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	✔	✔	✔
-	Jye Linnane
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: 24/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Jye Linnane
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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[Leon Black]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

 

[Cces]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

Doubt we can compete with his dream of representing the All Blacks

Winger 'more gifted than Suaalii' set to ditch Tonga for All Blacks

'Unearthed an absolute superstar'

www.nine.com.au

 

[Playdaball]

Young Moana Pasifiki wing Kyren Taumoefolau, looks a player with serious wheels and finishing skills. Would be worth a a crack IMO

Agree , I went to Eden Park today and he is a stand out.

 

[Noitall]

One of either Matty or Andrew Johns annoited Jye Linnane as the next big thing and long term half at the Knights, floated between 6 & 7.

He linked well with Fletcher Sharpe as a 17 yr old playing Under 21’s. Worth a punt in my opinion., even with ACL injuries.

Hopefully the club can identify what’s causing the injuries in what he’s doing and look to remedy it like they did sending Metcalf to America with his hamstring injuries over time and altering some technique

 

[3rdstriker]

One of either Matty or Andrew Johns annoited Jye Linnane as the next big thing and long term half at the Knights, floated between 6 & 7.

He linked well with Fletcher Sharpe as a 17 yr old playing Under 21’s. Worth a punt in my opinion., even with ACL injuries.

I remember Andrew johns annointed Tuimoala Lolohea too at one point.

 

[roguei]

Hopefully the club can identify what’s causing the injuries in what he’s doing and look to remedy it like they did sending Metcalf to America with his hamstring injuries over time and altering some technique

They did? Would love to read more about that as it was quite interesting hearing about how Tino's one went.

 

[chrisnz]

They did? Would love to read more about that as it was quite interesting hearing about how Tino's one went.

List of nrl players going to Knowles is long and growing

Latrell
Tino
Turbo
Metcalf
Ryan pap
Few others I have forgotten now

 

[Noitall]

I remember Andrew johns annointed Tuimoala Lolohea too at one point.

Still think the club did him a bit dirty not letting him settle on a position. He was a really skilful guy. Perhaps attitude was lacking?

 

[Noitall]

They did? Would love to read more about that as it was quite interesting hearing about how Tino's one went.

How FoMO, 'Turbo' and an injury guru are driving Metcalf in 2024

Luke Metcalf could be forgiven for feeling like a stranger at the party he helped organise at the end of last season.

www.nrl.com

 

[3rdstriker]

Still think the club did him a bit dirty not letting him settle on a position. He was a really skilful guy. Perhaps attitude was lacking?

Yeah he was quite gifted too, I think your right it was an attitude and may recall a healthy eater/turnstile

 

[roguei]

How FoMO, 'Turbo' and an injury guru are driving Metcalf in 2024

Luke Metcalf could be forgiven for feeling like a stranger at the party he helped organise at the end of last season.

www.nrl.com

Looks like all the other clubs only send there big names all the way out to the US to fix these issues. Makes me wonder if Metcalf has been air marked since early on as a long term warrior. Because that kind of treatment is not cheap.

 

[Noitall]

Looks like all the other clubs only send there big names all the way out to the US to fix these issues. Makes me wonder if Metcalf has been air marked since early on as a long term warrior. Because that kind of treatment is not cheap.

Yeah I think the club has high hopes for Metcalf. Not to say Linnane will reach the the heights that some at the knights think he could, but if the club sees something and it arises again there’s potential to send him over?