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: 21/30
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

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

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This would be a weird signing considering the stocks in the backrow, unless Capewell goes to Brisbane?

 

[Noitall]

This would be a weird signing considering the stocks in the backrow, unless Capewell goes to Brisbane?

Niukore has disappeared after Cook Islands selection?

 

[sup42]

This would be a weird signing considering the stocks in the backrow, unless Capewell goes to Brisbane?

Well if this rumor is true (big if) you would be silly not to look at him seriously.

He would walk into our game day 17 every day of the year irrespective of our young guns potential.

 

[Cces]

Tanwah in 2025 outplayed the following former warriors halves

Kodi in his warriors version
Ata hingano
Mason lino
Seas O’Sullivan warriors version
Ash Taylor
Ronald volkman

This list includes 3 guys who's NRL debuts were at the Warriors, a 1-game Warrior who was medically retired shortly afterwards, SOS who also began his Warriors career with an identical 4W-5L record and Kodi Nikorima who played 40 games for the club before even playing Halfback.
If you need to compare these guys to Boyd, who had 69 NRL appearances prior to this season, it shows how underwhelming he has been in first grade to date.
How does he compare to Brett Seymour, Chad Townsend, Jeff Robson & Blake Green?

 

[chrisnz]

Well if this rumor is true (big if) you would be silly not to look at him seriously.

He would walk into our game day 17 every day of the year irrespective of our young guns potential.

I agree he is better than some junior talent we have but the thing is not by much and the potential some of them has probably surpasses Riki and by adding him to the fray you block them from some 1st grade experience that and he's a rep player and premiership winner so the kids coin gets taken I would be okay if he was a cheaper replacement for capes or marata but if not then it's a pass for me.

 

[WAH MAN]

Smart business. He's likely to only play just over half a season next year isn't he? Not worth upgrading

It's ideal and win win I reckon. Even if he plays half the season and it's from halfway to the end of the season I'll be happy

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I agree he is better than some junior talent we have but the thing is not by much and the potential some of them has probably surpasses Riki and by adding him to the fray you block them from some 1st grade experience that and he's a rep player and premiership winner so the kids coin gets taken I would be okay if he was a cheaper replacement for capes or marata but if not then it's a pass for me.

Surely signing another backrower means someone's changing roles?

I doubt we'll be able to manage having Riki, Laban, Leka, Fatialofa and EIT sniffing around as specialist edge back rowers

Riki would make sense as we need more experience once Capewell and Marata finish up end of nek year as we'd be quite rookie heavy, especially in our pack.

Maybe Laban moves to the middle, or one of Leka, EIT or Fatialofa makes a move to centre?

 

[JaggedJ]

Are any of these rumours credible? All looks like a "trust me bro" source.

 

[Wrighty]

Are any of these rumours credible? All looks like a "trust me bro" source.

I think people would love to discuss the Riki rumour but people like me are waiting to hear it cross referenced in another source before we make an excited post about the chance of him coming here.