Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

[Inruin]

Averaged 58 minutes this year versus 39 minutes last year. That definitely has an impact on those stats.

Extra minutes does seem to correlate with the stats increases

 

[Naynay]

Think we need to consider he’s not young and with all the injuries, he potentially needs to take the payday with a young family. I could see the dragons probably throwing the biggest offer his way, so perhaps money is the driver?

I dont blame him one bit, i do think it would be silly for the club to let him go from not offering enough money like it should be throw the book at him, probably the biggest barrier to us winning a comp at this time is having someone like him stay as our halfback.

 

[Completion Rate]

Two camps here: has he delayed signing till after all the chaos surrounding a wedding or he's not got it out of the way beforehand because he's on the move. There are optimistic and pessimistic arguments for both.

I reckon we've tried to lowball him and he's going to test the market.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Could you imagine: Metcalf gone, Inch straight into our top 30

 

[Wrighty]

Could you imagine: Metcalf gone, Inch straight into our top 30

Here is some tin foil hat theories for you.

I questioned at the time putting Linnane in the top 30. With Linnane we have 5 halves in our top 30 and there is a genuine opportunity cost to the balance of the squad by having too many of any position.
By putting Linane in the top 30 and MAYBE if you believe 5 and Last we offered Inch a top 30 role - have they known this has been coming for a while or at least had fears of it happening and built in some back up plans.

 

[Hitro]

Two camps here: has he delayed signing till after all the chaos surrounding a wedding or he's not got it out of the way beforehand because he's on the move. There are optimistic and pessimistic arguments for both.

I reckon we've tried to lowball him and he's going to test the market.

I doubt he’s going to be released early given he is still rehabbing his knee, quite a punt for another club to take for 26.

The up and down season of dally m leader to ACL can’t have helped negotiations - Warriors may be pricing some injury risk into his value while he probably believes he’s worth top dollar right now given pre ACL form. Sure hope they can find a middle ground.

Is it confirmed his missus is kiwi? Thought she was from Sydney. Where ever she’s from, somebody start buying her brownies asap

 

[Wrighty]

I doubt he’s going to be released early given he is still rehabbing his knee, quite a punt for another club to take for 26.

If the suitor is the Dragons who knows.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

One thing I can say—it is never easy being a Warriors supporter

 

[roguei]

For Metcalf, if he was gonna bounce surely his agent would have indicated all ready, he would be a hot get by any club interested in a half ( souths / dragons / tigers possibly plus probably many more) and for him to not be drumming up interest atleast works in our favour.

Hope you're right. Would be increadbly dumb of the club to let him go. You're quite a bit less likely to do the same ACL again after surgery as it ends up strengthing it. Plus he had loads of non international playing warrirors at the wedding. It would put some heavy limits on how far we could go next season IMO. Just don't think any junior, boyd or tmm can reach those some highs.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

I think some are overreacting. I think the deals done, he’s just enjoying his wedding and time off. When he returns to Auckland a deal will be announced, either way.

 

[Noitall]

I dont blame him one bit, i do think it would be silly for the club to let him go from not offering enough money like it should be throw the book at him, probably the biggest barrier to us winning a comp at this time is having someone like him stay as our halfback.

Bit of a catch 22. Could pay him top dollar and he continues to pick up injuries? Would be great to see him commit but all reasonings seem to be that it’s a return for family reasons with he and his partners new edition, nothing we can do about that if he’s going to get that and the money

 

[Wrighty]

I won't cry in my beer if he goes. I havn't forgiven him yet for conspiring to get a knee injury when he was tackled around his waist. Needs to learn how to take a hit. You could do the same tackle as hard and as late as it was to either TMM or CNK and they would take the hit and be fine.

 

[Noitall]

. I think the deals done

With Warriors?

 

[roguei]

I won't cry in my beer if he goes. I havn't forgiven him yet for conspiring to get a knee injury when he was tackled around his waist. Needs to learn how to take a hit. You could do the same tackle as hard and as late as it was to either TMM or CNK and they would take the hit and be fine.

When did he conspire to get a knee injury?

 

[Warriorsfan92]

I won't cry in my beer if he goes. I havn't forgiven him yet for conspiring to get a knee injury when he was tackled around his waist. Needs to learn how to take a hit. You could do the same tackle as hard and as late as it was to either TMM or CNK and they would take the hit and be fine.

Wtf

 

[Five&Last]

As soon as Metcalf picked up the ACL, he was always going to wait until 1 November to get all his offers in front of him.

The reason you want a deal done early if you're a player is for security against injury happening and your value dropping.

From that point there was zero downside in him waiting until 1 November and seeing what else was out there.

No idea what he's going to do. But I think he will take the largest offer (whether that's us or another team)

Just have to wait out the next month and a bit.

 

[Five&Last]

I think some are overreacting. I think the deals done, he’s just enjoying his wedding and time off. When he returns to Auckland a deal will be announced, either way.

Strong disagree on that.

I expect a "decision" video on 1 November with Warriors, Dragons, Eels and Bears caps all placed in front of him on a table.

 

[Wrighty]

Strong disagree on that.

I expect a "decision" video on 1 November with Warriors, Dragons, Eels and Bears caps all placed in front of him on a table.

And Melbourne Storm according to a podcast speculation I saw. If Munster goes to Perth then Melbourne may want Metcalf for 27.

 

[JaggedJ]

Hope you're right. Would be increadbly dumb of the club to let him go. You're quite a bit less likely to do the same ACL again after surgery as it ends up strengthing it. Plus he had loads of non international playing warrirors at the wedding. It would put some heavy limits on how far we could go next season IMO. Just don't think any junior, boyd or tmm can reach those some highs.

The ACL is never as strong as it was originally so there's always an increased risk of injury, especially if you come back too early.

This is the risk factor that complicates things for us in negotiation. We can't afford another 12 game season from a key player.

 

[Wrighty]

This is the risk factor that complicates things for us in negotiation. We can't afford another 12 game season from a key player.

And based on risk management theory the fact they have Barnett in the same boat complicates the risk exposure.