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
-	Jye Linnane	-	✔	✔	✔
-	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: 24/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Jye Linnane (Newcastle Knights)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tanner Stowers-Smith
Off Contract from 01/11/25: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Jacob Laban, Freddy Lussick, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[FormerlyJamesW]

Ponga can play centre, Charnz is our fullback

To quote that poster who's always giving one word answers:

"No."

 

[tyrael]

What is the point of re-signing CNK? He's been a good servant of the club, but with Taine and RTS, are we needing to have someone with his cost to the club? Couldn't we use his money for a winger?

 

[Lance155]

What is the point of re-signing CNK? He's been a good servant of the club, but with Taine and RTS, are we needing to have someone with his cost to the club? Couldn't we use his money for a winger?

The more I see of Taine the more his size bothers me. It's so hard for him to get metres or even not to go backwards. There are other fullbacks with similar issues (Gray, Kini) but they offer more in attack

 

[tyrael]

The more I see of Taine the more his size bothers me. It's so hard for him to get metres or even not to go backwards. There are other fullbacks with similar issues (Gray, Kini) but they offer more in attack

He still made like 180 running meters against a big broncos pack in the wet.

Taine has never gotten the chance to play lots of consecutive games at FB.

 

[Lance155]

He still made like 180 running meters against a big broncos pack in the wet.

Taine has never gotten the chance to play lots of consecutive games at FB.

There is also a level of 'free meters' for a fullback. Anyway, don't get me wrong I like the kid and between him and Charnze I think it's pretty close. However, I am apprehensive to go all in on either player in the future considering what's out there in that position.

 

[tyrael]

There is also a level of 'free meters' for a fullback. Anyway, don't get me wrong I like the kid and between him and Charnze I think it's pretty close. However, I am apprehensive to go all in on either player in the future considering what's out there in that position.

But Fullback isn't a position of concern for us, we're not going to get rid of both of them to get someone else. We need fast athletic wingers. We also need a left center if Ali can't play there, did you even see him yesterday?

Walsh made 43 meters yesterday.

 

[Lance155]

But Fullback isn't a position of concern for us, we're not going to get rid of both of them to get someone else. We need fast athletic wingers. We also need a left center if Ali can't play there, did you even see him yesterday?

Walsh made 43 meters yesterday.

Yea injured for 80 minutes and not even playing fullback the whole time. But yes the current issue is wingers for sure

 

[tyrael]

Yea injured for 80 minutes and not even playing fullback the whole time. But yes the current issue is wingers for sure

Ponga made 93 2 rounds ago or 180 in dry conditions.

 

[Lance155]

Ponga made 93 2 rounds ago or 180 in dry conditions.

Again I come back to fullbacks that aren't meter eaters offer a lot more on attack.