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	The Greatest of All-Time	✔	✔
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	✔	M
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	Marcelo Montoya	✔
22	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
23	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
24	Motu Pasikala	✔	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔
26	Demitric Sifakula	✔	C
27	Taine Tuaupiki	✔
28	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
29	Dylan Walker	✔
30	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔
D1	Kalani Going	D
D2	Tanner Stowers-Smith	D
T1	Jett Cleary	T	D	D

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, D = Development contract, T = Train & Trial contract

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 30/30
Confirmed Development 2025: 2/6
Unconfirmed Top 30 2025: 30/30
Unconfirmed Development 2025: 3/6 (Luke Hanson, per Zero Tackle)

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 14/30
Confirmed Development 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Jackson Ford, Tohu Harris, Ed Kosi, Ali Leiataua, Te Maire Martin, Marcelo Montoya, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Taine Tuaupiki, Dylan Walker, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Kalani Going (D), Tanner Stowers-Smith (D), Chanel Harris-Tavita (M), Demitric Sifakula (C)

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[3rdstriker]

perhaps, but stats or no stats, there is nothing in the world that suggests Kosi who is average player at best at NSW cup is a better option than someone who has represented NSW and Australia.

All well and good but can we have a compromise in culture with somebody who would like to bend over and take a line?

 

[tajhay]

All well and good but can we have a compromise in culture with somebody who would like to bend over and take a line?

Compromise in culture? Didnt we have a player just a couple of years ago busted with it on him? Didnt we have a kiwi captain get busted for buying it (that he apparently had no recollection of....because "drunk"...straight after a test mind you). Its like players dont do recreational drugs? Ofcourse they do. Noone is that naive. So the point about this compromise in culture is moot. If we dont want to compromise that culture, then set a mandate that all players get tested every week and see how many players are left in the comp by the end of the season.

Him getting done for it isnt the issue. The issue is he lied to his team about it. But then again, if he was drunk he could have used that drunk line to save him as well...

 

[Noitall]

AFB arriving at sharks on big money has come at a bad time for sharks with Hynes not able to be the main man and Trindall looking like he has the goods to lead them around. Sounds like he could field some decent offers. Trindall spent a lot time at the jets in reserve grade partnering Niwhai Puru this year, who the sharks have released. Really think he’s worth a look, especially with Healey confirmed who’s also in the jets either playing off the bench or dummy half

 

[3rdstriker]

Compromise in culture? Didnt we have a player just a couple of years ago busted with it on him? Didnt we have a kiwi captain get busted for buying it (that he apparently had no recollection of....because "drunk"...straight after a test mind you). Its like players dont do recreational drugs? Ofcourse they do. Noone is that naive. So the point about this compromise in culture is moot. If we dont want to compromise that culture, then set a mandate that all players get tested every week and see how many players are left in the comp by the end of the season.

Him getting done for it isnt the issue. The issue is he lied to his team about it. But then again, if he was drunk he could have used that drunk line to save him as well...

Of course they do alright but you don't often hear a Warriors player getting busted, they may well do it all over the place but moving forward and how we tracking JAC is the wrong choice period!

 

[tajhay]

Of course they do alright but you don't often hear a Warriors player getting busted, they may well do it all over the place but moving forward and how we tracking JAC is the wrong choice period!

What did the club do when Walsh got busted?

 

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SEND HIM TO WARRIOR AND SIGN THAT YOUNG MONSTER






This is a post off bulldogs forum last night. Nothing post really, but presumably that young monster is Kosi? Could Montoya go to tigers and Kosi go to bulldogs for JAC? Bulldogs would certainly want something in return. Could DWZ have another club lined up? Only way we get JAC is that we’ve identified we really lack speed? Which we do

Nobody is hoping for Kosi.

Pretty sure he's talking about Halasima who came on and immediately skittled a couple of dogs and then made that almost 40m try scoring run.

 

[3rdstriker]

What did the club do when Walsh got busted?

Walsh comes off the same line as jac, you've answered your own question.

 

[tajhay]

Walsh comes off the same line as jac, you've answered your own question.

Be careful what you wish for. Would you be ok with any player found to have done recreational drugs whilst a warrior be released so not to "compromise on our culture"?

 

[3rdstriker]

Be careful what you wish for. Would you be ok with any player found to have done recreational drugs whilst a warrior be released so not to "compromise on our culture"?

I don't wish for Jac.

 

[Defence]

I can respect the argument that he might be too old or asking for too much money but if you’re willing to put a line (pardon the pun) through his name just because… coke… then your possible recruitment pool would be very small.
People wouldn’t have wanted johns or Lockyer at our club? Cameron Munster? Spencer Leniu? Nafahu whyte….
I had a couple of Calvin kliens on the weekend- so what..

 

[3rdstriker]

I can respect the argument that he might be too old or asking for too much money but if you’re willing to put a line (pardon the pun) through his name just because… coke… then your possible recruitment pool would be very small.
People wouldn’t have wanted johns or Lockyer at our club? Cameron Munster? Spencer Leniu? Nafahu whyte….
I had a couple of Calvin kliens on the weekend- so what..

All good and well what anybody wants to do in their own time but when it compromised his teams finals chances wrong place wrong time.
Just gotta be smarter I'd take Brandon smith anyway. Looks like a g.c compared to ac.

 

[Leon Black]

I don't like Addo Carr coming for a few reasons.

1 Hes been convicted for drugs and possibly fired from the dogs, why do we need to jump at him?

2 I would rather have a red hot crack at mulitalo!

Common sense bro, … JAC either gets knocked out at Koori Cup or misses half a season injured, add now done for getting on the bags!!!

 

[Leon Black]

Kosi just needs to get smarter, faster, better at defense and attack and he could be anything.

And catching bombs and not spilling grubber kicks… almost there

 

[Leon Black]

All good and well what anybody wants to do in their own time but when it compromised his teams finals chances wrong place wrong time.
Just gotta be smarter I'd take Brandon smith anyway. Looks like a g.c compared to

I can respect the argument that he might be too old or asking for too much money but if you’re willing to put a line (pardon the pun) through his name just because… coke… then your possible recruitment pool would be very small.
People wouldn’t have wanted johns or Lockyer at our club? Cameron Munster? Spencer Leniu? Nafahu whyte….
I had a couple of Calvin kliens on the weekend-

Not sure the Fox would of been that high in our system this year though

He only played a few games too

 

[Leon Black]

Compromise in culture? Didnt we have a player just a couple of years ago busted with it on him? Didnt we have a kiwi captain get busted for buying it (that he apparently had no recollection of....because "drunk"...straight after a test mind you). Its like players dont do recreational drugs? Ofcourse they do. Noone is that naive. So the point about this compromise in culture is moot. If we dont want to compromise that culture, then set a mandate that all players get tested every week and see how many players are left in the comp by the end of the season.

Him getting done for it isnt the issue. The issue is he lied to his team about it. But then again, if he was drunk he could have used that drunk line to save him as well...

All these heroes talking about doing bags and how cool they are, wait til someone close to you dies or has a near death experience.

Talk up something the crims sell for $400-$500 a gram you dumb f@cks or should I say naieve f@cks.

Stick to the Hong Kongs and Johnny Cash cookies peeps, stay safe and be smart!

 

[CWC]

This is 2021 vibe hyping up signing Matt Lodge and FTC - Fold That C….

There are better elite SENIOR players who don’t get caught and blow up the week of the bloody knock out playoff match. And good luck having this guy around Ali, Halasima, Sifakula, Laban…it’s just coke right? Webby and sponsors would TOTALLY be at ease and focused

Off field coke drama is better than brownies

 

[Ferdie]

Priority 1 right now should be resigning Ali Leiataua before other clubs can approach him in November.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

JAC left Melbourne to go back to Sydney to be near family.. There is absolutely ZERO chance he is interested in moving to NZ.

 

[jonesy101]

This is 2021 vibe hyping up signing Matt Lodge and FTC - Fold That C….

There are better elite SENIOR players who don’t get caught and blow up the week of the bloody knock out playoff match. And good luck having this guy around Ali, Halasima, Sifakula, Laban…it’s just coke right? Webby and sponsors would TOTALLY be at ease and focused

Off field coke drama is better than brownies

All we need now is for someone to say it's all good as long as it's not done during the team song.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

All we need now is for someone to say it's all good as long as it's not done during the team song.

Ridiculous.

That's the best time to do it.