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	-	✔	✔	✔
-	Braelan Marsh	-	?	?	?
-	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), Braelan Marsh (Redcliffe Dolphins), 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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[Noitall]

Well they’ve got the same manager so maybe we can do a package deal…
I hadn’t even considered turbo because it’s so far fetched but if u had a bit of luck on the injury front a spine of
Turbo
Cht
Metcalf
Egan
Would be a premiership threat.

Sam Burgess’ Warrington wolves has offered a 2 year deal

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Well they’ve got the same manager so maybe we can do a package deal…
I hadn’t even considered turbo because it’s so far fetched but if u had a bit of luck on the injury front a spine of
Turbo
Cht
Metcalf
Egan
Would be a premiership threat.

Sheesh. Ya picked a broken spine there. Turbo has 90 year old knees. Metcalf is heading that way too. Egan has pavlova shoulders. And CHT's legs have dementia, Can't find where they left its speed.

Still, With Turbos knees gone. Hes probably still faster than CNK.

 

[Noitall]

Sheesh. Ya picked a broken spine there. Turbo has 90 year old knees. Metcalf is heading that way too. Egan has pavlova shoulders. And CHT's legs have dementia, Can't find where they left its speed.

Still, With Turbos knees gone. Hes probably still faster than CNK.

They’ve been talking about multiple clubs approaching Reuben Garrick in November, but Tolu Koula has a player option in 2027 meaning he can be approached in November also. I’d love for us to go for him as our fullback

 

[Franky]

They’ve been talking about multiple clubs approaching Reuben Garrick in November, but Tolu Koula has a player option in 2027 meaning he can be approached in November also. I’d love for us to go for him as our fullback

Yeah, I’m a big fan of Koula. His speed puts a lot of pressure and hesitation in the defence when he plays fullback. I think he’s run 10.58 for 100m. Strong bringing the ball back and good defender. Currently third choice fullback at Manly.

 

[Five&Last]

Sam Burgess’ Warrington wolves has offered a 2 year deal

He's not going super league lol

He can't talk to other nrl clubs atm so his manager is just using them boost negotiating power with manly

I think if things fall through with Manly, Perth will throw the bag at him.

He does make a lot of sense for us as well tbf. But idk if you can risk tying up 800-900k each to two injury prone spine players.

 

[Horriors2013]

I’ve been amongst Reece Walsh’s biggest critics, mainly because I thought his defence was woeful but his 2nd half last week was about the best I’ve ever seen-defensively too. But mainly because of the way he used a 40/20 to completely swing that game. It was a masterclass

Totally agree. Walsh's performance was a masterclass. I couldn't deny his talent. I think Healey could learn to kick 40/20s.

 

[Noitall]

Totally agree. Walsh's performance was a masterclass. I couldn't deny his talent. I think Healey could learn to kick 40/20s.

Egan used to have a decent boot out of dummy half but shelved it years ago

 

[Noitall]

He's not going super league lol

He can't talk to other nrl clubs atm so his manager is just using them boost negotiating power with manly

I think if things fall through with Manly, Perth will throw the bag at him.

He does make a lot of sense for us as well tbf. But idk if you can risk tying up 800-900k each to two injury prone spine players.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he went over there citing not wanting to play against the club he’s spent his career at, same for Jake. In saying that, he’s been paid handsomely in his career and a premiership is what he’s missing. Perhaps that is on his agenda? Weird though that it’s about money when a while ago he supposedly tried to bring down his salary, perhaps it’s the principle that they apparently changed the figure of salary he had negotiated upon? On his day about the best, but would be a huge risk with his injury history for any club

 

[Five&Last]

I’ve been amongst Reece Walsh’s biggest critics, mainly because I thought his defence was woeful but his 2nd half last week was about the best I’ve ever seen-defensively too. But mainly because of the way he used a 40/20 to completely swing that game. It was a masterclass

It didn’t talked about enough weirdly

Was genuinely one of the GOAT performances

Came back from the bin and single handedly took over the game. Can’t remember a more clutch period from a player, considering it was a finals game

 

[Five&Last]

citing not wanting to play against the club he’s spent his career at, same for Jake

Press X to doubt

Money is money

 

[Noitall]

It didn’t talked about enough weirdly

Was genuinely one of the GOAT performances

Came back from the bin and single handedly took over the game. Can’t remember a more clutch period from a player, considering it was a finals game

Him against Cleary this weekend should be epic

 

[Noitall]

Press X to doubt

Money is money

A title is all I reckon he’d consider it for. He’ll get paid a decent salary to play in a league that’s less stressful on his body

 

[MrFrankWhite]

It didn’t talked about enough weirdly

Was genuinely one of the GOAT performances

Came back from the bin and single handedly took over the game. Can’t remember a more clutch period from a player, considering it was a finals game

Posted it pre finals but if Walsh lives up to his potential, we are all in a lot of trouble when it comes to winning the big dance.

 

[Inruin]

Came back from the bin and single handedly took over the game. Can’t remember a more clutch period from a player, considering it was a finals game

Cleary GF performance against the Broncos?

 

[Blain]

I don't know how Manly go from not wanting to spend big coin on Turbo, then offer $2.5m over 3 years. That's top tier of what he is worth these days, he's really lost his zip in his running. He is still a classy injury prone centre - Would have thought a couple years at $1.4m would have been the offer..

 

[Theking267]

I don't know how Manly go from not wanting to spend big coin on Turbo, then offer $2.5m over 3 years. That's top tier of what he is worth these days, he's really lost his zip in his running. He is still a classy injury prone centre - Would have thought a couple years at $1.4m would have been the offer..

To be honest Tom is pretty much done. Should move to the wing like late career Brett Mullins. Kinda what’s going happen to Metcalf as he ages

 

[Noitall]

To be honest Tom is pretty much done. Should move to the wing like late career Brett Mullins. Kinda what’s going happen to Metcalf as he ages

Only way he stays in nrl is if they can sort something at manly I reckon