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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[MrFrankWhite]

TMM is big news, and welcome news.

It puts to bed all the fan angst and anti Webster slurs.

The club knows what they are doing, to coin a Warriorism, try having a little faith.

Smart deal, one year extension.

Well done Warriors. Perfect contract length, right player, right time, and it will be for the right price.

Dont know about all of that. We clearly dont want him, just forced into another year

 

[juju]

Dont know about all of that. We clearly dont want him, just forced into another year

You don't sign someone you clearly don't want for a year.

Is he in the long term plans. Clearly no.

 

[sup42]

Dont know about all of that. We clearly dont want him, just forced into another year

Do you seriously believe that Webster would have anyone at this club that he doesn't really want after the way he held TMM out of FG? After the way Webster releases players, won't bring in NSW cup players for the sake of it?

 

[Blain]

I think he could be seen as a stop gap for Cleary, potentially they don't see him as a viable option next season so TMM provides a nice bridge to Jett? I have been bagging CHT a bit the last couple days - but I haven't seen enough out of him to say he's our number 6 for the next 3+ years.

Jye Linnane with his known running game could be a CNK/fullback replacement, but I really don't know much about him yet.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

You don't sign someone you clearly don't want for a year.

Is he in the long term plans. Clearly no.

We didnt "sign" him, we extended his contract for the minimum time possible. Not convinced he's in any plans outside of emergencies. Which is strange considering we are in a crisis in the halves.

Its all very bizarre.

 

[Matiunz]

Happy with the TMM resigning. Metcalf is injury prone, CHT isn’t the answer and it’s too soon for the young guys