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), Luke Metcalf (St George Illawarra Dragons), Marata Niukore (Newcastle Knights), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Wakefield Trinity)

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, 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

 

[CWC]

Jeeze any guesses who confronted him? Id shit my pants if it was Fish or Barny haha.

Tanah Boyd? Jacko?

Or Wado Egan with a no look slap? (imagining the scene)

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Are we seriously stressing out over an unconfirmed rumour from an opposition fan forum regarding player unrest here? Just because it sounds like something that might have happened doesn't mean that it did. If said blowup did happen, don't you think it would have been front page news on NZH or even in the Sydney media given all the attention on the Mets issue right now? Until there is objective proof to the contrary, I call bs on it all.

As far as I'm concerned, the matter is over with the dragons news. Mets has moved on. We've moved on. Time to move forward and push for the title, with or without Mets' help.

 

[Riz]

Sorry not us, shopping him... his management

Surely just testing the market to get a read on his actual value. I'd be very surprised if the club wasn't looking to lock him down now that Metcalf is gone.

 

[Sammyw]

Surely just testing the market to get a read on his actual value. I'd be very surprised if the club wasn't looking to lock him down now that Metcalf is gone.

100% this. Test your value and we will match it.

 

[Dead Man Switch]

Surely just testing the market to get a read on his actual value. I'd be very surprised if the club wasn't looking to lock him down now that Metcalf is gone.

I agree with you.

But to play devils advocate, if the Warriors were happy to let CHT walk, 'which it looks like they may be' - what would that tell you about the footy style his club is looking to play into the future? Are they potentially looking for more speed/ agility in the #6 position - which is why they wanted Metcalf to play there too?

 

[Makasene]

Are we seriously stressing out over an unconfirmed rumour from an opposition fan forum regarding player unrest here? Just because it sounds like something that might have happened doesn't mean that it did. If said blowup did happen, don't you think it would have been front page news on NZH or even in the Sydney media given all the attention on the Mets issue right now? Until there is objective proof to the contrary, I call bs on it all.

As far as I'm concerned, the matter is over with the dragons news. Mets has moved on. We've moved on. Time to move forward and push for the title, with or without Mets' help.

Unfortunately it seems pretty true.

Webby was publicly quoted that he and management learned of the unrest in the papers...

The short and sharp press releases from the club also indicate they are far from impressed at the situation.

This is not a compassionate release situation and the picture now looks pretty clear that Luke and management took the nuclear option.

Not hard to see why it might rub a senior player up the wrong way, especially when a major theme of the year has been 'connection'.

 

[WAH MAN]

I get the feeling that we have a big signing incoming.

My oracle/orifice senses are tingling.

You should get an ointment for that

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Nathan Clearey to the warriors 2028?

 

[Theking267]

I agree with you.

But to play devils advocate, if the Warriors were happy to let CHT walk, 'which it looks like they may be' - what would that tell you about the footy style his club is looking to play into the future? Are they potentially looking for more speed/ agility in the #6 position - which is why they wanted Metcalf to play there too?

Apparently Linnane is the fastest at the club who’s the only contract 6 for next year

 

[WAH MAN]

I agree with you.

But to play devils advocate, if the Warriors were happy to let CHT walk, 'which it looks like they may be' - what would that tell you about the footy style his club is looking to play into the future? Are they potentially looking for more speed/ agility in the #6 position - which is why they wanted Metcalf to play there too?

Surely whatever the make up of our preferred stand off is, wouldn't the bottom line be "wins"?

And as a real question. What do you think Chitty currently lacks or has to improve on?

 

[WAH MAN]

Apparently Linnane is the fastest at the club who’s the only contract 6 for next year

While that's an interesting statement, he hasn't played a game in our colours yet and on paper at least sounds like Metcalf 2.0

 

[Beastmode]

Jeeze any guesses who confronted him? Id shit my pants if it was

Your mum?

 

[Dead Man Switch]

Surely whatever the make up of our preferred stand off is, wouldn't the bottom line be "wins"?

And as a real question. What do you think Chitty currently lacks or has to improve on?

So I think CHT is a vastly improved player due to eliminating his mistakes and becoming a much stronger link man. His physicality is excellent.
His defense is probably best-in-position in the NRL. And he is team first. Clearly the squad is stronger with him at 6 than with somebody like Metcalf.

His kicking game is B rated - just not a natural kicker but he does understand the angles.
He lacks explosiveness off his feet but he is strong. You wouldn't back him to break out from our own 20. His attacking threat is fairly low outside of the opposition 20 and he lacks clutch moments across his career.... meaning he is not a clutch player, and we probably need to develop one of these in our halves. Hence Jett/ Linnane / Inch / Thompson.... and what we wanted from Metcalf.

 

[Theking267]

While that's an interesting statement, he hasn't played a game in our colours yet and on paper at least sounds like Metcalf 2.0

Yep that’s 100% correct signed for 27 & 28 so seen as the long term 6