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

 

[WAH MAN]

Munster’s form is putrid. They’re relying on that Queensland jersey to lift him immensely

It would but

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Okay so at this point in time and at face value (altho i didnt have an issue with team Mets seeking clarification.....didnt seem the dick move others are making it out to be to me) we have both Mets and Tannah locked up long term wanting the 7 gig.

Things become a lot simpler now......its just purely a form game.

At the moment Tannah and CHT are it, have the current runs on the board and the team is flying.....unless that form falls off a cliff or injury.....then its up to Luke to produce at the level where he re-cements his spot.

Just the wait and see game now, see how the season plays out.....i know most are now heartily entrenched in team Tannah atm but id imagine a few losses might see those convictions waver (peeps change their views more than their underwear around here )

Little bit concerned tho if we're locking up that much of our cap in 2 players where (unless someones ready to shift) one wont be playing each week

 

[sydneywarrior92]

It would be a real spanner in the works if Tannah gets called up to origin (highly unlikely) and then Mets comes back and kills it with CHT.

 

[Completion Rate]

BENNETT WANTED TANAH TIME

Tanah Boyd has spurned the chance to return to Australia despite interest from Wayne Bennett’s Rabbitohs as he puts the final touches on a contract extension with the Warriors.

One of the NRL’s best players so far this season, Boyd is on the cusp of signing a new multi-year deal to stay across the Tasman. Barring an 11th-hour hitch, the Warriors are expected to confirm it soon.

The 25-year-old has revived his career in New Zealand with a series of fantastic performances, which even attracted the attention of master coach Bennett.

South Sydney registered an interest in bringing Boyd to Sydney and reuniting him with old Titans teammate David Fifita, but the former Australian Schoolboy wants to remain with the Warriors.

https://www.codesports.com.au/nrl/b...s/news-story/74c3bb5b9bc8ff4a25f92941c0ac80

Zero mention of $$$ or the details of the contract.. or even how much the rabbits were offering. Im thinking hes taking unders. Possibly a mutual option so he could break and sign elsewhere should the figure be great enough. ie Bears or PNG throw him a whopper.



I'd say that'd be a fair deal for both parties knowing we have Mets in the back for stability.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Zero mention of $$$ or the details of the contract.. or even how much the rabbits were offering. Im thinking hes taking unders..

My guess is that we have offered him a fair market price and he is keen to stay because after false starts elsewhere things are clicking here. He won't want to mess with that at all.

 

[skinnydippng]

reported in aus newscorp papers (i have a cairns post subscription) don't like this at all...

CHANEL NO.1 YEAR

Gun Warriors half Chanel Harris-Tavita has always been one to do things his own way, and the off-contract star is bucking the trend again by telling NRL clubs he only wants to sign a 12-month deal.

At a time when good playmakers can almost write their own ticket and be locked down for years, the 27-year-old’s preference is to sign his next contract for just 2027.

Haris-Tavita’s management has already made contact with the PNG Chiefs, but the NRL’s 19th franchise moved quickly to make the blockbuster signing of Jarome Luai as their foundation player, meaning Harris-Tavita’s preferred five-eighth spot is already taken.

Samoan international Harris-Tavita took a one-year sabbatical to travel the world in 2023, but has since reestablished himself as one of coach Andrew Webster’s most important attacking weapons.