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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[Ever Hopeful]

If it is a past premier, and a 'big' player, as the current market stands my guess would be DCE.

We are the club of retirement contracts, a club that finds it excruciatingly hard to find halfs, and a club who has lost experience by the bucketful. For DCE, one last big payday.

 

[Noitall]

But seriously, if there was any truth to at least the part about the Warriors about to make their biggest ever signing - then to me that really only could mean a player like Nathan Cleary.

And I can't allow myself to believe that.

Was it a fullback mentioned in that initial rumour that involved the warriorholic on instagram?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Was it a fullback mentioned in that initial rumour that involved the warriorholic on instagram?

No position stated in that video.

 

[Noitall]

No position stated in that video.

Fuck I’m late as to the party. What video?

 

[Drunkchchman]

I've also heard an unrelated rumour that we are looking at Reimis Smith as further outside back cover. wouldn't mind him on the wing with some height

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Fuck I’m late as to the party. What video?

Wariorholic

 

[3rdstriker]

For those pushing for Kini, it’s a wide birth after this setback

‘I was pretty scared’: Titans gun reveals serious neck injury left him 4mm from paralysis

‘I was pretty scared’: Titans gun reveals serious neck injury left him 4mm from paralysis

www.foxsports.com.au

Don't know why we'd need Kini he's very good but we have Tuaupiki who has devastating potential.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

But seriously, if there was any truth to at least the part about the Warriors about to make their biggest ever signing - then to me that really only could mean a player like Nathan Cleary.

And I can't allow myself to believe that.

I can't either. But, Maybe the most logical? Biggest signing ever? = Nathan is the best player in the game, There isn’t anyone bigger than him. His brother is here. Fish is still a close friend and ex team mate. Our current coach was Ivan's assistant.
His dad was a wahs coach & player. He was a wahs ball boy and we were his favourite childhood team.

Should we dare to dream? My heart has been firmly set on the idea that Nathan will come here one day for years lol.
I like this rumour better than the Ponga & Hughes one.

Unfortunately, I don't think we'll sign anyone. April Fools is fucking with us. And only our club? Cruel mother fuckers!

 

[3rdstriker]

I can't either. But, Maybe the most logical? Biggest signing ever? = Nathan is the best player in the game, There isn’t anyone bigger than him. His brother is here. Fish is still a close friend and ex team mate. Our current coach was Ivan's assistant.
His dad was a wahs coach & player. He was a wahs ball boy and we were his favourite childhood team.

Should we dare to dream? My heart has been firmly set on the idea that Nathan will come here one day for years lol.
I like this rumour better than the Ponga & Hughes one.

Unfortunately, I don't think we'll sign anyone. April Fools is fucking with us. And only our club? Cruel mother fuckers!

Bring his Dad home after this season too

 

[Inruin]

Nathan Cleary is signed to end of 2027. Compassionate release to return home you reckon?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Would you rather sign Hughes & lose Metcalf, or sign ponga & lose Tuaupiki?

 

[Noitall]

Wariorholic

Just went and watched it, but was talking about the quote on there with a red loop around it that talks about some mail of a fullback joining the club

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Would you rather sign Hughes & lose Metcalf, or sign ponga & lose Tuaupiki?

Sign both and lose both

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Sign both and lose both

Not an option. Chose.

 

[Noitall]

Would you rather sign Hughes & lose Metcalf, or sign ponga & lose Tuaupiki?

Feel like if it’s a fullback, that Tuaupiki has the potential to replace TMM at 6

 

[Kestrel84]

Would you rather sign Hughes & lose Metcalf, or sign ponga & lose Tuaupiki?

I'd rather keep Tuaupiki and lose Metcalf, but I'd sign Ponga

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Would you rather sign Hughes & lose Metcalf, or sign ponga & lose Tuaupiki?

Hughes for me in your question. We could be premiership contenders as he’s a huge upgrade over existing and halfbacks win competitions.

Pongia better player but not what we need.

 

[Kestrel84]

Player who has won a grand final but can play fullback?

Joey Manu?

 

[tajhay]

Player who has won a grand final but can play fullback?

Joey Manu?

i think at this stage we are creating our own rumours based off fantasy hypotheticals....

 

[Bay39er]

Nathan Cleary is signed to end of 2027. Compassionate release to return home you reckon?

Player who has won a grand final but can play fullback?

Joey Manu?

Can’t be Cleary as he had won 4 GFs not a GF!