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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[Wah's Up]

Berry can't be considered the incumbent. Not with such a large layoff.

Ali can make himself undroppable and it will be Berry coming back through grade

I read today that Berry may be back soon. Has recovered quickly.

 

[Billyspleen75]

Great signing, assuming the money is right. Perfect player to have as cover when the starting 2-5 are inevitably injured.

 

[Muddogz]

He’s solid but pretty limited offensively. Got exposed a bit on high kicks last season if I remember correctly. His goal kicking is a nice bonus though.

As depth he’s fine, not sure we’ve got enough talent around him to succeed as a regular starter though.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Pompey is a better mover than he is given credit for. He has a pretty good shimmy. Our backs weren't exactly blessed with space last year.

He has no glaring weakness, and no out and out strengths

 

[PhilsySH35]

If it were any other club apart from the Sharks then yeah ya get jaded by these visits, however the Warriors are seen by Sharks players as a genuinely attractive life experience.
We have such a good reputation for showing Cronulla players a good time. Chad came back twice, Metcalf is getting the dream treatment with his legs and a shot at halfback here.

Barnett while not an Ex Shark certainly would give the recruits a pep talk about Origin pathways from NZ and what happened for his career when he crossed the ditch.

Hard to know what is in another mans mind, however given our track record on the whole this potential signing is one the Warriors certainly should feel confident about. This level of signing certainly isn't overreach from our lot.

The Sharks will have cap pressure after the AFB rushed signing.....

agree, I think we are known as a good club to come to, as we look after the players, i.e. ronnie v shoulder operation which we paid for and didn't have to, then letting afb go for family reasons, zyon go to the doggies, let lane go to the eels etc, etc.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

agree, I think we are known as a good club to come to, as we look after the players, i.e. ronnie v shoulder operation which we paid for and didn't have to, then letting afb go for family reasons, zyon go to the doggies, let lane go to the eels etc, etc.

Walsh too

 

[CWC]

We are a club of compassion…ate release

 

[Bevosa]

Pompey resigned for 2 more years.

A seasoned first grader, from all reports a great trainer, he's bought into the system and wants to be here. I'm sure he wouldn't be on much more than minimum, this seems like a good business decision to me.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Sione Katoa out for 4-5 months. Stonestreet will get an extended run in FG with a playoff bound side (in all likelihood). It will be his jersey to lose when Katoa comes back.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I read today that Berry may be back soon. Has recovered quickly.

Would love to see a link for that

 

[Makasene]

The timing on this though is interesting.

Makes me think we missed out on our outside back targets - Mulitalo and Staggs have re-signed recently.

As someone else mentioned, Pompey has beaten TMM & CNK to the extension table. And, it's probably because an outside back isn't coming.

 

[Makasene]

I read today that Berry may be back soon. Has recovered quickly.

Where did you read this?

The latest this week was a very coy Webby on where Berry is at.

 

[Riz]

Where did you read this?

The latest this week was a very coy Webby on where Berry is at.

It was a quote from Richard Agar, not exactly sure where it was published.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

The timing on this though is interesting.

Makes me think we missed out on our outside back targets - Mulitalo and Staggs have re-signed recently.

As someone else mentioned, Pompey has beaten TMM & CNK to the extension table. And, it's probably because an outside back isn't coming.

To me it just reinforces that Berry isn’t coming back at least this season.

 

[Riz]

To me it just reinforces that Berry isn’t coming back at least this season.

That's an interesting take but not what I read into it. I just think it's locking in a depth signing so we get closer to knowing exactly what we have to work with salary cap wise for the next couple of seasons.

 

[ndp26]

It was a quote from Richard Agar, not exactly sure where it was published.

Assume it was this article (posted on another thread and saw it on socials too) - https://sportnation.nz/article/hes-...TlikzKSUB4jsRjr7OA_aem_JbWqFrGVF-5VwknQZGRJyA

 

[Dannevegas]

Pompey should be depth. Everyone’s glazing him because he put a fend on Val Holmes. Who got destroyed multiple times by starford To’a who can barely get a start at the Tigers.

Solid depth but depth only for me, our backline is only threatening in the opposition 20, besides Ali and Rog. we simply just lack the speed.

 

[Fizurg]

I see Klemmer is being shopped around for this season. I can’t see the Warriors being interested though.
I see he’s gone to the Dragons. Means Molo is on the market.
With Murray out and Latrell’s hammy, it’s been a wild morning for NRL

 

[Playdaball]

I see Klemmer is being shopped around for this season. I can’t see the Warriors being interested though.
I see he’s gone to the Dragons. Means Molo is on the market.
With Murray out and Latrell’s hammy, it’s been a wild morning for NRL

At least no mishaps at the Warriors today

 

[france]

At least no mishaps at the Warriors today

touch wood