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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[BlackToko88]

IMO Niukore is blocking valuable game time for some of our juniors.
Experience is great to have but the player has to make the team on merit.
He is our least penetrative runner and doesn't bang on D like he used to.
I challenge anyone to name all the positives that he has brought this year and why he should be retained.
Even at half his supposed salary he would be grossly overpaid.
If Webby continues to pick up then this is his role. I would have him as a starting prop to go all in for the first 20, fold some c**** and then get out of the way and thats only because Barney, Ford and Laban are out.

I can name one positive from Niukore. He won me $110 as sportbet had him paying $11 as any time try scorer

 

[Dannevegas]

Yeah I’d be chasing simonson, Kelly & Sami for sure. They’re exactly who we need for 2026 & onwards.

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[Dannevegas]

I am 100% with you. Kali is a strike centre, not as robust as Leka but he has similar attributes but with probably a bit more speed and a slighter builder, if he can avoid major injuries I think he could really be something special. Re Mason Barber I would have no issues offering him BIG money NOW and a long contract. If you think the likes of Ponga, Reece W, this kid has all the attributes of a star. More in the long athletic Inglis mood, but wouldn't want to put that pressure on him. We should go all in on him!

Ye, Sio Kali is Leka 2.0 just a quicker back version there strength in contact for their size is real impressive. Our 2 most robust, mercurial players.
Fuck I’ve been going on about him just he seems to be getting overlooked.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Mate they have hardly been rushed.
Throw in Demi and TSS.
They are ready now.

Are you actually saying that Niukore is good enough to hold a spot.

For one more season yes

 

[Damo]

Ye, Sio Kali is Leka 2.0 just a quicker back version there strength in contact for their size is real impressive. Our 2 most robust, mercurial players.
Fuck I’ve been going on about him just he seems to be getting overlooked.

The fact you say Sio Kali is robust says a lot. Man has been injured more than not over the last few years

 

[tajhay]

Are you actually saying that Niukore is good enough to hold a spot.

The club is not exactly utilising Marata effectively either tbh.

64 metres per game and 22 tackles a game at 84%. 0 offloads.

He does not fit into the model that Webby plays the game.

 

[Ref]

I can name one positive from Niukore. He won me $110 as sportbet had him paying $11 as any time try scorer

$11.00 seems a bit light lol.

 

[Ref]

For one more season yes

So he is your bench middle/edge from an earlier post.
I feel he has done his job merging the juniors in but that have all usurped him.

 

[CWC]

The club is not exactly utilising Marata effectively either tbh.

64 metres per game and 22 tackles a game at 84%. 0 offloads.

He does not fit into the model that Webby plays the game.

I really hope we release him in the off-season, save cap and buy others