Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
-Player20252026202720282029
1Bunty Afoa
2Tom Ale
3Mitchell Barnett
4Rocco Berry
5Tanah Boyd
6Kurt Capewell
7Erin Clark
8Wayde Egan
9James Fisher-Harris
10Jackson Ford
11Leka Halasima
12Tohu Harris
13Chanel Harris-Tavita
14Sam Healey
15Edward Kosi
16Jacob Laban
17Ali Leiataua
18Freddy Lussick
19Zyon Maiu’u
20Te Maire Martin
21Luke Metcalf
22Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
23Marata Niukore
24Motu Pasikala
25Adam Pompey
26Taine Tuaupiki
27Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
28Demitric VaimaugaC
29Dylan Walker
30Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
S1Kalani GoingS
S2Tanner Stowers-SmithS
T1Daeon AmituanaiT
T2Jaydee AuloaT
T3Kahu CapperTT
T4Jett ClearyTSS
T5Augustino FilipoT
T6Etuane FukofukaT
T7Moala Graham-TaufaT
T8Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaT
T9Brandon NorrisT
T10Jason SalaliloT
T11Makaia TaufaT
T12Rodney VeaT
C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract (Formerly, Development), T = Train & Trial contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 30/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 2/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 30/30
Unconfirmed Supplementary 2025: 3/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 21/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

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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Marata drops a lot of ball but a lot of it is because of the way they use him with the crash ball and the shit passes he get like bullets and never in the bread basket, it's so poorly executed it's like we don't know how to pass. It shits me.
He ain't worth 850k even if he catches every one of them mind you.
 
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The good news about Marata is that in November next year he'll be allowed to be approached by other teams, so you would think he's going to go gangbusters next season while he's looking for a new contract/extension.

I'm a bit torn on Niukore - I love what he can do as a player and last year was great, but this yeah injury and changing between prop and edge didn't help him so he looked fairly average. Didn't earn his massive price tag this year so I'm hoping next year we see his full worth and he absolutely belts some fuckers
I feel like the club set him up to play in the front row and that couldn't happen because of injuries to himself and the rest of the team. Hopefully next season they revisit that idea. He, Barney and JFH with sifakula is one fucken scary prop rotation.
 
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Marata drops a lot of ball but a lot of it is because of the way they use him with the crash ball and the shit passes he get like bullets and never in the bread basket, it's so poorly executed it's like we don't know how to pass. It shits me.
He ain't worth 850k even if he catches every one of them mind you.
He plays better as a starter than off the bench
 
That article makes Curran look like an arrogant, self entitled immature flog.

Still hungover 2 days after mad Monday

Didn’t take coaches feedback professionally

Instead of getting better instantly pulled the “I’m out of here card” because he knew he had options.

Proceeds to talk shit about the coach even when Webby is extending the olive branch.

Didn’t fight for his position in the team just throw a tantrum when we recruited Marata.

I was a big fan of Curran but that article makes me think we made the right decision. What a fucking cancer. Imagine him around our younger guys. That’s before we talk about the drinking, his weight, fighting teenagers and doing cocaine.
100% this. And then there’s the alleged punching a teenager, y’know - a kid…

All he did in that interview is show what sort of fella we let go, confirm it was the right decision given his unprofessional whine in this article and conveniently neglected to mention his off field issues.

Also neglects to talk about the poor conditioning he had that season which may well have been the root cause.

Curran over Marata?!? - Bwahhahahaha - yeah nah. An injured Marata all day thanks.
 
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I would be very surprised if this happens, Webby loves him.
Yeah me too, if it's not Berry and if it's true, MGT or Pasikala. Can't see CNK or RTS going, possibly DWZ but really who is there that's ready to replace him (unless RTS goes to the wing which is just yuck).
 
So it’s not Ali, Taine or Big Ed…

I will riot if it is:
CNK
DWZ
RTS
Berry
Pompey

Will I still need to riot? 👀😂
(just need to keep doing this game till we find out haha)

I worry it's Dallin - I've always been sceptical of his one year contract extension. Off contract at the end of 2025 currently, I could see him making way and freeing up a bunch of cash for us.

Hope I'm wrong!
 
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