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

 

[Tookey 2.0]

There is plenty of time left for several of our juniors to carve up in NSW Cup to push their claims.

For next year?

Looks like we have a lot of future prospects but it sounds like people think theyre more of a 'debut in 2028 and become a main stay in 2029' kinda vibe.

I dont know much about our younger guys but we dont seem to have any outside backs carving up now, who can debut this year, with a more permanent spot/legit back up for 2027? Similar to say Taine, whose played 20 games in 2024-2025.

Would love to hear if there is!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

For next year?

Looks like we have a lot of future prospects but it sounds like people think theyre more of a 'debut in 2028 and become a main stay in 2029' kinda vibe.

I dont know much about our younger guys but we dont seem to have any outside backs carving up now, who can debut this year, with a more permanent spot/legit back up for 2027? Similar to say Taine, whose played 20 games in 2024-2025.

Would love to hear if there is!

Geronimo Doyle should answer that question for you.

 

[Damo]

Geronimo Doyle should answer that question for you.

We would be in serious trouble if he is anywhere near a NRL start

 

[Ref]

For next year?

Looks like we have a lot of future prospects but it sounds like people think theyre more of a 'debut in 2028 and become a main stay in 2029' kinda vibe.

I dont know much about our younger guys but we dont seem to have any outside backs carving up now, who can debut this year, with a more permanent spot/legit back up for 2027? Similar to say Taine, whose played 20 games in 2024-2025.

Would love to hear if there is!

Kali and Pasikala if they light it up. Maybe:

 

[Dead Man Switch]

I can't see any room in the roster what so ever to keep TMM. The halves are stacked. The only slot would be if CNK left a year early and he took his spot or he replaces Berry. But warriors depth chart looks jam packed.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Kali and Pasikala if they light it up. Maybe:

Unreliable at this stage.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Some players that might test the market next year at fullback.

C Stewart
J Bula (bad management)
L Hopoate
J Papalii

I would love H Farnworth at FB!

Maybe Sloan gets pushed out this year from the dragons and no one picks him up like Boyd?

Heath Mason could be a decent back up until our young guys come through?

Herbie is a wishful thinking signing for all of us lol

Sloan would be a hell no.

If only Bula had better management. No.

Chevy Stewart, Maybe?

We've got Lemana, Ratcliffe & Olsen waiting in the wings. Sure, A fair way off. But they're our future.
Maybe a Will Kennedy for a couple of years? Experienced, solid player. Looks like hes off to Superleague next year? And only 29.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Herbie is a wishful thinking signing for all of us lol

Sloan would be a hell no.

If only Bula had better management. No.

Chevy Stewart, Maybe?

We've got Lemana, Ratcliffe & Olsen waiting in the wings. Sure, A fair way off. But they're our future.
Maybe a Will Kennedy for a couple of years? Experienced, solid player. Looks like hes off to Superleague next year? And only 29.

Maybe it is Metcalf to back up?

 

[timburgesstheonlyoneiknow]

I hope not because we don't have a ready made back up to Tuaupiki, unless they see Lamana going to FB next year in cup for Doyle?

Who else is ready?

I dont see enough of NSW Cup to make a call. Worse case hasnt DWZ can play there when at Penrith

 

[CWC]

AKP could put fear into the opposition if he’s backing up at fb with proper training, he showed he can bust tackles, take on bombs and willing to tackle front on, might be a wild card if we still have WW and Dallin, Anderson is versatile too, more likely we’re stuck with cnk/tt next year though, how’s that Tia guy going at cup?

 

[Worried2Death]

Kali and Pasikala if they light it up. Maybe:

Linnane's a bit of a forgotten man, could he be a surprise fb option if he gets a run of cup games this year?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I dont see enough of NSW Cup to make a call. Worse case hasnt DWZ can play there when at Penrith

DWZ has played some real good games at FB for the Kiwis in the past.

 

[kos]

Isn’t Dwz off contract end of this year?

 

[Davo]

What really strikes me with retention and recruiting is the amazing job the Warrior's organisation is doing.
It's clear that a healthy ,competitive squad culture trumps alot of our conjecture. When players are genuinely "sold" on the club's ideals , regardless of exactly who plays where, you see success.
Witness Manly, Tigers , Broncos, Rabbitos turnaround and the faith in Cleary at Penrith that paid off last season despite a dire start. At the other end you've got/had good players just checking out namely Dragons and Storm.
At Nrl level we've seen that for most of our time. Hopeless Ownership organisation, and coaches and recruitment.
Isn't it fantastic just to trust in the Club and the coaches believing they'll do their best given the players throughout the grades who want to be on the journey , with a next man up policy and a club that has integrity.
Good times. So whether it's TMM, CHT, LM , TB I'm relaxed knowing that the experts are in charge .

 

[Canonball]

AKP could put fear into the opposition if he’s backing up at fb with proper training, he showed he can bust tackles, take on bombs and willing to tackle front on, might be a wild card if we still have WW and Dallin, Anderson is versatile too, more likely we’re stuck with cnk/tt next year though, how’s that Tia guy going at cup?

Tia's not been sighted for 3 or 4 weeks - anyone know what happened there?