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

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Get the fear, Healy at this moment hasn’t really showed the decision making he needs to be a top hooker (ofc this will probably come with time) Egan is still a top 5 hooker, healy need more game time at 14.

Hopefully webby gives up the TMM at 14 so healy can get some time in

If I am Healey, I'm feeling like I'm right where I should be. Getting an education, not getting rushed, doing a proper apprenticeship knowing a jersey will be his when he is ready.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Get the fear, Healy at this moment hasn’t really showed the decision making he needs to be a top hooker (ofc this will probably come with time) Egan is still a top 5 hooker, healy need more game time at 14.

Hopefully webby gives up the TMM at 14 so healy can get some time in

I have Egan sliding to 6-7 after this year. Instead of stepping up when we needed him, he dropped off.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

If I am Healey, I'm feeling like I'm right where I should be. Getting an education, not getting rushed, doing a proper apprenticeship knowing a jersey will be his when he is ready.

He’s just done that for a few years now. That’s his 2nd NSW GF.

 

[3rdstriker]

Sounds like Gus prefers Sam, for some reason he can get anyone he wants and it's his choice.

Yep, he seems to have that much power&control eh.

 

[3rdstriker]

I have Egan sliding to 6-7 after this year. Instead of stepping up when we needed him, he dropped off.

Each year he's in everyone's discussions as the best or near best hooker in the game, comparisons to cameron smith come out from johns too.
But as soon as Origin is finished he fades away he needs to keep it up if he can because Egan's a brilliant hooker.

 

[Worried2Death]

Yep, he seems to have that much power&control eh.

If I didnt know better I'd say he has all the tell tale signs of a mob boss with dirt on everyone in town. I, for one, wish him well.

 

[CWC]

Healey should see what happened to the dogs when Galvin was stuffed into them this year.

These illegal approaches might be good to force Webby to give him more game time so Egan doesn’t play 80 for 15 games in a row and breakdown post origin, without playing it

 

[CWC]

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPFho6KkpFc/

Bit cautious about this guys rumours after there was some noise a while back about a big signing. Will be interesting to see if he’s on the money here

AKP as 30th man not accounting for Afoa and Ale let go?

Doesn’t sound like any tea around for other signings

 

[CWC]

If I didnt know better I'd say he has all the tell tale signs of a mob boss with dirt on everyone in town. I, for one, wish him well.

Apparently he owns an underground bar, limps around with an umbrella and occasionally runs into a billionaire with a bat dress up fetish

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Do the Bulldogs want Freddy Lussick?

They have already signed Thompson, so probably dont need another prop.

 

[Worried2Death]

Apparently he owns an underground bar, limps around with an umbrella and occasionally runs into a billionaire with a bat dress up fetish

Yes I heard he keeps in touch with Robbo and his young ward Cam

 

[Playdaball]

They have already signed Thompson, so probably dont need another prop.

But unlike Thompson , he was reserve for the reserves

 

[ShaunJohnson7]

James Maloney only had 3 or 4 games filling in for the Storm before we signed him.

Had Stacey Jones, Mannering or Shaun Johnson player

Each year he's in everyone's discussions as the best or near best hooker in the game, comparisons to cameron smith come out from johns too.
But as soon as Origin is finished he fades away he needs to keep it up if he can because Egan's a brilliant hooker.

Nah he's cooked we need other options

 

[The Warrior Waka]

If I didnt know better I'd say he has all the tell tale signs of a mob boss with dirt on everyone in town. I, for one, wish him well.

Gus Gouldtanyahu ?

 

[sballer7]

Guy I think would solve some issues at FB has already had a pre season with us a few years ago.

Trai Fuller is the guy I'd go after. Fast, elusive, good support player and stronger than his small frame suggests.

Reckon given the outside back riches at the Phins, he's a prime target. Actually reminds me a bit of Brent Webb too.

 

[Falcon]

This is going to be a long off season on the forum. Our team did very well and has a Kangaroo prop coming back into the side once he recovers from injury and a high growth high potential Halfback coming back from injury who may or may not bounce back to what he was. We don't need much of an overhaul to make the top 8 next year from a recruitment perspective.
The penny will drop for people at different stages that Gannon offers some good back row depth and opens up a lot of options. So expect to see about two or three posts a month with people being struck with bolt of lightning and feeling compelled to share what he is capable of doing for the team after they have a Gannon epiphany and everyone only skim reading the epiphany as we have all heard it already.
We have had our debate already for three days on whether TT is too small for fullback or whether CNK is so dire we should play TT anyway. There is now nothing left to say on that debate. Lines have drawn. Swords were crossed. Both armies have withdrawn from the battlefield to different sides of the english channel while keeping a steely eye out for any brush fires that need to be dowsed.
Khan Pereira may get signed allowing for a flurry of proposed team lists leaving Dallin in NSW cup for the year. And a few Dallin tragics such as myself sticking up for him based on his kick return hit ups and personal mana.
For those wanting spots opened in the top 30, occasional fingers being pointed at Freddy Lussick which will be met with nodding heads and thumbs up emoticons.
She will be a long off season. Thanks for posting with me in the 2025 season. To keep this recruitment related I hope we get Chevy Stewart.

I really liked this part or your opinion piece ‘
‘keeping a steely eye out for any brush fires that need to be dowsed’

 

[juju]

Do the Bulldogs want Freddy Lussick?

They're signing Gordon Chan Kum Tong or so the rumour goes.

Surely shifting Lussick there could've been a play for us.

 

[Noitall]

They're signing Gordon Chan Kum Tong or so the rumour goes.

Surely shifting Lussick there could've been a play for us.

Does make that signing interesting, they obviously not seeing Hayward as a dummy half? Perhaps a utility filling dummy half the bench? I thought the young Marsh signing was an interesting development for us too. Although perhaps not nsw cup next year, I would think he’ll progress fast and we’ve also got Auloa and Tafua floating around in nsw cup. I wonder if the club was aware of this interest in Healey?

 

[Noitall]

AKP as 30th man not accounting for Afoa and Ale let go?

Doesn’t sound like any tea around for other signings

I think he’s basing that off some players being released that he mentions. I think there might be a bit of movement past November and in the offseason right around the nrl

 

[tyrael]

The Panthers have won the last four comps. They don't pay overs but then that isn't exactly a normal scenario.

Did they pay overs for their first of 4? Or even the year before when they lost final?