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	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Motu Pasikala	T	?	?

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

Top 30 2025: 30/30
Supplementary 2025: 6/6

Top 30 2026: 27/30
Supplementary 2026: 1/6

2026 Gains: Morgan Gannon (Leeds Rhinos)
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]

Props - Fish/Barney, Demi/Ford/Laban/TSS, Salalilo/Vea/Crosby
2nd row - Cape/Leka, EIT/Fats
Lock - Clark/Gannon
Hooker - Egan/Healey, Lussick or Tafua?

Marata’s surplus

Halves - Metcalf/TMM/CHT, Boyd/Linnane/Jett
Centres - Pompey/CNK, Berry/Ali
Wings - RTS/DWZ/Kali
FB - TT

Would be shocking if we can’t sign 1 exciting outside back (upcoming or marquee)

 

[Five&Last]

Question:
How do we get rid of Fred Lussick?
He is taking up a top 30 spot and is not up to 1st standard as can be seen over the last 2 weeks.
We have two good bookers and back up from the likes of CHT, TMm and even Clark.
Freddy plays at prop in the NSW cup but is too small to play 1st grade there .
We need speedy outside backs or a back up prop or even a spot for a rookie.
If we release Lussick we could free up a spot for another player .

Tell him he's spending another year playing prop in reserve grade.

We really do need that extra top 30 spot. Carrying two halves coming off ACL injuries in our top 30 is creating a bit of pressure

Happy to roll into next year with this as the hooker depth chart:

1. Wayde Egan
2. Sam Healey
3. Makaia Tafua (Dev Contract)

We also have TMM, Erin and CHT who can play there.

Jacob Auloa needs some cup minutes next year too, although will be mostly Flegg again