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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[wizard of Tauranga]

Is that Berry shoulder the same with the nerve issues? If so maybe he’s not ready for this year at all, probably no proper muscle reaction to keep shoulder in place, also two dislocations before 25 probably means he’ll have surgery…..which might keep it place properly I guess lol

The way he popped it had very limited force applied. Doesn’t look good for the future…

 

[Noitall]

Rumours Cody Ramsey is available. He is a freak, very fast and dynamic, a little bit rocks or diamonds but if we want speed and spark he is not a bad option. I would replace DWZ for him. If we had Ramsey and Kali on the wings we need a metre eating full back but would have more strike out wide.

Apparently Ramsey will only be offered a train and trial deal by dragons. Interesting to see AKP has changed managers to Mario Tartak

 

[Blain]

Leiataua might benefit from shedding a bit of upper body weight and strengthening his calves and shins and ankles.

Rocco................. Put him on the wing. Might be able to take less damage.

Way more hit ups needed to be a winger. I think we just have to see out next season, and re assess. I think he'll bounce back.

Ramsey, na. Didn't play a game of NRL this season, despite the injuries and shit form of the Dragons. I think he is still recovering somewhat from his illness, I can't see him being offered anything more than a development deal by any NRL team at this stage.

 

[Naynay]

The way he popped it had very limited force applied. Doesn’t look good for the future…

They say dislocation are easier to get once youve done it once ( atleast that was the wisdom when i was playing in my teens) so might just need the off season to sturdy the joint up

 

[juju]

They say dislocation are easier to get once youve done it once ( atleast that was the wisdom when i was playing in my teens) so might just need the off season to sturdy the joint up

Or a full reconstruction...

The more you do it the more it pop's out. The worrying thing was they couldn't pop Friday's one back in.

 

[Theking267]

I think Berry will be fine. Billy Smith was even worse than Berry and he’s returned fine. Both didn’t play a lot of league growing into their bodies and just adapting to the contact side of League.

 

[WAH MAN]

I think Berry will be fine. Billy Smith was even worse than Berry and he’s returned fine. Both didn’t play a lot of league growing into their bodies and just adapting to the contact side of League.

Never knew that about Smith. It's also encouraging for our guy but Sheesh his injuries have been vast

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Billy Smith was even worse than Berry and he’s returned fine.

He played 27 games in 4 years, and has only managed 17 this season, 62%. Jury is still out on Billy id say.