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	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Haizyn Mellars	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

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

Top 30 2026: 29/30
Supplementary 2026: 1/6

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

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper
Can negotiate with other clubs from Nov 1, 2025 (Entering final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[Falcon]

So a lot of talks for need for speed so who are we wanting to replace exactly? Next year anyway. CNK? Taine has speed but people think he’s too small, any free agent on the market?

Linnane and Metcalf would be pretty F1 like, if they don’t crash Nobody asking Cameron to throw bank at Herbie?

I’m def asking Cameron to throw the ca$h at Herbie!

 

[Milking!]

Some backs worth a titiro for next year who have speed. In order of preference.

1. Sam Stonestreet - He's 6'4/98kgs. Def got some toe and we'd have 2 aerial threats on the wing with him and Mellars.
2. Daine Laurie - plays well at FB. Can play wing and in the halves. Good utility value.
3. Tommy Talau - quiet year this year with not as much game time compared to last year when he racked up 18 tries in 18 games. Genuine centre/wing.
4. Semi Valemei - can find the tryline and pretty zippy

A bit surprised Laurie and Stonestreet are unsigned at this point. Would have them in a heartbeat. Stonestreet might still be having dramas with his ankle after surgery?

I’m a big Daine Laurie fan, but not sure he’d offer much more as a backup fullback/five-eighth than Te Maire or Taine do presently.
The rest are interesting enough, buuut - other than a healthy Stonestreet - would they be that much better than what we have in the top 30 or looming from the NSW cup side?

 

[Noitall]

I’m a big Daine Laurie fan, but not sure he’d offer much more as a backup fullback/five-eighth than Te Maire or Taine do presently.
The rest are interesting enough, buuut - other than a healthy Stonestreet - would they be that much better than what we have in the top 30 or looming from the NSW cup side?

As teams seasons are over, there’ll be players released for various reasons. Someone will become available, if we’re not already talking with someone

 

[Dannevegas]

Some backs worth a titiro for next year who have speed. In order of preference.

1. Sam Stonestreet - He's 6'4/98kgs. Def got some toe and we'd have 2 aerial threats on the wing with him and Mellars.
2. Daine Laurie - plays well at FB. Can play wing and in the halves. Good utility value.
3. Tommy Talau - quiet year this year with not as much game time compared to last year when he racked up 18 tries in 18 games. Genuine centre/wing.
4. Semi Valemei - can find the tryline and pretty zippy

A bit surprised Laurie and Stonestreet are unsigned at this point. Would have them in a heartbeat. Stonestreet might still be having dramas with his ankle after surgery?

Laurie’s the only guy I’d go after on that list. Talau’s a downgrade on Pompey imo.
Stonestreet far too weak in contact

 

[WHB]

I'm a big NPC fan (prefer it to Super), Manson is good, but untested at the next level. It would be a hell of a gamble.

He is an untested kid but talent is talent.
Had them same thoughts on Carter crossing over to the Chiefs.
He proved to be one of the buys of the season.