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	✔​	✔​
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	✔​	✔​	✔​
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔​	✔​
Connor Bowden	U​	U​	✔​
Jett Cleary	S​	U​
Kayliss Fatialofa	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: 28/30
2026 Supplementary: 2/6

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

 

[mrblonde]

"standout among his peers" can be anything from "could be an Immortal one day" to "better than most of the players who his team haven't picked for NSW Cup/U21s/U19s 'because they're deemed not deserving of selection."
Just watch when Metcalf's comeback is delayed by one week. "Warriors in disarry and Premiership hopes in tatters as Metcalf left out of team for Round 8 game"
The title implies he's just a standout because he's maybe fatter and taller than normal...

 

[watcher]

Pommy backpacker walking along a back country road in Australia when he sees a bull attacking a youg aussie kid. He jumps the fence and gets between the bull and the child and kills it wifh his pocket knife saving the child. When interviewed by the local paper it comes out he is english. The newspaper headline was 'pommy bastard kills chilfs pet'.

 

[Five&Last]

I’ve watched more NSW Cup and junior footy than half these ‘experts’ combined and I’ve never heard of this bloke. Not one standout game. This is peak pig-headed, dumb-as-dogshit Aussie journalism.

The source? The Mole. That’s when you know it’s cooked — makes Phil Slothchild look half respectable.

Move along… as if this random kid is the contingency plan for Koloamatangi

I’ve seen him play. Not the goods.

Was a worthwhile punt from the club and I like the thinking as he’s tall.

But yeah more than likely that he wasn’t offered a contract and forced to move to Aus.

 

[Fizurg]

This isn’t a fight club situation is it?
Has anyone ever seen u guys in the same room before….?

Well i can tell ya if it is im not the Brad Pitt character. Maybe meatloaf?

 

[WAH MAN]

Pommy backpacker walking along a back country road in Australia when he sees a bull attacking a youg aussie kid. He jumps the fence and gets between the bull and the child and kills it wifh his pocket knife saving the child. When interviewed by the local paper it comes out he is english. The newspaper headline was 'pommy bastard kills chilfs pet'.

Wish I could disagree but that is the most likely headline.

 

[Warriorshopeful]

I see the Harold Matts rookie of the year resigned for 3 years;



Looks like a gritty player from some of his highlights, seems to enjoy the contact.

 

[Teets]

Well i can tell ya if it is im not the Brad Pitt character. Maybe meatloaf?

His name is Robert Paulson!

 

[Cces]

I see the Harold Matts rookie of the year resigned for 3 years;

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Looks like a gritty player from some of his highlights, seems to enjoy the contact.

I was at his former primary school yesterday with a bunch of kids & mentioned his name to encourage them to make the most of their opportunities. Definitely not one of the very best kids I've taught in terms of natural ability but was highly coachable, enthusiastic & I think has benefitted greatly from trying lots of different codes (Boxing & Ice Hockey amongst others).
I must've meet him when he was 7 years old & he'd proudly wear a Manly Sea Eagles backpack

 

[BabylonPink]

His name is Robert Paulson!

HELLO CORNELIUS!

 

[WHB]

I think you can pretty much lock him into one of the bench spots at the monent, maybe - healy , Demi , Gannon , Leka bench looking likely but healy could go either way really

I agree, impresses pre season.
Lock him in.

 

[Hitro]

It’ll be interesting with Gannon- I don’t see him starting round one but I do think they have a plan for him.
They’ve obviously seen something in his game that they like, something that provides a point of difference.
They didn’t recruit him on a whim but there’s some competition there so if he’s good enough to crack it we’ve got a good one.

I think he is seen as a long term lock option in the mould of Tohu/Dylan Walker. He's played 4 games at five eighth for Leeds, so must have good hands/awareness for a bigger guy to be picked there.


I'm guessing that Erin Clark probably exceeded everyone's expectations in that role last year. Add in Demi and looks like we have options there in a critical position for the style of attack we have. From memory when Tohu started to break down in 2024, we went through a period of winning when he played and losing when he didn't (appreciate he was also captain and banging out 70+ minutes too, so not just his attacking impact we missed)

 

[Blain]

Clark could move to prop and I don't think his role on the pitch would change at all.

 

[Dannevegas]

For what its worth, Gannon could find himself out in the centres, more so if Ali, Berry have another injury prone season...
Could be another Herbie Farnsworth we dont know about...

Why because he’s English? Nothing about him is like Herbie Farnworth