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	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
19	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
20	Te Maire Martin	✔
21	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
22	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
23	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
24	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
25	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
26	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
27	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
28	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
29	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: 29/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Confirmed Top 30 2026: 26/30
Confirmed Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
2026 Losses: Nil

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin
Can negotiate with others clubs from 01/11/25 (final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[Leon Black]

CNK almost 30
Taine almost 26
Chevy Stewart 20
So it's about bringing young players through as older players move on.
2027 most likely be CNK last year, or at some stage he could move to center. Then at some stage Taine and Stewart become the fullbacks.

TT and understudy Lemana… I think the Flegg team need to play Putoko at fullback, I like Ratcliffe but don’t know if he will make it to NSW Cup level TBH.

 

[Leon Black]

Good is right description of those centres
Not game breakers

Ali has shown signs… I think he still has age and time on his side. Watch some of his tries, it’s clear he is hard to stop and when fit and confident a definite X-factor player.

You could see either he or Rocco signed by the Storm and we have Eli Katoa 2.0 not Kata or Vete busts!

 

[Boston Boy]

Ali has shown signs… I think he still has age and time on his side. Watch some of his tries, it’s clear he is hard to stop and when fit and confident a definite X-factor player.

You could see either he or Rocco signed by the Storm and we have Eli Katoa 2.0 not Kata or Vete busts!

We have to keep Ali, I don't see all the hype over Rocco. I think you can train what Rocco does but you can't train what Ali has.

 

[Fowardpass]

TT and understudy Lemana… I think the Flegg team need to play Putoko at fullback, I like Ratcliffe but don’t know if he will make it to NSW Cup level TBH.

Don’t think TT
offers enough
Check his run metres every week
That tells the story
RTS killed him in that stat in Knights game

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Don’t think TT
offers enough
Check his run metres every week
That tells the story
RTS killed him in that stat in Knights game

As a starting fb he's played 11 games for us.
Not including the 2 games he went off injured (including the weekends game against Newcastle) he averages 184 meters a game and 0.7 try assists....

Averaging a tick under 120m as a winger, which is probably a bit short but not poor by any stretch

 

[Ref]

Don’t think TT
offers enough
Check his run metres every week
That tells the story
RTS killed him in that stat in Knights game

Quality of metres/runs and impact/effectiveness of them means more than just the sheer number of runs and metres.
My possibly one eyed eyeometer has TT beating CNK.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Quality of metres/runs and impact/effectiveness of them means more than just the sheer number of runs and metres.
My possibly one eyed eyeometer has TT beating CNK.

4 moment's last weekend got the win for us. All 4 were from 2 players.

Leka's tackle on Fletcher Hunt right on the tryline. And Leka's match winning try at the end. The other 2 were try saving tackles by Taine. After making a tackle and having to get back up and haul his ass over and make the try saving tackle on the support player , Not once! But twice! was epic!

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

@Wrighty Do we know who Starford Toa's agent is?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

@Wrighty Do we know who Starford Toa's agent is?

I think Wrighty is fielding offers on Starford's behalf.

What's ur offer?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

@Wrighty Do we know who Starford Toa's agent is?

It was, And still might be Troy Pezet.

 

[Ref]

What if Toa was a Raider from the get go and Matt Timoko was a Tiger from the get go. The mind boggles.
Wrighty would be calling Timoko his homeboy.

 

[MaybeTop8]

We have to keep Ali, I don't see all the hype over Rocco. I think you can train what Rocco does but you can't train what Ali has.

Rocco's a quality centre, you can see the hole he leaves at the moment on that right side. I just hope he can stay injury free for a while.

Webby seems to be able to get the best out of our folk, some people just take a while to come on.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Rocco's a quality centre, you can see the hole he leaves at the moment on that right side. I just hope he can stay injury free for a while.

Webby seems to be able to get the best out of our folk, some people just take a while to come on.

No one is questioning his ability. His body , However...Is another issue.

 

[Wrighty]

@Wrighty Do we know who Starford Toa's agent is?

You have come to the right place

His Lead Agent is Daniel O'Loughlin
Agency Wasserman Rugby

If you have any other questions about Starford please don't hesitate to ask.

Agent(s): Nash Dawson, Daniel O'Loughlin, Bruce Sharrock, Jordan Friend, Andrew Parata

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

You have come to the right place

His Lead Agent is Daniel O'Loughlin
Agency Wasserman Rugby

If you have any other questions about Starford please don't hesitate to ask.

Agent(s): Nash Dawson, Daniel O'Loughlin, Bruce Sharrock, Jordan Friend, Andrew Parata

Excellent news mate. I assume that you have been in communication with Daniel and his team?

 

[Playdaball]

I’ve said it before and will say it again … our outside back recruitment is terrible .
We need some speedy outside backs as no depth - need to get rid of Harper and Kosi. I’m not sure what Tu offers as well .

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I’ve said it before and will say it again … our outside back recruitment is terrible .
We need some speedy outside backs as no depth - need to get rid of Harper and Kosi. I’m not sure what Tu offers as well .

Got any suggestions?

 

[Jaffa J]

Got any suggestions?

AKP

 

[sup42]

We await the return fire announcement of a Broncos academy training facility at Manurewa.

There already are Aussie clubs based here now.

For no other reason than that the Warriors returning serve in the battle for territory is brilliant.

Sick to death of the Aussie clubs setting up shop here.

 

[Horriors2013]

We have to keep Ali, I don't see all the hype over Rocco. I think you can train what Rocco does but you can't train what Ali has.

Disagree. None of his replacements have measured up to his package - defends hard - very low number of misses, has quick feet at the line, excellent passing and can score a try. Ali goes missing during games. Kurt got showed up in speed by Best.