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 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
-	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: 23/30
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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[nzwarriorsfaithful]

Cobbo was only here for a birthday sadly

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

What your saying is that Ivan is looking "tired"...

Most coaches look pretty knackered at the moment.

 

[1995warriorsfan]

So you have heard who this person is officially?

Only persons i can think of are

Joey Manu
Dylan Edwards
Taylan May
Papenhuyzen

I have heard lots of gossip about who the played could be.

Idk but to me all @1995warriorsfan is saying is that people aren’t gonna come here because it’s their best shot at a premiership so they’re more likely to come if they have already won one.
Somehow u crazy fucks have turned this post into confirmation we’ve signed nathan Cleary

Correct. I probably should have written it a bit clearer.

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

Webby loves his panthers, Scott Sorenson coming to get in the way of the young forwards some more.

DCE loves money but why would he want to go to Auckland when he can just go over the bridge to the chooks.

If they bid on Hazelton, could be a prop, as good as the reserve grade is going all the middle forwards down there are all about 5 foot 11.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Better not be DCE, that's a backwards step for a so called development club and a kick in the guts for Metcalf.

In two years, we'd be worse off.

Thats my thinking with replacing Metcalf for anyone but a pathways junior

 

[Warriorsfan92]

I have heard lots of gossip about who the played could be.

Correct. I probably should have written it a bit clearer.

Who?

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Who?

Could be half the NRL plus Superleague and union players going by the names put up on this thread.

Who are we going to come up with today as the next possibility?

A lot of hype and expectation building so hopefully there’s someone interesting coming up in our traditional April buying spree.

 

[CWC]

I asked Grok




Also mentioned Munster, Hughes, Cleary as usual. IMO Manu makes most sense wouldn't it? Already won a GF so winning another with us would be special, we can give him a huge payday, have chased him before, and no contract issues past this year, can play FB/centre while we release Charnz and TMM...

 

[JaggedJ]

We leaked info on that English lock to hide our true intention - come on down Bevan French and Jai Field.

Seriously though, we have a habit of making big name signings out of nowhere, but I also feel like it's rarely the one we expect or the most obvious.

 

[Fonzie]

What are your thoughts on Cobbo as Potential fullback? Just hypothetical would you chase him as a fullback?

He’s a fantastic talent, but I’d be a bit wary whether he’s got the right head on his shoulders / would be coming for the right reasons. From what I can see it’d be a high risk high return play.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He’s a fantastic talent, but I’d be a bit wary whether he’s got the right head on his shoulders / would be coming for the right reasons. From what I can see it’d be a high risk high return play.

Same vibe i get.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Guys when is this announcement for the Wahs best recruit of all time happening today?

I've been lurking in here like a bad smell, need to get some work done!

 

[ajofbrisbane]

Guys when is this announcement for the Wahs best recruit of all time happening today?

I've been lurking in here like a bad smell, need to get some work done!

For some reason I have in my head 3pm.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Guys when is this announcement for the Wahs best recruit of all time happening today?

I've been lurking in here like a bad smell, need to get some work done!

Just forget about it lad.

 

[AlwaysOptmistic]

Warriors have scheduled a press conference for 3.30pm following the Knights press conference at 2.30pm - just kidding !!!!!

Edit: perhaps the "biggest signing" isn't a player? Signed to play at Eden park or something. Who is the heaviest off contract NRL player, perhaps that's what they mean by "biggest" signing.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Warriors have scheduled a press conference for 3.30pm following the Knights press conference at 2.30pm - just kidding !!!!!

Edit: perhaps the "biggest signing" isn't a player? Signed to play at Eden park or something. Who is the heaviest off contract NRL player, perhaps that's what they mean by "biggest" signing.

138kg centre/winger, wait a minute! Does that mean Te Whare is on the ship heading home?

 

[RobRoyMcCoy]

Is there a press conference or announcement scheduled for today?

 

[snake77]

Is there a press conference or announcement scheduled for today?

I don't think so. I think everyone has gotten 2 + 2 and found the number 45.

Is the player even in a position to arrive to do a press conference? That would usually be for someone local or not currently under contract. Easier with a player coming back from union etc.

It would more likely be a social media post. Saying sidne 202x.

Even then I haven't seen anything mentioning today.

 

[jonesy101]

I haven't seen such a flurry of "is this real" or "is this complete tosh" type speculation since the days of geepee posting out of Eketahuna.

 

[Natedogg]

10 pages of bullshit posts.

come on guys, this isnt the gossip thread