Recruitment Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention Discussion
-Player20252026202720282029
1Bunty Afoa
2Tom Ale
3Mitchell Barnett
4Rocco Berry
5Tanah Boyd
6Kurt Capewell
7Erin Clark
8Jett ClearySS
9Wayde Egan
10James Fisher-Harris
11Jackson Ford
12Leka Halasima
13Morgan Harper
14Chanel Harris-Tavita
15Sam Healey
16Edward Kosi
17Jacob Laban
18Ali Leiataua
19Jye Linnane
20Freddy Lussick
21Te Maire Martin
22Luke Metcalf
23Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
24Marata Niukore
25Adam Pompey
26Tanner Stowers-Smith
27Taine Tuaupiki
28Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
29Demitric Vaimauga
30Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
S1Kayliss FatialofaS
S2Kalani GoingS
S3Luke HansonS
S4Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaS
S5Sio KaliS
S6Patrick MoimoiS
-Kahu CapperTT
-Morgan Gannon-
-Haizyn Mellars
-Motu PasikalaT??
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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DWZ two year extension. Really like this re-signing. Will be on a greatly reduced deal, (he was coming off 800k), still a fantastic finisher & has found a home in Auckland. Real mana man in our group, and his finishing is up there with the best in the comp.

We’re locking up a lot of off contract nov1 available guys. Off contract November 1:

Bunty
Ale
Ford
Tohu
Kosi
TMM
CNK
Pompey
Tuaupiki
Walker
Bunty 200k
Ale
Ford 200k
Tohu
Kosi 120k
TMM
CNK
Pompey 200k
Tuaupiki
Walker 500k

Could save a bit of cash by replacing these guys with juniors on the minimum and resigning the rest.

Still enough cash for one of Mulitalo or Nikora?
 
When RTS' contract expires end of 2026, Pasikala and Kali will have just turned 21.
Then for 2027, you have one of Pasikala and Kali starting, with DWZ on the other wing. If Kali and Pasikala are both good enough, then they will both start and DWZ will be very handy depth.

or both could lock down the starting spots for 2028 for their prime years

They're already going to get FG development next year with old man Roger, DWZ needs maintenance at times, and MTG is rumored to be gone. Unless Webby keeps using Kosi ahead of those 2.
 
he ain't gonna get any quicker and he ain't going to improve his reads on defence.
If we get the rest of the team sorted from forward platform to halves and centres execution.... he could stroll over for most of his tries.

About his defensive reads... Perhaps he should be fullback....? That's actually a question. Would he be a better defensive and attacking weapon from fullback? CNK to centre? Rocco any good as a wing?
 
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