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	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
19	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
20	Te Maire Martin	✔
21	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
22	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
23	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
24	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
25	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
26	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
27	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
28	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
29	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: 29/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 26/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin
Can negotiate with others clubs from 01/11/25 (final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[slime]

I agree, but what dont we see that Webby does?

I wonder about this too... I looked at Ale's output in NSW Cup and he's basically leading several forward stats: tackle breaks, post contact metres*, total running metres*, average running metres, + tackle efficiency is around 93%, in line with everyone in the team. I try to watch NSW Cup every time it's televised, and his play stands out and backs up those good stats. I would like to see him have another shot at first grade before his time runs out here.

All I can think of is that we don't see much of what players are like at training and what's going on behind the scenes. Strange about the absence recently but maybe it was a personal matter.

* Going is slightly ahead in these two categories but has played 5 extra games.

 

[watcher]

Douhei is in the Moses as agent camp.
Rules him out.

OK, didnt know that why dont they de register him they have before

 

[kos]

I wonder about this too... I looked at Ale's output in NSW Cup and he's basically leading several forward stats: tackle breaks, post contact metres*, total running metres*, average running metres, + tackle efficiency is around 93%, in line with everyone in the team. I try to watch NSW Cup every time it's televised, and his play stands out and backs up those good stats. I would like to see him have another shot at first grade before his time runs out here.

All I can think of is that we don't see much of what players are like at training and what's going on behind the scenes. Strange about the absence recently but maybe it was a personal matter.

* Going is slightly ahead in these two categories but has played 5 extra games.

Be fascinating to see these statistics broken down as an average per game.
Be fascinating again to compare Ale s and Bunty s statistics per game versus Marata when he is playing prop.
Ford is an interesting one -keeps breaking my low expectations.
but Coach AW does flog him for too many minutes.

Yeah be nice to see a comparison average statistics per game for all our props.

 

[Cces]

Vaimauga bro

At times but there was a 6 minute stint where neither was on the park at the weekend where our middle was Ford, JFH & TSS

 

[Kav1]

Riki seems to get a fair bit of smack on this forum but there’s no doubting his ability.
Webby makes everyone better.

A Kiwi rep and coming from the Bronx - say no more.