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	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
9	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
10	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
11	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔
12	Morgan Harper	✔
13	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
14	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
15	Edward Kosi	✔
16	Jacob Laban	✔	✔
17	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
18	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
19	Te Maire Martin	✔
20	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔
22	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
23	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
24	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔
25	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
26	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
27	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
28	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔	✔	✔
S1	Kayliss Faitialofa	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
-	Jett Cleary	T	S	S
-	Motu Pasikala	T	✔	✔

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

Confirmed Top 30 2025: 28/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 21/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Nil
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tanner Stowers-Smith

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[juju]

View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gIFJ8mPNtTEaxTWFw3AOu?si=DWLDbmWMTlKkXpRoWRilCw


Apparently there have been 6 or so (kiwi?) players asking to come to the Warriors in the last 12 months, but they haven't worked out due to the salary cap.
Also expects a couple of calls after this news of players who could be available, even from ones that he doesn't currently know are available.

CG always with this sort of hyperbole. The phones ringing hot.
Surely it's bluster.

 

[Five&Last]

I like it, but what happens with Tuaupiki? Will he stick around to play backup?

Hopefully he stays. He’s under contract anyway.

I like Tuaapiki and think he is better than CNK, but I don’t think he pushes into title contention. It’s the most important position, so would rather splash out with this unused cash.

 

[Noitall]

Hopefully he stays. He’s under contract anyway.

I like Tuaapiki and think he is better than CNK, but I don’t think he pushes into title contention. It’s the most important position, so would rather splash out with this unused cash.

You reckon if TMM isn’t extended that Tuaupiki could become a good 6? Showed he’s pretty versatile adapting to wing, though caught out a few times on defence, but understandable with even the best doing similar

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Hopefully he stays. He’s under contract anyway.

I like Tuaapiki and think he is better than CNK, but I don’t think he pushes into title contention. It’s the most important position, so would rather splash out with this unused cash.

I disagree and from Cam George’s comment so does he.

Taine could be a franchise FB, Cobbo would do what Aussies do and leave.

 

[Wrighty]

I like it, but what happens with Tuaupiki? Will he stick around to play backup?

He becomes our Daine Laurie Mr Fix it.

No one is going to outbid us for him except maybe an expansion franchise.

 

[Five&Last]

I disagree and from Cam George’s comment so does he.

Taine could be a franchise FB,

Fair enough. I don’t see it but stranger things have happened.

Don’t really see him ever being a top 7 or 8 fullback in the game.

But in saying that, if we didn’t sign anyone I would be more than happy running him as our first choice fullback next year

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Fair enough. I don’t see it but stranger things have happened.

Don’t really see him ever being a top 7 or 8 fullback in the game.

But in saying that, if we didn’t sign anyone I would be more than happy running him as our first choice fullback next year

We really can’t afford to lose any spine players because we are 3-4 years off having development players ready.

That’s why I’m big on Cobbo at wing. Mercenary contract short and sweet, maybe the same for a big boppa off the bench.

 

[Five&Last]

We really can’t afford to lose any spine players because we are 3-4 years off having development players ready.

That’s why I’m big on Cobbo at wing. Mercenary contract short and sweet, maybe the same for a big boppa off the bench.

We're not an attractive option for him to play on the wing.

He'll be looking for opportunity/money

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

It'd be cool for 12 months, but come that first offseason the homesick card would be played

 

[JaggedJ]

Some of you are acting like your last GF broke up with you on compassionate grounds.

We only got AFB to start with because of it, JFH, CNK too.

If we started basing recruitment on "We don't want them to leave early" then we wouldn't have Egan, Barnett etc.

Most of the guys we released early were released because we were happy with letting them go because they weren't in our plans.

 

[John Nick]

Some of you are acting like your last GF broke up with you on compassionate grounds.

We only got AFB to start with because of it, JFH, CNK too.

If we started basing recruitment on "We don't want them to leave early" then we wouldn't have Egan, Barnett etc.

Most of the guys we released early were released because we were happy with letting them go because they weren't in our plans.

Making an influential player like Dylan stay against his wishes can have terrible consequences for the rest of the squad.
Best to part on reasonable terms and call it quits

 

[Riz]

While it is good to let player leave and move back to Australia when they have to for family reasons. When they leave at this stage of the seasons it leave the club in a position where you usually can't replace them until next season.
Dylan Walker is rumoured to be on $700k a season. The seasons about 40% through based on contracts start November 1st. So we have payed him around $280k for the 117 minutes of footy he has given us. I would of thought it would

While it is good to let player leave and move back to Australia when they have to for family reasons. When they leave at this stage of the seasons it leave the club in a position where you usually can't replace them until next season.
Dylan Walker is rumoured to be on $700k a season. The seasons about 40% through based on contracts start November 1st. So we have payed him around $280k for the 117 minutes of footy he has given us. I would of thought it would be best to say you can go in 7 months time when your contact is up. That way we don't give the advantage to Parra. Also what if Erin Clark gets injured this weekend we could do with keeping Dylan. 7 months goes by in no time.

View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gIFJ8mPNtTEaxTWFw3AOu?si=66VGBiZxSLqApy4EJmJWSA

Have a listen, CG talks about the financial side of the deal.

 

[Uster101]

Michaela Blyde (now Brake) has signed with the Warriors NRLW side. she would be a better wing than Ed Kosi. When is she available ​

 

[YouKnowIt]

So The Rock radio station reckons they hearing DCE to the warriors lol... listeners texting it in.

 

[Neo]

So The Rock radio station reckons they hearing DCE to the warriors lol... listeners texting it in.

He was seen at the airport a couple of weeks ago and has been seen talking to Jazz a lot lately

 

[John Nick]

He was seen at the airport a couple of weeks ago and has been seen talking to Jazz a lot lately

Possible he was just here sucking up to the EPTB for freebies for family and friends.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Any help?

 

[Playdaball]

Are we now looking toward England for a signing??? Whoops someone beat me to it (above). Don't assume that it will be a POM, could be a Kiwi or Aussie

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Bayley Sironen. Welcome home son

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Are we now looking toward England for a signing??? Whoops someone beat me to it (above). Don't assume that it will be a POM, could be a Kiwi or Aussie

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Bit of agar connection there I guess?