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]

To quote the person with the dyslexic keyboard which has a skitzo caps lock button.

"lEts sTaY aWaY fRoM aNy dEaLinGs wItH mOsEs"

Not my keyboards fault if you dinosaurs don't what typed sarcasm looks like

 

[PhilsySH35]

Because it is disrespectful towards a man most of us respect highly. Webster has mana, and seems to treat our players, fans and club with fidelity.

And Tiny makes sense, it is ironic. Cuddles, doesn't seem to have logic. Even Princess was given to SJ by the players in jest. Cuddles does not seem to have that history, and has been created to criticise.

I'll leave it now too, as I don't want to derail the thread either.

apologies ever hopeful, totally love his nickname, more term of endearment, because he is such a respectful person to one and all, we give nicknames to people we love. in keeping with the tikanga on this forum, hope we go after stone-street from the sharkies as per previous poster a while ago.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I saw in some photos of CHT that his younger brother was beside him in his Broncos shirt. Calvin is in their development squad and is rumoured to be tyhe better of the two brothers - playing for the Kings 1st XV too.
Should the Warriors make a play for him or do we just go for Australian halves now?

I googled Martin Offiah and saw he has an 18 year old son playing rugby in England. Just being a recruiter hahaha

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Not my keyboards fault if you dinosaurs don't what typed sarcasm looks like

Keyboard etiquette is a thread all of it's own. Much like reading and comprehension. Grammar and spilling. I foiled spilling.

 

[Boston Boy]

I saw in some photos of CHT that his younger brother was beside him in his Broncos shirt. Calvin is in their development squad and is rumoured to be tyhe better of the two brothers - playing for the Kings 1st XV too.
Should the Warriors make a play for him or do we just go for Australian halves now?

Surely if he is a very good prospect we should look at it. Being a kiwi makes it realistic that he will stay. Also we have a good pull to get him over to play with CHT. I don't know how good he is though, saw a highlight and he runs like CHT just hopefully he is faster.

 

[Bobbysea]

Not my keyboards fault if you dinosaurs don't what typed sarcasm looks like

I don't usually get called a dinosaur... more of an old scrote ..

 

[Theking267]

I think it’s the best thing for young kiwi halves to go over to Australia develop their game management skills and if they don’t like it over in Aus they can always come back. CHT with the Broncos and Charlie Webb with the Roosters, Brent Webb’s son

 

[John Nick]

I think it’s the best thing for young kiwi halves to go over to Australia develop their game management skills and if they don’t like it over in Aus they can always come back. CHT with the Broncos and Charlie Webb with the Roosters, Brent Webb’s son

I don't think we all realize how intense the Oz junior league levels are.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

don't what typed sarcasm looks like

My ancient peghersoreass prehistoric self may be old. But this just adds fuel to the dyslexia your keyboard is being haunted by Mr W!

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Not my keyboards fault if you dinosaurs don't what typed sarcasm looks like

bTw ..I gEt it. Im not that old fuk ya

 

[Playdaball]

I think it’s the best thing for young kiwi halves to go over to Australia develop their game management skills and if they don’t like it over in Aus they can always come back. CHT with the Broncos and Charlie Webb with the Roosters, Brent Webb’s son

Charlie, ex Ellerslie Eagles