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	✔​	✔​	✔​
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	✔​	✔​
Connor Bowden	U​	U​	✔​
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: 29/30
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

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Any pics of Wayde in pre-season training so far?

 

[Noitall]

Any pics of Wayde in pre-season training so far?

He was doing that gatorade challenge

 

[JustVisiting82]

Whats with the comment about joining his big brother Wayde in the Hunter????!!!!

Weird, I am not sure what it's supposed to mean but I am sure it can't be saying they have signed Wayde. Otherwise they would be leading with that and it would be Tallan getting just a line at the end.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

It’s shit chat, don’t stress

 

[CWC]

NAS will probably box like SBW, easy knock outs for pros so he'll fight 50 year old couch potatoes for some fancy named world title, I don't get leaguies boxing, even the Gallen one people say it was rigged?

 

[mrblonde]

NAS will probably box like SBW, easy knock outs for pros so he'll fight 50 year old couch potatoes for some fancy named world title, I don't get leaguies boxing, even the Gallen one people say it was rigged?

I think NAS is gonna find, when all this shit's over and done, he's gonna find himself one smiling motherfxxxer.
Whatever/whichever title he bags himself. Honestly, I'll start taking boxing seriously the day there is ONE Heavyweight title, ONE Middleweight title etc..
Increasingly sounding like another bullet dodged by the Warriors recruitment team.

 

[Damo]

Whats with the comment about joining his big brother Wayde in the Hunter????!!!!

Source: Zerotackle

 

[Five&Last]

NAS will probably box like SBW, easy knock outs for pros so he'll fight 50 year old couch potatoes for some fancy named world title, I don't get leaguies boxing, even the Gallen one people say it was rigged?

I would say boxing will be more lucrative for him. There’s some big money in big name boxing. And it probably extends his career if he can keep doing it into his late 30’s

He has way more tools to succeed in the sport than Gallen. Still shocked at how well that midget did against other heavyweights

 

[Five&Last]

Any pics of Wayde in pre-season training so far?

What about Luke Hanson? Rumours are he activated his option, but if the club doesn’t want him it wouldn’t be too costly to buy him out. Intrigued to know what the plans are for him

 

[Blain]

I thought the whole forum knew the shitness of Zerotackle?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I think NAS is gonna find, when all this shit's over and done, he's gonna find himself one smiling motherfxxxer.

Nah he's an unrealistic mother fxxker that thinks his ass is gunna age like wine

 

[Noitall]

Nah he's an unrealistic mother fxxker that thinks his ass is gunna age like wine

Niukore looking great in preseason. Hopefully fills the void of that front rower that would be beneficial and plays prop from here on out

 

[Theking267]

Wayde’s been in America promoting the Vegas game and last time I saw he was in Bali with Kodi Nikorima and Sean O’Sullivan

 

[Blain]

Wayde’s been in America promoting the Vegas game and last time I saw he was in Bali with Kodi Nikorima and Sean O’Sullivan

Has he had some surgery in the off season? He's a guy who should be a pre season early, conditioning his body to last the season. No rep duties either.

I thought he failed to step up when we needed him most late last season. Maybe he had niggles, but he went missing.

 

[Zaggo]

Has he had some surgery in the off season? He's a guy who should be a pre season early, conditioning his body to last the season. No rep duties either.

I thought he failed to step up when we needed him most late last season. Maybe he had niggles, but he went missing.

I don't know if the solution to a busted body is to flog it even more in a prolonged preseason. Let him rest and recover, he'll be ready to go when the season starts.

 

[CWC]

Niukore looking great in preseason. Hopefully fills the void of that front rower that would be beneficial and plays prop from here on out

Looking great to secure that Bears contract

Hope Bears sign the papers after the season's end, not R1 and he starts slacking again

 

[Noitall]

Looking great to secure that Bears contract

Hope Bears sign the papers after the season's end, not R1 and he starts slacking again

I don’t think going between playing on an edge and playing as a middle forward has been beneficial to him, but as mentioned on another thread, he plays a majority of the season and that’s also handy. JFH was initially an edge forward and many transition, Niukore certainly has the size and enforcer type energy going to play as a middle forward from here on out. I get the feeling he reined it in a little after he was ridiculously penalised for going nose to nose with David Fifita. He does need a big one though because his stats have regressed year on year since at eels, but I think a settled position at prop could be great for him

 

[Kaos A.D.]

I don’t think going between playing on an edge and playing as a middle forward has been beneficial to him, but as mentioned on another thread, he plays a majority of the season and that’s also handy. JFH was initially an edge forward and many transition, Niukore certainly has the size and enforcer type energy going to play as a middle forward from here on out. I get the feeling he reined it in a little after he was ridiculously penalised for going nose to nose with David Fifita. He does need a big one though because his stats have regressed year on year since at eels, but I think a settled position at prop could be great for him

I reakon he has to change the way he carries the ball, he hits the line hard but seems to stay upright and doesn't seem to make post contact metres... Not sure how you would change it but he needs more leg drive once in contact, I never really had a problem with him this season, he did miss a couple tackles on the edge, not fast enough lateral but other then that I thought he was ok, needs more one on one, attacking close to the line also, especially against weaker halves...