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	✔​	✔​	✔​
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​
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: 29/30
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

 

[Dannevegas]

Not to mention he looked more like a stunned mullet by the end of the season. His confidence was shot as he had no idea on what to do in defence. It looked like if he had two options, he would choose the worst/high risk, low reward option.

Credit for his awesome 23 season but he’s living off that reputation atm. He’s been pretty average outside of 23. 20 year old Tamale making him look like a little boy was the final straw for me. Ive said this a few times but we need a few young arrogant pricks in the backline lol, Leiataua and Kali are good candidates as long as they can get fit.
Players like Dwz, Berry, Pompey and Charnze tend to start moping around when they’ve been showed up.

 

[Five&Last]

Maybe should spend more time working on things that will help him out on the field.

Don't you know that everyone who power lifts becomes as good as Isaiah Papalii

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

There isn't a defensive policy in the world that involves taking no one. You have to take someone. Even if that someone is just staying on your opposite despite your opposite never actually receiving the ball.

Dallin's issue is that 90% of the time he's taking no one. He half jams in and half tries to recover. But ends up on an island by himself taking no one.

Or he's just way too late at committing to jamming in.

You might be half correct in that maybe it is the fault of the coaching staff for giving someone, who doesn't process the game at a high enough speed, the licence to be able fly off his wing whenever he wants.

Regardless, its was honestly one of the worst defensive displays I've seen from a winger over a whole season.

If you go back to when DWZ was a fullback, he was moved to the wing because his decision making wasn’t up to it. He was fearless and fast but has always had this issue.

It’s only going to get worse as he gets older…