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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[CWC]

Ivan can have Lussick and Morgan Harper

 

[Playdaball]

I believe that Cosby is very close to going .
Hopefully with his Mother in Wgtn, that is enough to keep him here.
The Warriors obviously need to sell him a story eg $$, NSW Cup and then 1st grade in 2027.

 

[BlackToko88]

Wonder how the club rates him compared to Durbin.

I havent seen a lot but the games I seen crosbh offers more then durbin so would prefer to keep him.

But id trust mcfadden and them to know what they are doing

 

[Neo]

Pretty positive sign of what the club is building if a club with a giant junior area like Penrith are looking to grab our youth

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Pretty positive sign of what the club is building if a club with a giant junior area like Penrith are looking to grab our youth

Can they bugger off til we win a premiership at least!

 

[3rdstriker]

I believe that Cosby is very close to going .
Hopefully with his Mother in Wgtn, that is enough to keep him here.
The Warriors obviously need to sell him a story eg $$, NSW Cup and then 1st grade in 2027.

Isn't he overrated though? Yeah sure he's got good potential and all but he is still building into cup from the bench.
I'm not quite certain he's the palyer that the Holic has hyped up previously, if he goes then there's a plethora of youngsters to fill in there anyway.

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Isn't he overrated though? Yeah sure he's got good potential and all but he is still building into cup from the bench.
I'm not quite certain he's the palyer that the Holic has hyped up previously, if he goes then there's a plethora of youngsters to fill in there anyway.

The pathways are certainly opening up and we can't keep them all.
Guessing the coaching staff will have a decent portfolio on all the upcoming youngsters in the club and have plans in place to keep the best, even if it differs from us couch selectors.

 

[3rdstriker]

The pathways are certainly opening up and we can't keep them all.
Guessing the coaching staff will have a decent portfolio on all the upcoming youngsters in the club and have plans in place to keep the best, even if it differs from us couch selectors.

Yeah mate definitely as a couch coach id have been devastated to lose fatialofa and Neal forsure.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Can they bugger off til we win a premiership at least!

Thats unfair to make them wait that long!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

The pathways are certainly opening up and we can't keep them all.
Guessing the coaching staff will have a decent portfolio on all the upcoming youngsters in the club and have plans in place to keep the best, even if it differs from us couch selectors.

They cant stray too far from the forum though.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Isn't he overrated though? Yeah sure he's got good potential and all but he is still building into cup from the bench.
I'm not quite certain he's the palyer that the Holic has hyped up previously, if he goes then there's a plethora of youngsters to fill in there anyway.

I'd prefer to keep him. But if he goes , we have Lennox Tuiloma, Bishop Neal , Kayliss Fatialofa , Ravosai, Laumalili, Salalilo, Dougal Grant to replace him /On the rise.

 

[Rick O’Shay]

I'd prefer to keep him. But if he goes , we have Lennox Tuiloma, Bishop Neal , Kayliss Fatialofa , Ravosai, Laumalili, Salalilo, Dougal Grant to replace him /On the rise.

This country is a production line of talent for the modern game. As long as we pick the right ones and do the development correctly, it's only a matter of time until we are perennial top four and consecutive champions.
Caveat is, hopefully in my lifetime but jesus wept some of these young guns are so exciting to watch in action

 

[Ref]

Look we have been losing the best youngsters for years because we didn’t have the pathways.
Now that we have the pathways we have loads of players signed up but there are multiple others already signed up to clubs over the ditch.
We are almost in a luxurious position of being able to say Yay or Nay when one of our juniors gets an offer.
We are going to get some wrong but we will keep the bulk of the best you would hope.

I just saw your post Rick.
I started mine before you finished yours.
Great minds…

 

[Dannevegas]

I’m not sure Moale is any better than Ale and Crosby. I’d definitely choose Ale over Moale

 

[Ref]

I’m not sure Moale is any better than Ale and Crosby. I’d definitely choose Ale over Moale

I was thinking he would have had a breakout season by now or at least featured in league conversations as a real up and comer.
But he has remained in the down low, still not starting lots but with some decent moments.
If Webby can improve Ford….
Ultimately though unless he is going to be elite is it worth it.

 

[~Navigator~]

Why do all you mummy's boys think you can't like in another country from mummy when you are 22?

I honestly don't reckon that's a factor for most 22 year olds.

Yep look at Jett Cleary

 

[Playdaball]

I’m not sure Moale is any better than Ale and Crosby. I’d definitely choose Ale over Moale

I'd take Ale over many of the Warriors 1st grade forwards.

 

[sup42]

Already a fan-favourite among Warriors fans, Crosby has already racked up an impressive highlight reel in the Under-21s Jersey Flegg Cup and NSW Cup competitions, where he has been a standout in the middle of the field

They shouted you out @Wrighty!

Seems Cleary really likes what we're doing with our juniors atm, great signs that that were getting it right. He can fuck right off tho.

Or do we still technically owe him one for the Fish and mini Cleary combo we got last year

Jett Cleary is a plant.

 

[Cces]

Garry Tuilekutu played Flegg for us last year, then 1 NSW Cup earlier this season but is now set to start on the Wing for Wynnum Manly in the Q Cup playoffs.​

To anyone that's watch him often, is he a potential first grader?​