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
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Jye Linnane	-	✔	✔	✔
-	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: 25/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Jye Linnane (Newcastle Knights), Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Tanner Stowers-Smith
Off Contract from 01/11/25 : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[Dannevegas]

In other news, just letting everyone know that Starford is off contract 2027 and available for approaches Nox 1.
He will turn 27 in June 2027.

Seems you were onto something all along. Would love him at centre for us

 

[Riz]

Who fills the remaining 2 spots in our Top 30? Eddie Ieremia-Toeava seems like the only Development contracted player who would be a sniff of getting NRL minutes.
I wouldn't be surprised if we give MGT a departing gift of a Top 30 like we did to Setu Tu

I'd be locking up Kayliss Fatialofa, he's a gun.

 

[Five&Last]

I'd be locking up Kayliss Fatialofa, he's a gun.

I think it will very clearly be EIT and Fatialofa, you can get an indication of these sort of things just by who's been playing the most in cup

 

[Ferdie]

I think it will very clearly be EIT and Fatialofa, you can get an indication of these sort of things just by who's been playing the most in cup

I agree those two are the favourites, but I would have thought a middle forward would also be a chance, given we've lost Tohu, Walker, Zyon Maiu’u and now Barnett since the start of the year.

 

[CWC]

Might have to fast track Laban to share minutes with Leka, and implement the transition of Marata to the middle…

Probably up Demi’s minutes as a prop-proper too…he’s given the license to offload now and he’s amazing. Gannon is the permanent lock cover for Clark next year anyway, Demi should be Barney or Fish’s long term replacement as a prop

Or for this season they could use Clark in the prop rotation and keep Demi as bench lock and the same game plan, just more minutes. TMM or Healey to cover lock if injuries happen mid game

I think Clark, Ford and Demi will probably end up as our veteran prop trio once Fish/Barney wind down, Gannon or someone will be long term 13.

 

[Dannevegas]

Mooney Or Saulo from Canberra could be a good get. Or we could just go the resign Ale and Elevate Crosby route. I do think we need to go to the market for a middle tho after all these losses and no gains

 

[sup42]

Ive been keeping an eye on it but only watched a handful of highlights of the cup boys this year.

For those in the know how is Toby Crosby progressing? Smokey to see some game time in NRL side this year with Mitch’s injury or still a year or two away?

He looks fantastic with the ball in hand, starting to do the things he did in Union on a league field.
He could be a smokey late in the season, long shot but I would not discount him now that he is getting used to the fitness.