing we all screamed for!

 

[Inruin]

RTS and DWZ?

Both are old and getting injury prone. I'd take Mariner in a heart beat for the right wing

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Both are old and getting injury prone. I'd take Mariner in a heart beat for the right wing

I thought Selwyn Cobb was coming here

 

[Inruin]

I thought Selwyn Cobb was coming here

Why not Cobb & Co?

 

[Kakarot]

Lets not shot the bed just yet, what if this pairing works and we make finals or even just miss, then we are in a better place now?

If these two turn 30 and our young bulls are weapons in four to five years then are we worried about TMM?

Webby has gone youth, somthing we all screamed for!

And what if metcalf or his misses want thier kid to go back to Aussie to be near family. TMM 7 LM 6 CHT 14, everyone complains at martin's long kicking g game well just have luke kick them and Martin control the team with Luke playing his natural support game at 6. Letting a gunslinger like him go is bone headed

 

[Warriorsfan92]

But no wings

He’s a great winger, fast, young, Kiwi.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Both are old and getting injury prone. I'd take Mariner in a heart beat for the right wing

I think this is a convo for next season.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

And what if metcalf or his misses want thier kid to go back to Aussie to be near family. TMM 7 LM 6 CHT 14, everyone complains at martin's long kicking g game well just have luke kick them and Martin control the team with Luke playing his natural support game at 6. Letting a gunslinger like him go is bone headed

Cross that bridge when we come to that?

 

[Kakarot]

Why the he'll aren't we looking for a young kiwi half, are they really that rare?

 

[hornbybrown]

We are about to have so much money to spend… needs to be spent on upgrades, a quality outside back and potentially a halve if Metcalf doesn’t take ownership of that 7 jersey

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Why not Cobb & Co?

I too was trying to think of how I would get Cob and Co in there!

 

[The Truth]

DCE comes to NZ, goes back to Aussie and tells the world he won't be at Manly next year. TMM wants out the next week. Manly want to move Turbo to 6 this year and Brooks at half. We are cashed up.

I believe DCE will be a Warrior soon.

 

[Noitall]

DCE comes to NZ, goes back to Aussie and tells the world he won't be at Manly next year. TMM wants out the next week. Manly want to move Turbo to 6 this year and Brooks at half. We are cashed up.

I believe DCE will be a Warrior soon.

2 years with a 3rd mutual option?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Why the he'll aren't we looking for a young kiwi half, are they really that rare?

Yes

 

[The Truth]

2 years with a 3rd mutual option?

I think 2 on top of this year if Manly let him go.

 

[Noitall]

I think 2 on top of this year if Manly let him go.

What if he wasn’t released early? Two years at least is what he’s obviously after. Would you throw in a third with either a mutual or club option?

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Given we need to add to our front row depth, would tof sipley be worth trying to bring back home? Looks like he's playing in cup for Manly, so maybe he is on the outer there.