Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment and Retention Discussion​

Player	2026​	2027​	2028​	2029​	2030​
Grant Anderson	-​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Mitchell Barnett	✔​	​
Rocco Berry	✔​
Tanah Boyd	✔​
Kurt Capewell	✔​
Erin Clark	✔​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Wayde Egan	✔​	✔​
Kayliss Fatialofa	✔​	✔​
James Fisher-Harris	✔​	✔​	✔​
Jackson Ford	✔​	✔​
Morgan Gannon	✔​	✔​	✔​
Leka Halasima	✔​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Chanel Harris-Tavita	✔​
Sam Healey	✔​	✔​
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava	✔​	✔​	✔​
Alofiana Khan-Pereira	✔​	✔​	✔​
Jacob Laban	✔​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Ali Leiataua	✔​	✔​
Jye Linnane	✔​	✔​	✔​
Te Maire Martin	✔​
Haizyn Mellars	✔​	✔​	✔​
Luke Metcalf	✔​	✔​	✔​
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔​	✔​
Marata Niukore	✔​
Adam Pompey	✔​	✔​
Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔​	✔​	✔​
Taine Tuaupiki	✔​	✔​	✔​
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔​
Demitric Vaimauga	✔​	✔​	✔​
William Warbrick	-​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔​	M​
Connor Bowden	U​	U​	✔​
Jett Cleary	S​	U​
Luke Hanson	S​
Motu Pasikala	S​	U​
Caelys-Paul Putoko	S​
Jason Salalilo	S​	U​	U​
Makaia Taufa	S​	U​	U​

✔ = Signed to Top 30, C = Club option, M = Mutual Option, P = Player option, S = Signed to supplementary list, U = Unclear

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

2027 Top 30: 22/30
2027 Supplementary: 0/6

2027 Gains: Grant Anderson (Brisbane Broncos), William Warbrick (Melbourne Storm)
2027 Losses: Mitchell Barnett (Brisbane Broncos), Marata Niukore (Newcastle Knights), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Wakefield Trinity)

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Te Maire Martin
Will be off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2028 from November 1st, 2026: Jett Cleary, Wayde Egan, Kayliss Fatialofa, Jackson Ford, Sam Healey, Eddie Ieremia-Toeava, Ali Leiataua, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Motu Pasikala, Adam Pompey, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

I love this. Absolute keeper.

 

[Faithful]

 

[1995warriorsfan]

This is what the club says.

One New Zealand Warriors co-captain Mitchell Barnett will return to Australia at the end of the season for personal reasons.

Warriors CEO Cameron George today announced the 31-year-old Kangaroos and New South Wales front rower will be released from the final year of his contract.

“We’re very sad to see this happen but Mitch and his family need to be back home,” he said.
“He has become such a big part of our club. We love having him here and we know how much he loves it, too, but it’s important he, Clare and their boys are back around their family support network.

After recovering from knee surgery in 2025, the State of Origin and Kangaroos representative has two career milestones in sight as he eyes the 2026 season. His first game of the campaign will be his 50th for the One New Zealand Warriors while he’s 23 games away from his 200th career appearance.

 

[Billyspleen75]

Upgraded to Top 30 in 2026

 

[Tookey 2.0]

OH YEEEEAH!!

 

[roguei]

Looks like it's offical, the warrior's now have an extra inch! https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2025/10/17/top-prospect-inch-signs-with-warriors-for-two-years/

"Inch will join the One New Zealand Warriors’ Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21) squad when pre-season training starts next month.

Among the other new faces in the squad will be hooker Braelan Marsh – son of former Warrior PJ Marsh – who was signed last month."

 

[Wrighty]

Warriors sign Titans flyer from 2026

He will join the club on a multi-year deal.

www.zerotackle.com

The New Zealand Warriors enjoyed a sensational season that ended bitterly in 2025, and have ramped up their recruitment drive in hopes of chasing a premiership next season.

According to the Daily Telegraph, the ‘Wahs' have added one of the NRL's fastest players to their backline, securing the signature of Alofiana Khan-Pereira from the Gold Coast Titans on a two-year deal beginning in 2026.

The 23-year-old flyer agreed to terms with the Warriors within the last 48 hours, locking in a contract that will see him join the Auckland-based club through the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Alofiana Khan-Pereira of the Titans makes a break to score a try during the round nine NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on May 04, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
As first revealed last month, the Titans had granted Khan-Pereira permission to negotiate with the Warriors after he expressed interest in relocating to New Zealand.

Khan-Pereira was contracted to the Titans until the end of 2026, but it's understood his preference was to move closer to family, with his background of Māori and Samoan heritage playing a key role in the decision.

The Warriors have been actively scouting backline talent in recent months, with a focus on adding genuine pace out wide.


Khan-Pereira fits that bill perfectly, offering strike power and reliability out of the backfield.

Ranked among the top-five fastest players in the NRL, Khan-Pereira clocked nearly 36km/h at top speed last season and has quickly become one of the competition's most electric finishers.

His departure from the Titans' 2026 roster marks another major roster shift under newly appointed coach Josh Hannay, who has already overseen significant movement since arriving on the Gold Coast.