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	Jett Cleary	✔	S	S
9	Wayde Egan	✔	✔	✔
10	James Fisher-Harris	✔	✔	✔	✔
11	Jackson Ford	✔	✔	✔
12	Leka Halasima	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
13	Morgan Harper	✔
14	Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔	✔
15	Sam Healey	✔	✔	✔
16	Edward Kosi	✔
17	Jacob Laban	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
18	Ali Leiataua	✔	✔	✔
19	Jye Linnane	✔	✔	✔	✔
20	Freddy Lussick	✔	✔
21	Te Maire Martin	✔	✔
22	Luke Metcalf	✔	✔
23	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔	✔	✔
24	Marata Niukore	✔	✔
25	Adam Pompey	✔	✔	✔
26	Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔	✔	✔
27	Taine Tuaupiki	✔	✔
28	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔	✔
29	Demitric Vaimauga	✔	✔	✔	✔
30	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
-	Morgan Gannon	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Haizyn Mellars	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

C = Club option, M = Mutual option, P = Player option, S = Supplementary contract, T = Train & Trial contract

Top 30 2026: 29/30
Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos), Haizyn Mellars (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
2026 Losses: Edward Kosi (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Off Contract: Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Morgan Harper
Can negotiate with other clubs from Nov 1, 2025 (Entering final year) : Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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[CWC]

Ive only ever seen him play left wing, would Roger mover to the right?

I would be keen to see him here though.

Roger to fullback

 

[Dippa]

Ive only ever seen him play left wing, would Roger mover to the right?

I would be keen to see him here though.

You would have to tinker with the positions but one thing is that the guy has raw speed and you’re only adding another element to your squad that is going to offer something different. You want players with speed and you want quick players - those with intent and energy in how they play their positions.


View: https://youtu.be/BNTXGTxAh-o?si=QO3sf933tVEWG2jy

 

[sup42]

When I look at our current recruitment and even rumours, it all looks very deliberate in identifying the particular players and their skill, size, speed or whatever the attraction is to the player. Gannon seems a mix of size and ball playing, Linnane a highly rated running halve coming through and if there’s any truth to pursuing Chevy Stewart, it would seem we’re looking to transition to an attacking fullback? Same with if there’s any truth to interest in Gagai, potentially looking for an experienced centre?

We could really have used Gannon and Linnane right now.

 

[Worried2Death]

You would have to tinker with the positions but one thing is that the guy has raw speed and you’re only adding another element to your squad that is going to offer something different. You want players with speed and you want quick players - those with intent and energy in how they play their positions.


View: https://youtu.be/BNTXGTxAh-o?si=QO3sf933tVEWG2jy

I'm convinced his speed is the key to take us nek level. Sorry Rog, back to union, or sorry Dal the jig's up bubalah.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

You would have to tinker with the positions but one thing is that the guy has raw speed and you’re only adding another element to your squad that is going to offer something different. You want players with speed and you want quick players - those with intent and energy in how they play their positions.


View: https://youtu.be/BNTXGTxAh-o?si=QO3sf933tVEWG2jy

Get Clark whispering in his ear. Jeez he just smoked Young. Hes got it all in that regards, acceleration, top end speed and the stop start

 

[Worried2Death]

Get Clark whispering in his ear. Jeez he just smoked Young. Hes got it all in that regards, acceleration, top end speed and the stop start

Stop it Frank, I can only get so erect with this whispering pillow talk before we go too far

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Stop it Frank, I can only get so erect with this whispering pillow talk before we go too far

A whispering eye maybe?

 

[Worried2Death]

A whispering eye maybe?

We could throw it wide early and finish a sideline break, when's the last time we did that? Lee Oudendryn probably.

 

[Playdaball]

Okay. Do you think he would improve here under Webster?
DWZ hasn't

DWZ was very good on attack in 2023.

 

[Playdaball]

I see some people talking about Gannon, the lad from Leeds , being a saviour next year as seen as a ball playing 13?
Reminder- we have a very under rated 13 at the club now who is seen as one of the NRL buys of the year . He is a former half and can provide an off load but would suspect that the plan is not to do that . He also plays like a prop as an important role in this team with small front rowers and injury concerns.
Just saying ….

 

[Damo]

I see some people talking about Gannon, the lad from Leeds , being a saviour next year as seen as a ball playing 13?
Reminder- we have a very under rated 13 at the club now who is seen as one of the NRL buys of the year . He is a former half and can provide an off load but would suspect that the plan is not to do that . He also plays like a prop as an important role in this team with small front rowers and injury concerns.
Just saying ….

No ones saying he's a saviour. He will just add another dimension off the bench with his height and ball playing ability. I'd say the lull when Clark is off the field will be mitigated nicely

 

[Cces]

I see some people talking about Gannon, the lad from Leeds , being a saviour next year as seen as a ball playing 13?
Reminder- we have a very under rated 13 at the club now who is seen as one of the NRL buys of the year . He is a former half and can provide an off load but would suspect that the plan is not to do that . He also plays like a prop as an important role in this team with small front rowers and injury concerns.
Just saying ….

There's hype around him for sure but I haven't seen anyone suggest he'll take Clark's starting role. Clark has averaged 57 mins this season. Some of the minutes he's been off we've had Vaimauga play that role but other times, albeit for short 5-10 minute stints in game, we just play 3 very plain middle forwards and score we few points. If Vaimauga become a genuine starter then we desperately need some form of creativity when both he & Clark are spelled. Gannon might just be that guy, who can also play edge when Capewell/Niukore fatigue

 

[bomb to vats]

Big fan of AKP, sign him up now.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

I see some people talking about Gannon, the lad from Leeds , being a saviour next year as seen as a ball playing 13?
Reminder- we have a very under rated 13 at the club now who is seen as one of the NRL buys of the year . He is a former half and can provide an off load but would suspect that the plan is not to do that . He also plays like a prop as an important role in this team with small front rowers and injury concerns.
Just saying ….

Clarke is a former half?
Vaimunga was a former half as well.
And Gannon!

This must be Webby ball, a forward pack with good ball playing ability.

 

[Blain]

Leading try scorer and dally m winger of the year last season to being dropped completely this season. Would welcome him with open arms

Ken Maumalo vibes. He has something we need, as long as we don't have to spend too much and for too long, he'd be worth a deal. Most Qlders are home bodies, will probably end up at the Dolphins IMO.

 

[sup42]

I see some people talking about Gannon, the lad from Leeds , being a saviour next year as seen as a ball playing 13?
Reminder- we have a very under rated 13 at the club now who is seen as one of the NRL buys of the year . He is a former half and can provide an off load but would suspect that the plan is not to do that . He also plays like a prop as an important role in this team with small front rowers and injury concerns.
Just saying ….

Where did anyone call Gannon the Savior?

So are you planning on us playing with 12 men while Clarks on the bench? (he must be your Savior if he can play from the bench).

Also Gannon is playing second row left flank as eighty minute forward, nothing to do with Clark.

Clark might be able to pop a ball, hell they all can, Gannon passes the ball every game.....you know....so absolutely nothing like Clark or Leka or Dimitric. Completely different player.

Dunno why people can't get that and keep posting this savior rubbish.

Are you saying we are flush with players right now?

Are you saying the NSW cup team couldn't do with more players for their finals run at the rate the NRL side is sucking up.

 

[Theking267]

Khan-Pereira is about the worst option the Warriors could get. He has a high error rate and doesn’t do any work out of the back field. Hence why he’s been dropped by Hasler even with his try scoring record and he doesn’t fit the Warriors system. I much rather have Sami he fits a lot better the Warriors system

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Khan-Pereira is about the worst option the Warriors could get. He has a high error rate and doesn’t do any work out of the back field. Hence why he’s been dropped by Hasler even with his try scoring record and he doesn’t fit the Warriors system. I much rather have Sami he fits a lot better the Warriors system

Hasler is a rubbish judge and developer of talent, hence why the titans are dumping him

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

Khan-Pereira is about the worst option the Warriors could get. He has a high error rate and doesn’t do any work out of the back field. Hence why he’s been dropped by Hasler even with his try scoring record and he doesn’t fit the Warriors system. I much rather have Sami he fits a lot better the Warriors system

yeah, job one for a warriors winger is hit ups. job two is kick chase, it's boring, but that's the way it is. Lomax would be the ideal of a webby winger, 20 runs and chases all the kicks. obvs not getting him, but the poor mans version of that would be what they want.

 

[Theking267]

The one that has been talked about is Chevy Stewart who would fit perfectly but it looks like he wants to stay in Australia