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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[Leon Black]

Thinking Nikora becomes available sooner rather than later with the Sharks preference for Billy Burns.

 

[CWC]

Thinking Nikora becomes available sooner rather than later with the Sharks preference for Billy Burns.

Wasn’t there rumors we were approaching him last year (privately )

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Thinking Nikora becomes available sooner rather than later with the Sharks preference for Billy Burns.

We’d risk losing Laban, or kayliss if we signed him. At least they can see a road to FG with niukore & capes likely to move on. I like Nikora but edge is one position we’re not short in.

 

[Leon Black]

We’d risk losing Laban, or kayliss if we signed him. At least they can see a road to FG with niukore & capes likely to move on. I like Nikora but edge is one position we’re not short in.

Do we want to win a comp next year or play Russian Roulette in the future? He’d be a massive upgrade on both underwhelming and past their used by dates Niukore and Capewell. Guy hits a hole like no other.

 

[Damo]

Do we want to win a comp next year or play Russian Roulette in the future? He’d be a massive upgrade on both underwhelming and past their used by dates Niukore and Capewell. Guy hits a hole like no other.

Niukore and Capewells contracts are up very soon. We have the juniors on way less money to replace them and leaving us money to upgrade in much needed other positions.
No need to get Nikora.

 

[sup42]

Do we want to win a comp next year or play Russian Roulette in the future? He’d be a massive upgrade on both underwhelming and past their used by dates Niukore and Capewell. Guy hits a hole like no other.

It would be like the Warriors to go for another back rower.

We have a terrible history of injuring them, so it would not surprise me to see the club grab another.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Guy hits a hole like no other.

People said that about Marata. Nikora would have good to get 3 years ago. He’s not the future though.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Do we want to win a comp next year or play Russian Roulette in the future? He’d be a massive upgrade on both underwhelming and past their used by dates Niukore and Capewell. Guy hits a hole like no other.

It’s not really about that imo. We have 3 back rowers in Laban, kayliss & leka all signed long term. We have EIT, and gannon fighting for a bench spot too. They’re the future of our pack, all signed on cheap (ish) deals. This is how the panthers dynasty was created. Look at how it’s blown up in the bulldogs face l how they’ve tried to buy a premiership, it all starts with pathways. I’m just not overly keen to watch Laban or kayliss leave to club before the age of 22, starved of opportunities by bringing over yet another specialist edge.

We have to spend our cap on positions of need. I’m actually at the point where even if Fifita or Crichton wanted to come I wouldn’t be keen, we have to balance our pathways development & cap to positions we need. We’re currently struggling to develop outside backs and centres for whatever reason, but there’s a conveyor belt of young forwards coming through.

We also can’t develop halves, hence why we’re having a shot at the stumps on a bunch of different young Aussie halves.

They have to stick to a plan & not panic buy someone. It’s about continual success, not a one off premiership.

 

[1995warriorsfan]

Since we now have 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention Discussion Thread open please move all NEW chat there. This thread will be closed tomorrow.