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​
Luke Hanson	S​
Motu Pasikala	S​	U​
Caelys-Paul Putoko	S​
Jason Salalilo	S​	U​	U​
Makaia Taufa	S​	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: 6/6

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

 

[Lance155]

Remember Dallin returned to cup in 2023 after a calf strain and he scored 4 tries and people were like he's too good for cup, then I think Kosi got injured and he returned?

I just don't get why Luke's not playing cup at all this year to build the "look he's amazing scoring 20 points and a hat trick he's ready!" hype and fitness and put healthy pressure on Boyd/CHT to perform?

I think it was first public statement from Webby saying Boyd is here to stay basically which makes every go hmmm

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Another issue is there is now serious pressure on Metcalf in every opportunity he has. Hard to see him not overplaying his hand when he next takes the field

This is my concern. It is only natural that he will come in underdone and will likely overplay given the higher stakes. I really, really want to see him just playing his natural game at 7 in NSW Cup for a couple of weeks.

 

[Lance155]

This is my concern. It is only natural that he will come in underdone and will likely overplay given the higher stakes. I really, really want to see him just playing his natural game at 7 in NSW Cup for a couple of weeks.

Yep the conversation needs to be just take your time to build back up and as long as you perform you can take the 7 back

 

[WAH MAN]

Yep the conversation needs to be just take your time to build back up and as long as you perform you can take the 7 back

I'd say, are you all in Luke? If so, sit tight and stay ready because your time will come. Let Tanah and Chitty have their chocolates for now.

 

[Dead Man Switch]

This whole problem gets solved if Metcalf would entertain becoming the superstar fullback. Tough on TT but it reinforces our spine with star power and puts pressure on CNK to channel his own inner RTS to take on ALI or seek an early release.

 

[Lance155]

This whole problem gets solved if Metcalf would entertain becoming the superstar fullback. Tough on TT but it reinforces our spine with star power and puts pressure on CNK to channel his own inner RTS to take on ALI or seek an early release.

As a few have said its a bit late in his career and our team make up for such a move

 

[CWC]

‘That’s an issue’: Luke Metcalf seeking clarity from Warriors as resurgent half creates selection headache

Warriors star demands meeting with club as awkward ‘issue’ emerges

www.foxsports.com.au

Some people said they never talk about us on 360 and boomfa
I don't think this kind of exposure is to help promote the club or acknowledge our success, it's going to be controversy.

Imagine your employee let the community forum know and admins to post on social media about how they're requesting a meeting for clarification of your long term plan for him AND (while the stand in manager's guiding the company to 2nd in the region when he's bedridden) he's only gonna be short term deputy manager. Holy cow

Edit: how many hoops did they get through to get to here, this could be the end stage.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I do wonder if we are in for a shot at landing Mason Barber. Kiwi boy from Kaikohe who grew up in the GC attending Keebra park HS.

Imagine how much spacies he could play in kaikohe with that paycheck!

 

[El Chuckie]

I always thought women were such gossip mongers until I started reading this thread….. unless you’re all women…

Bro, you should hear what some of these old birds are saying about you behind your back...

 

[shuffle]

Jake Clifford signs on with NQL till 2028. Does this squash rumours of CHT going there? I hope so. Should top re-signing for us!