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
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	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: 26/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Jye Linnane (Newcastle Knights), Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, 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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[sup42]

Thanks for posting it, always enjoy hearing people passing on legitimate rumours they’ve heard. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see him here next year. The club is very confidential and people like Denan Kemp mentioning they’d heard it on his podcast that was on here further makes it a real possibility

Agreed, the rumor is a good one. Not a Rene Ranger one. And hey, logically we are in the best position we have ever been to be in the conversation, even that is worth the discussion even if Manu returns to the Roosters.

 

[CWC]

Thanks for posting it, always enjoy hearing people passing on legitimate rumours they’ve heard. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see him here next year. The club is very confidential and people like Denan Kemp mentioning they’d heard it on his podcast that was on here further makes it a real possibility

Actually I think they were suspecting something fishy with him going to rugby then to us, did he get out of his contract early?

If we ever hear any report it will be 24 hours before the announcement given how good the management at keeping bombshells these days

 

[Noitall]

Actually I think they were suspecting something fishy with him going to rugby then to us, did he get out of his contract early?

If we ever hear any report it will be 24 hours before the announcement given how good the management at keeping bombshells these days

NZ rugby saying he won’t be offered a contract makes me think rugby is now out for him? Unless he stays overseas and pockets some big coin. Initially it was a wanting to return to NZ speculation that was doing the rounds, then it became he could go to Sydney. Roosters said he won’t be going there, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. We’ve got a fair chunk of cash to spend and I don’t see Gannon getting a huge salary. I’m not convinced that CNK has been extended to stay fullback either, will be interesting to see where we look to boost

 

[3rdstriker]

Have been a member since the old old site. If I was going to post crap for giggles i wouldnt have waited over a decade Have been upfront that I don’t know the strength of my source only that they do have access to players and management and spent social time in the dressing room on Friday night.
With each passing day looks like it was more smoke than fire but am hoping we may yet be pleasantly surprised.

Nice mate good legit rumours are what keeps us going.
Just been tough with April fools timing around a massive signing and people not wanting to get their hopes up.