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	Kalani Going	S
S2	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: 2/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 29/30
Unconfirmed Development 2025: 3/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 16/30
Confirmed Development 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Jackson Ford, Tohu Harris, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Taine Tuaupiki, Dylan Walker, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Kalani Going (D), Tanner Stowers-Smith (D), Demitric Vaimauga (C)

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[france]

Correct
I didn’t realise it until you asked just now
Sam Healy is a top 30 signing
And Erin Clark was a top 30 signing
That gives us 29 and typically the warriors stop at 29 at this stage until mid season
So unless we let someone go it could be our recruitment is finished this off season barring NSW cup level and flegg signings

So for those who want exciting developments in this thread you maybe SOL

I think you are correct there Wrighty..im thinking maybe a couple more could be be moved on..im sure i read somewhere after we signed Sam Healey McFadden mentioned there might be a couple more to come js

 

[Nakiproud]

I think you are correct there Wrighty..im thinking maybe a couple more could be be moved on..im sure i read somewhere after we signed Sam Healey McFadden mentioned there might be a couple more to come js

CHT extension???

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

CHT extension???

I know we need a half but really until 2026??

 

[roguei]

Thought he was on a mutual option for 2026? So it looks like they wanted to lock him in early.

 

[Nakiproud]

I know we need a half but really until 2026??

Exactly! Surely it was pretty obvious he's not a half you can rely on to win games!

 

[Inruin]

Exactly! Surely it was pretty obvious he's not a half you can rely on to win games!

But who else do we really have if/when TMM and/or Metcalf get injured?

 

[Leon Black]

Hope they inserted ‘never to kick for goal again…’ in the updated contract.

Can tackle can’t kick!

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

CHT is handy, I don’t know about starting half handy. But still a decent backup half.

He has 71 games atm. By the end of 2026 he’ll have 100ish game under his belt. Surely after that long it’ll be make or break as a starting half.

It might be a sign of either TMM and Metcalfe.

 

[Zaggo]

For all those complaining about the drivel in this thread, surely the remedy is another half-baked rumour that we can spend 20 pages discussing based on a single shadowy sighting of a mystery player in a cafe?

I suppose it's been a few pages since the merits of trying to bring union players over, we could drag that up again.

 

[CWC]

Always the possibility of Bunty or Ford moving on, that'd leave room for a couple of signings and a spare space

 

[Canonball]

My god this has to be the worst thread on this forum.

10's of pages of dribble talks about what if its and maybes and no actual news of recruitment lol

Laughing out loud at the doorknobs complaining about the recruitment thread, continuing to polute it with the same shit their complaining about

the worst posts on the worst thread for the worst club.... they should be a-shamed!

dummies, all of us

 

[Dannevegas]

I think Bunty and Ford will be moved on eels and sharks.
Let’s get Kade Dykes and sign Niwhai Puru or Joseph O’Neill as halves depth

 

[Alaska238]

I'm wondering if Tohu will go around next year even though he is signed

Will he retire on medical grounds freeing up a roster spot?

His money would free up a spot for a quality younger player.

 

[Zaggo]

Where's all the Ford to Sharks chat come from?

 

[Worried2Death]

I think Bunty and Ford will be moved on eels and sharks.

Where's all the Ford to Sharks chat come from?

Found the source, it was Dannevegas

 

[Wrighty]

As rumoured a month ago Lussick may be moved on to

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I'm wondering if Tohu will go around next year even though he is signed

Will he retire on medical grounds freeing up a roster spot?

His money would free up a spot for a quality younger player.

Tohu's getting on for sure, but I'm hoping a full off season to rest and rehab, and a smaller workload next year will mean he's able to remain fresh for most of the year. 50 min max, he looked decent and posted good numbers when he returned this year and was playing off the bench, so I think he'll be good to go.

I reckon we still have a good 6-800k and a spare roster spot right now, so imo we have the spot and enough money for a decent signing even if Tohu does go around nek year

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Wtfff just reading the article on CHT extension, he made his comeback in the NSW cup scoring a try and kicking 4 goals in the first round win over Newtown.... How was his kicking so bad when he slotted 4 on his first NSW cup game back?!?!

 

[Playdaball]

Wtfff just reading the article on CHT extension, he made his comeback in the NSW cup scoring a try and kicking 4 goals in the first round win over Newtown.... How was his kicking so bad when he slotted 4 on his first NSW cup game back?!?!

He had 21 shots at goal ?

 

[John Nick]

He had 21 shots at goal ?

Thats a military salute.