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	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔
6	Erin Clark	✔	✔	✔
7	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
8	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
9	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
10	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔
11	Tohu Harris	✔
12	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
13	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
14	Edward Kosi	✔
15	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
16	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
17	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
18	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔
19	Te Maire Martin	✔
20	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
23	Motu Pasikala	✔	✔	✔
24	Adam Pompey	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
27	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	C
28	Dylan Walker	✔
29	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Tanah Boyd	S	S
S2	Kalani Going	S
S3	Tanner Stowers-Smith	S
T1	Jett Cleary	T	S	S

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract (Formerly, Development), T = Train & Trial contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 3/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed Development 2025: 4/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 20/30
Confirmed Development 2026: 2/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Tohu Harris, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Dylan Walker, Kalani Going (S), Tanner Stowers-Smith (S), Demitric Vaimauga (C)

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[MrFrankWhite]

‘Off the charts’ Dolphins young gun snatched by Broncos: NRL Transfer Whispers

‘Off the charts’ Dolphins young gun snatched by Broncos: NRL Transfer Whispers

www.foxsports.com.au

He would be a great get, but probably going to the Roosters who are losing 2 centres. Currently on over $600K

fuck no. Another lazy player? No thanks.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Depends who replaces him. If it's Roger, would you rather have Monty or Rog on the left wing? I suppose I'd pick Rog, but we're not gaining a lot except freeing up cap space. Now if you were to tell me we're replacing Montoya with the Fox, I'd do some lines in celebration

Foxx would join you. Mind you 112% of all NRL players coaches staffers corporates executives and shareholders probably would too.

 

[Blain]

fuck no. Another lazy player? No thanks.

Comes across like Latrell Mitchell, without as much talent. Huge potential, but is he worth a $1 million gamble to find out if he'll get there? Not for me.

 

[Wrighty]

According to a podcast I just watched Lussick is rumoured to be on the move.

 

[tajhay]

According to a podcast I just watched Lussick is rumoured to be on the move.

which podcast?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Tom Hazleton anyone? Looks like he'll be testing the market come November.

Still young enough that if we signed him for 2026 he'd only be 27 so you could give him a 4 year contract. I like that jes a big body and very different to anything we've got coming through.

I know Willison and Thompson are top of everyone's list but he'd be up there for me

 

[kos]

According to a podcast I just watched Lussick is rumoured to be on the move.

That rumour would add value to the rumour of Healey joining Nzw from the Newtown Jets.

 

[Tragic]

Cobbo is the kind of talent we need but not the kind of player/person.

 

[Wrighty]

which podcast?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6m6bdpyq6g

 

[Billyspleen75]

Shaun Stevenson answers a question about his future at 8:00.

Doesn't say anything explicitly but imo sounds like something noteworthy is coming for him.


View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LQ0ZJ4DW8pnNcAomzbEq7?si=6HEKVEMqTh2_Boz4ylnS3Q&t=493

 

[Damo]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6m6bdpyq6g

Got a timestamp? They probably got the information from this forum lol.

 

[Wrighty]

Got a timestamp? They probably got the information from this forum lol.

Start listening and fast forward to the 7 minute mark and listen from there happens around 7:30

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Tom Hazleton anyone? Looks like he'll be testing the market coke November.

Still young enough that if we signed him for 2026 he'd only be 27 so you could give him a 4 year contract. I like that jes a big body and very different to anything we've got coming through.

I know Willison and Thompson are top of everyone's list but he'd be up there for me

Hazleton will be too expensive for us most likely, apparently a few clubs are pretty interested.

 

[Canonball]

Shaun Stevenson answers a question about his future at 8:00.

Doesn't say anything explicitly but imo sounds like something noteworthy is coming for him.


View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LQ0ZJ4DW8pnNcAomzbEq7?si=6HEKVEMqTh2_Boz4ylnS3Q&t=493

That read like: if i'm not included in a all black squad in the next couple of weeks f'u'guys i'm going to the wahs ... from a 2 second google the last test in current round is this weekend so end of year tour squad announced prior to october game in japan

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Tom Hazleton anyone? Looks like he'll be testing the market coke November.

Still young enough that if we signed him for 2026 he'd only be 27 so you could give him a 4 year contract. I like that jes a big body and very different to anything we've got coming through.

I know Willison and Thompson are top of everyone's list but he'd be up there for me

Jesus! He needs to go see addo carr for that hookup!

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

Shaun Stevenson, pretty good union player. I don’t see why we’d (potentially) release Montoya to sign him.

That’ll be one hell of a gamble, with a moderate chance of success IMO. It’ll probably also mean DWZ’s final year will be next year. He only signed a one year extension.

Stevenson is fast but not lights out fast. Got good ball skills. Was fairly injury prone early in his career.
Could work…….. or could be like RTS and block the transition of our juniors. There’ll certainly be pressure to play him. Otherwise why would he sign, may as well get that money in Europe or Japan.

 

[Aman 2.0]

have we signed anyone?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Isn’t there a discount for enticing union players over ala nawaqanatawase? So perhaps it’s around cap management whilst securing someone with huge potential. He’s similar to a will warbrick, tall athletic winger. We don’t have any tall wingers

 

[Canonball]

Shaun Stevenson, pretty good union player. I don’t see why we’d (potentially) release Montoya to sign him.

That’ll be one hell of a gamble, with a moderate chance of success IMO. It’ll probably also mean DWZ’s final year will be next year. He only signed a one year extension.

Stevenson is fast but not lights out fast. Got good ball skills. Was fairly injury prone early in his career.
Could work…….. or could be like RTS and block the transition of our juniors. There’ll certainly be pressure to play him. Otherwise why would he sign, may as well get that money in Europe or Japan.

yeah agree - his running style worries me: good in space, sure, but coasts, don't see a lot creativity or aggression - i get the feeling he'd be a bust

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Tbh Bennett wanted him & didn’t get him, any player that Wayne approves, I approve.