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	Jett Cleary	✔	S	S
9	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
10	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
11	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
12	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
13	Morgan Harper	✔
14	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
15	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
16	Edward Kosi	✔
17	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
18	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
19	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
20	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
21	Te Maire Martin	✔
22	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
23	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
24	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
26	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
27	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
28	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
29	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
30	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
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

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

Top 30 2025: 30/30
Supplementary 2025: 6/6

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

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Edward Kosi (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Te Maire Martin
Can negotiate with other clubs from Nov 1, 2025 (Entering 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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[SBW1]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rug...1&cvid=6896d798aac049518aaf71f9e2aa5af7&ei=14 Wonder if he is looking at returning home.

 

[Playdaball]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rug...1&cvid=6896d798aac049518aaf71f9e2aa5af7&ei=14 Wonder if he is looking at returning home.

He is home - Sydney

 

[Cces]

AKP only plays left Wing. Do we even create chances on the left that we don't exploit due to lack of speed? Finishing is important but our game model requires a big contribution of metres from our left Wing as RTS is showing

 

[MrFrankWhite]

AKP only plays left Wing. Do we even create chances on the left that we don't exploit due to lack of speed? Finishing is important but our game model requires a big contribution of metres from our left Wing as RTS is showing

Drop DWZ, move RTS in his last year and play AKP?

 

[3rdstriker]

here is another transfer rumor

EXCLUSIVE: New Zealand Warriors express interest in Titans speedster

He has been shopped to rival teams.

www.zerotackle.com

Thanks mate seems like the 1st bit of actual recruitment news/rumour in 6 to 8 months.

 

[Leon Black]

Zero Tackle and Leo Le Chalk aren’t exactly Michelin-star sources…but I’d take him in a heartbeat.

Leading try-scorer last season, and we’ve got about as much backline speed as a pensioner on a mobility scooter.

53 games played, 53 tries!

 

[Jaffa J]

Metcalf’s asking price has gone up lol AKP should be seriously considered though

 

[Five&Last]

Give Metcalf the 1m per season he's asking for over 3 years and be done with it.

The rest of our halves are probably going to phased out as our younger crop becomes ready. Boyd > Cleary (2027) & CHT > Thompson (2028)

So in 2028 our four halves are likely Metcalf, Linnane, Cleary and Thompson. 2029 Tyson Hansen likely hits top 30.

We need Metcalf over this transitional period.

 

[Dannevegas]

Why did we re-sign CNK and Pompey