Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment and Retention Discussion​

Player	2026​	2027​	2028​	2029​	2030​
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	✔​	✔​	✔​
Freddy Lussick	✔​
Te Maire Martin	✔​
Haizyn Mellars	✔​	✔​	✔​
Luke Metcalf	✔​
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	✔​	✔​
Marata Niukore	✔​
Adam Pompey	✔​	✔​
Tanner Stowers-Smith	✔​	✔​	✔​
Taine Tuaupiki	✔​
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	✔​
Demitric Vaimauga	✔​	✔​	✔​
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔​	✔​
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: 30/30
2026 Supplementary: 1/6

2027 Top 30: 20/30
2027 Supplementary: 0/6

2027 Gains: Nil
2027 Losses: Nil

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Freddy Lussick, Te Maire Martin, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Will be off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2028 from November 1st, 2026: Mitchell Barnett, Erin Clark, 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

 

[watcher]

2nd 5/8 in old speak. Back in the day they were another kicking option depending on how much space there was and pressure on the 1st 5/8th. Also was an option if you had a left and right foot kicker in those two positions.
Their main role though was to cart the ball into contact midfield and set up a ruck.

When coached by Colin Meads he explained his description of a 2nd 5 v a Centre. If you got whacked with a crowbar across the knees and you blinked, you were a Centre. Roccos Dad Marty Berry was a classic hard Union 2nd 5.

 

[Noitall]

$1m feeding frenzy for Warriors weapon emerges; Broncos hand star NRL lifeline: Whispers

$1m feeding frenzy for Warriors weapon emerges; Broncos hand star NRL lifeline: Whispers

www.foxsports.com.au

There seems to be a few posters with a bit of knowledge that Metcalf is very odds on to be extending which hopefully is the case but the line in there about an offer could be too hard to ignore is the worry for me. Likely speculation on the platform’s behalf but surely is a potential scenario? We’ve got money to spend but how much is too much to keep him?

 

[Noitall]

Jonah Pezet saga takes fresh turn as manager reveals new club in race for Storm gun

NRL fans are eagerly awaiting the Melbourne young gun's next move. More here.

au.news.yahoo.com

Interesting that Anasta mentions another club coming into the fold that will surprise a few interested in Pezet, sounds like it could be broncos?Apparently he let slip the other day on his radio show that next year will be Bellamy’s last at storm but with a few halves being available, we really need to know Metcalf’s intentions past 2026. With so many young halves prospects at the club, do we need someone in their later years like Metcalf to not block what we’ve got coming through?