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	Kurt Capewell	✔	✔
6	Erin Clark	✔	✔	✔
7	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
8	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
9	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
10	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔
11	Tohu Harris	✔
12	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
13	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
14	Edward Kosi	✔
15	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
16	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
17	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
18	Zyon Maiu’u	✔	✔
19	Te Maire Martin	✔
20	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
23	Motu Pasikala	✔	✔	✔
24	Adam Pompey	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
27	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	C
28	Dylan Walker	✔
29	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Tanah Boyd	S	S
S2	Kalani Going	S
S3	Tanner Stowers-Smith	S
T1	Jett Cleary	T	S	S

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

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 3/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed Development 2025: 4/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 20/30
Confirmed Development 2026: 2/6

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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[Wrighty]

That’s a good call, would be a good fullback for us.
Probably in line for the 6 spot next year tho at panthers

Schneider? Jack Cole? Or are they seen as halfbacks only.

 

[Wrighty]

I'm with you on this one Wrighty

I believe he was the player of the year at the tigers in 2022. Put in effort when the rest of the team had checked out. Skillful and versatile, can't imagine him looking for elite money.

Thank you for your endorsement

66 games so plenty of experience
13 tries and 27 try assists
Not great stats but I think he is better than that.
Our pecking order would be
Metcalf
TMM
Daine
CHT

 

[Teets]

Looks like another Flegg signing.

 

[Wrighty]

Looks like another Flegg signing.

What position ?

 

[tajhay]

Could have been NZ that was being referred to in those "head home" articles too.

It certainly wasnt NZ.

‘Don’t know what they’re talking about’: Storm superstar Jarome Hughes responds to ‘rumours’

‘Don’t know what they’re talking about’: Storm superstar responds to bombshell ‘rumours’

www.foxsports.com.au

“This feels like home now. This is my home at the moment.

“My wife is from Queensland, but she’s loving it down here. This is home for us.”

 

[peewee]

Thank you for your endorsement

66 games so plenty of experience
13 tries and 27 try assists
Not great stats but I think he is better than that.
Our pecking order would be
Metcalf
TMM
Daine
CHT

So if he is only 3rd in line, why dont we run with TMM and Metcalfe

 

[Wrighty]

So if he is only 3rd in line, why dont we run with TMM and Metcalfe

We could but they are unlikely to get through the first ten games without one of them getting a significant injury based on their past form.
Secondly TMM and Metcalf would be rated ahead of him as the incumbents and Daine might overtake one of them by year end.

 

[Ref]

All the talk about Shaun Stevenson as a wing or full back option.
Chop that.
He is a ready made league 6 masquerading as a union player.

 

[Aman 2.0]

those storm boys are proud kiwis but fuck they despise the warriors. It’s like they think it’s the poor house after living it up in Melbourne.

Can’t blame em, we stinky as

 

[~Navigator~]

Any one interested in a 2 year deal.
Taukeiaho’s NRL return no guarantee as offer falls through
Two clubs were rumoured to be interested in the former Rooster.
Scott Pryde
Former Sydney Roosters prop Siosiua Taukeiaho's probability of an NRL return is again looking shakey after the Manly Sea Eagles reportedly pulled their contract offer off the table.

Taukeiaho's NRL return no guarantee as offer falls through

Two clubs were rumoured to be interested in the former Rooster.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[Leon Black]

I'm with you on this one Wrighty

I believe he was the player of the year at the tigers in 2022. Put in effort when the rest of the team had checked out. Skillful and versatile, can't imagine him looking for elite money.

Instead of SOS all day Wrighty

 

[Leon Black]

Any one interested in a 2 year deal.
Taukeiaho’s NRL return no guarantee as offer falls through
Two clubs were rumoured to be interested in the former Rooster.
Scott Pryde
Former Sydney Roosters prop Siosiua Taukeiaho's probability of an NRL return is again looking shakey after the Manly Sea Eagles reportedly pulled their contract offer off the table.

Taukeiaho's NRL return no guarantee as offer falls through

Two clubs were rumoured to be interested in the former Rooster.

www.zerotackle.com

Nope, clubs are pulling the pin. Prefer a run at Leo or someone who won’t be a flash in the pan signing

 

[Leon Black]

I dunno why but my gut keeps telling me, Nate wins 4 straight, why not a release to the club he grew up supporting? Kid loved a challenge. Speaking on behalf of whoever said something about dreams

 

[Worried2Death]

I dunno why but my gut keeps telling me, Nate wins 4 straight, why not a release to the club he grew up supporting? Kid loved a challenge. Speaking on behalf of whoever said something about dreams

They may say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one. Maybe Nate will come to be backup 7 to Hughes, he'll have to bide his time in cup though.

 

[~Navigator~]

Nope, clubs are pulling the pin. Prefer a run at Leo or someone who won’t be a flash in the pan signing

Do you know what you just said????
He has been in the nrl and proven as a player,so how does that make him a flash in the pan ??? he would be cheap and could do the job.
Put your glasses on and have a proper read.
I'm not saying he will be the greatest ever buy but he can do the job

 

[tajhay]

Do you know what you just said????
He has been in the nrl and proven as a player, he would be cheap and could do the job.
Put your glasses on and have a proper read.
I'm not saying he will be the greatest ever buy but he can do the job

- article states he wants 500k per season and multi year deal
- for a player not wanted by superleague clubs
- will be 33 in January
- we have decent forwards coming up. id rather have faith in zyon.
- squad salary cap is heavily skewed towards forwards already. IF we have 500k available, it could be better spent in the halves/backs.

Hes dreaming if he thinks he can get 500k per year and a multi year deal in the NRL after not being wanted in superleague at age 33.

 

[Noitall]

Sualauvi Fa'alogo Future In Doubt As Melbourne Storm Prioritise Ryan Papenhuyzen

Melbourne Storm face a major challenge in keeping Sualauvi Fa'alogo as Ryan Papenhuyzen's resignature is the main focus.

articles.listnr.com

This guys got some X factor

 

[Noitall]

Interesting seeing that article about Fa’alogo, more so that the storm are wanting to extend Papenhuyzen. I presumed back when they signed Fa’alogo to the length of his contract that they had wanted to shift Papenhuyzen on, and with him announcing he’s going to market in November. Makes me dream on further about Hughes and the amount of fullbacks that the storm have shifted into the halves. Munster, Hughes to name two. The conspiracy theorist in me says that Fa’alogo could be in their plans at fullback, Munster to halfback and Papenhuyzen to five eighth?

 

[chrisnz]

Another good chance to watch Sam Healy play today in the state championship on sky sport 4

 

[dean]

Another good chance to watch Sam Healy play today in the state championship on sky sport 4

He didn't stand out last week. I thought he might offer more out of DH.