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

 

[sydneywarrior92]

That's not a hoax, that's a misinterpretation of information.

sure. But the main pt is that holic does tend to jump the gun. So I'm very skeptical about this new news about CNK. After all I think we heard last year CNK was going to SL before he eventually re-signed.

 

[~Navigator~]

Hard to dub his name with a "wah" and his name isn't even triple barrelled. So do we even want him?

What do you mean....Anwahson

 

[sydneywarrior92]

What do you mean....Anwahson

Grunt And-wah-son (GAW) might catch on.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Grunt And-wah-son (GAW) might catch on.

He might not get on the plane if he finds out what some of you want to call him.

 

[CWC]

After reading through 5 pages it's clear Anderson is one of the club's toughest case to generate a catchy nickname

I do like Mr Anderson as it reminds me of -



I like Grunt Anderson as well but that gives me the image of Pamela Anderson, and I'll be drained by half time every weekend

 

[WahsaurusRex]

May as well reignite the KP rumours if true

Metcalf was signed just a couple weeks after POS left for Redcliffe, so he must like him as a player. He has already signed Marata who was signed at the same time as Metcalf.

Newcastle is about a Auckland-to-Taranaki length drive to Coffs Harbour where Metcalf grew up. (Less of a drive that Brisbane to Taree at least lol)

Newcastle at full strength has a five eighth at halfback, and a fullback and five eighth.

Newcastle apparently has a mess of a cap at the moment. Shipping off the highest paid player in the comp would help level things out.

..That is all I will say

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wtvXoXh0VU

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

more recently he was pumping up the TB in doubt rumors. Richie Agar basically confirmed the other day that it was a hoax: Aussie journos confusing Tannah for Tanner.

He’s pretty hit or miss old Warriorholic. Still enjoy some of his content he makes though

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

He’s pretty hit or miss old Warriorholic. Still enjoy some of his content he makes though

More miss than hit to be fair.

 

[miket12]

More miss than hit to be fair.

IMO, still has a better hit rate than the ole Tin Kitten.