Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment and Retention Discussion​

Player	2026​	2027​	2028​	2029​	2030​
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	✔​	✔​	✔​
Freddy Lussick	✔​
Te Maire Martin	✔​
Haizyn Mellars	✔​	✔​	✔​
Luke Metcalf	✔​	✔​	✔​
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔​	✔​
Marata Niukore	✔​
Adam Pompey	✔​	✔​
Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔​	✔​	✔​
Taine Tuaupiki	✔​
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔​
Demitric Vaimauga	✔​	✔​	✔​
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔​	✔​
Jett Cleary	S​	U​
Sio Kali	U​
Braelan Marsh	U​	U​	U​
Motu Pasikala	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: 30/30
2026 Supplementary: 1/6

2027 Top 30: 21/30
2027 Supplementary: 0/6

2027 Gains: Nil
2027 Losses: Nil

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Will be off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2028 from November 1st, 2026: Mitchell Barnett, Erin Clark, 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

 

[Tookey 2.0]

So are you saying he’s committed to r360 and he’s after something for a season until it commences?

For me, if that was the plan for big NAS why would he forego one more season with the Storm on 850k, and have an opportunity to redeem himself (if that was one of the big things for him, letting his team mates down in 2x GFs) if it was a foregone conclusion he's gone at the end of next year for 360?

Seems very round about to be granted a release where he (allegedly) looses the whole $850k and then sign with someone for next year, likely in a worse position than Melbourne, on less money than what he was on with the Storm, before going to 360.

I'm sure the whole Melbourne release thing is bullshit too, but it sounds like thats largely what's been accepted by the media as there's been heaps of stories written about this massive war chest Storm have now that they've got rid of NAS, Pap and Pezets contacts

My guess: Storm paid him out about half of his contract (800k), hes going to try and get 500-600k per year for 2 years with someone which means he's better off over those last two years than he was at the Storm (800k pay out and $1mill from next team), if he shits the bed in the first year of his contract, he's got 360 or boxing to fall back on which is a bit of a risk, but he'll make $1 mill plus doing that

 

[Ever Hopeful]

I do want to know why the Storm are dumping him (We will maybe never know the full extent).

As fort he game passing him by, maybe - I don't think so.

Financial output vs game input. His contract doesn't make sense for the Storm. I doubt it is anything more than that.

The game probably hasn't passed him by, but he certainly doesn't warrant an elite contract in the modern game.

NAS will be aware his halcyon days are predominantly over and will be looking for the next career step that fits best out of a range of options. One of those will be the opportunities for more success at the NRL level for less favourable contract terms.

 

[John Nick]

Financial output vs game input. His contract doesn't make sense for the Storm. I doubt it is anything more than that.

The game probably hasn't passed him by, but he certainly doesn't warrant an elite contract in the modern game.

NAS will be aware his halcyon days are predominantly over and will be looking for the next career step that fits best out of a range of options. One of those will be the opportunities for more success at the NRL level for less favourable contract terms.

Just my opinion but his halcyon days didn't last very long.