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​
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: 2/6

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

 

[WAH MAN]

We are getting a little desperate now just so we can say we got something back in return.

We could just ask for shares in the club

 

[Beastmode]

We got some real dreamers in this forum aye… Mitch to the Broncos for Xavier!!???

Mitch to wherever in return for…………… a thank you card!!

 

[UpTheWahs]

We got some real dreamers in this forum aye…

Everytime I visit this site (about 10 times a day) I realise just how many dreamers are amongst us.

Someone asking if CHT's brother is still at the Broncos if Barnett goes there takes the cake for the most ridiculous thing I've heard hear in a while, and there's been a lot lately!

 

[Mr Drag]

Everytime I visit this site (about 10 times a day) I realise just how many dreamers are amongst us.

Someone asking if CHT's brother is still at the Broncos if Barnett goes there takes the cake for the most ridiculous thing I've heard hear in a while, and there's been a lot lately!

Brings back memories when some on this forum wanted Kodi's Brother!

 

[Beastmode]

Brings back memories when some on this forum wanted Kodi's Brother!

Brings back memories when some thought Cronulla were gonna give us Nikora, or Rudolf or maybe Ronaldo for AFB….

What did we get back….. a thank you card and a box of from his wife

 

[WAH MAN]

Brings back memories when some thought Cronulla were gonna give us Nikora, or Rudolf or maybe Ronaldo for AFB….

What did we get back….. a thank you card and a box of from his wife

Nek minit. We get somebody and somebody awesome.

 

[Ref]

So my totally speculative interpretation is that Barney will play the whole year and then he leaves with our blessing.
Surely he stays to have what might be in his mind his last realistic chance at a premiership.
And maybe just because he wants to.

There is a lot of talk that we will release him this year if we get a like for like quality player in return. Not necessarily a prop.
Maybe that is just a whole lot of nothing.

 

[WAH MAN]

So my totally speculative interpretation is that Barney will play the whole year and then he leaves with our blessing.
Surely he stays to have what might be in his mind his last realistic chance at a premiership.
And maybe just because he wants to.

There is a lot of talk that we will release him this year if we get a like for like quality player in return. Not necessarily a prop.
Maybe that just a whole lot of nothing.

I have a speculative opinion that he'll go soon.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

The NRL (Peter Vlandys) is stepping in to prevent Lomax from defecting to rugby union. Could it become more of a possibility that he comes here now?

Where was this?

Historically restraint of trade against other sports doesn’t hold up.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

I speculate that that is pure speculation!

 

[Mr Drag]

Brings back memories when some thought Cronulla were gonna give us Nikora, or Rudolf or maybe Ronaldo for AFB….

What did we get back….. a thank you card and a box of from his wife

That's not Beastmode, that's sad old git mode!

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

Everytime I visit this site (about 10 times a day) I realise just how many dreamers are amongst us.

Someone asking if CHT's brother is still at the Broncos if Barnett goes there takes the cake for the most ridiculous thing I've heard hear in a while, and there's been a lot lately!

I take credit for this.

Wasn’t suggesting a swap, was just asking, but glad I made the most ridiculous comment in this thread

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Where was this?

Historically restraint of trade against other sports doesn’t hold up.

Code sports behind a paywall

 

[BrisbaneWarrior]

I really hope we do not get Lomax.

I’m expecting that he’ll need to go early this year., it’s just too much on his mind to be able to give full attention to the Wahs.

At best, we may get a transfer fee, which can be sunk into development.

If we do get a swap, I’d expect it to be an outside back

 

[tajhay]

I can see Eels trying to offload Matterson + Lomax for Barnett + Niukore.

But all players would need to agree to it. And i doubt Lomax would be keen on Auckland.

 

[WAH MAN]

I can see Eels trying to offload Matterson + Lomax for Barnett + Niukore.

But all players would need to agree to it. And i doubt Lomax would be keen on Auckland.

Lomax has limited options so we might get him under duress but the more his bridges burn the more leverage Parra appear to have. We could look attractive as a better than "back on the terls"

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I can see Eels trying to offload Matterson + Lomax for Barnett + Niukore.

But all players would need to agree to it. And i doubt Lomax would be keen on Auckland.

No way to pea heart Matterson. I think he's a talented player but seems to not be a team player.

I think that would be a net loss if Matterson was part of the deal.

 

[Five&Last]

he's not coming here. It's as unlikely as KP coming here. He's more likely to sit it out until he finds an appropriate Aussie club than to join up with us. And even if he did, he would use as a transit lounge like Lodge did all those years ago. That's not good for team culture to have someone in the joint that doesn't want to be there long term.

The opportunities I think will present themselves for a kiwi outside back looking to come back home. We just have to keep our powder dry till that opportunity presents itself. That means no forward signings.

Lomax and Lodge are just such wildly different human beings. One is a deadset criminal.

Dolphins are doing the same thing with the Cobbo signing who's probably not committed to them long term. If we get a year out of a top 3 winger in the NRL that's a pretty huge win. Long term commitment aside.

 

[Horriors2013]

Lomax has limited options so we might get him under duress but the more his bridges burn the more leverage Parra appear to have. We could look attractive as a better than "back on the terls"

Nah bo! Want committed players. Even if it means stacking the side with locals.

 

[Dannevegas]

Points will come from Chitty and Tanah having runners running lines that force defenders to choose lower odds tackle options.

That’s a good point. Defenders slide off our block plays far too easily…by the time it reaches our winger, too many times our wingers got 1-3 defenders there waiting for him and on the flip side the opposed winger waltzes in too many times. Either our front runner is not running with intent or our halves are releasing far too early. Could be both