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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[Warriorsfan92]

Some smoke coming in about Ponga to the Warriors
Might be a wind up.

Where from? Source?

 

[Wrighty]

Where from? Source?

Jamie Brown private exclusive paid entry chat group.

 

[Neo]

And everyone thought Stacey was trying to get Ponga to the kiwis. It’s been the Warriors all along. He has stolen your spot in Mensa Wrighty

 

[Fizurg]

Where from? Source?

It’s been posted earlier. Just some very substantiated mutterings.

 

[Wrighty]

And everyone thought Stacey was trying to get Ponga to the kiwis. It’s been the Warriors all along. He has stolen your spot in Mensa Wrighty

I am too smart to let him.

(See what I did there )

 

[Wrighty]

I would be slutted if I were conntected to the Knights and they lost Ponga but gained Dylan Brown.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

I would assume the contract KP is looking for is 1.4mill/season.

 

[UpDaWahsAucks]

Does the club take paypal i'll throw in some money too, he can stay in my guest room

 

[Wrighty]

I would assume the contract KP is looking for is 1.4mill/season.

I heard in an article somewhere he and Nathan Cleary in reaction to Dylan Brown's contracts are in discussions with their agents about examining their realigned market worth. Numbers like $2m were mentioned for those two and alarmingly a resultant lobby to the NRL to lift the salary cap so teams can afford to break the $2M mark.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Are we daring to dream guys? I'm not going to get my hopes up yet but is this a genuine prospect or people putting 1 and 1 together and coming up with Kalyn Ponga to the Wahs?

 

[Wrighty]

Are we daring to dream guys? I'm not going to get my hopes up yet but is this a genuine prospect or people putting 1 and 1 together and coming up with Kalyn Ponga to the Wahs?

I think this is pretty loosey goose at this stage. Wait for it to be triangulated by Rothfield or someone.

 

[Damo]

Look at what day it is tomorrow

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Look at what day it is tomorrow

Warriors sign, Blake Taffe!

 

[WA Warrior]

Look at what day it is tomorrow

Thanks for the reminder.
I would’ve been falling for some Warriors signing joke.

 

[Dantheman]

I have a connection in NZ rugby league and they have heard whispers of Ponga as well. I’ll lose my mind if it’s true

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

All this talk of KP, but we'll probably end up with Peta Hiku coming home to play fullback

 

[Dlenai]

Naaaaaah that would be absolutely BONKERS

 

[Ever Hopeful]

I had a feeling about KP earlier in the year when I saw him with the Māori side, it seemed the Warriors would be a good fit for all parties/budgets. He is worth the cash.

This is pretty mean if it is bullshit fellas. You've got me 20% hopeful! This forum has been burnt pretty bad by April 1 before.

One thing I thought was certain when Brown signed is that there was no way KP would be there in 2026.

 

[Tragic]

Jamie Brown private exclusive paid entry chat group.

What the heck is that?

 

[Ever Hopeful]

What the heck is that?

It's exclusive mate. You're probably too lowborn to know.