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

 

[Makasene]

check in with crosby & see wtf he did between 13 + 14 lol.

...of course, that may involve going through puberty again. Luck w that


View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOz-UZdEn9g/?hl=en

This right here is an interesting one to me.

I know many guys like this, some were very close friends at different stages.

They obsess over their body and image. It's not a trait I've ever seen work well in a team environment.

 

[Makasene]

could Halasima be a strike centre?

We saw in our final game that given oodles of space he was unable to sum it up.

We've also seen countless times his damaging running ability outwide.

Honestly, I think as a centre there would be not much attacking difference between Koni and Leka. Rampaging runs and a bunch of lowlights when it comes to trying to put a winger away.

Leka as an edge in that middle third is a threat everywhere, so many tries off kicks, big runs in space, slicing through contact off a block. Think he needs to stick to the edge.

 

[Brightman]

This right here is an interesting one to me.

I know many guys like this, some were very close friends at different stages.

They obsess over their body and image. It's not a trait I've ever seen work well in a team environment.

Doesn't bode well for Crosby then given Critter, Luai and Kikau all "left" the Panthers..

 

[JaggedJ]

Just while I see you still there, I miss your posts about messiah Rocco Berry, is he going to earn an extension do you reckon?

Hard to post about someone who is almost never around. Seems to have taken the Berrysiah thing to far - we don't need multiple ressurections per season.

As for an extension - I think we've seen that if/when he's healthy he finds himself in the side very quickly. If he can stay on the field then he probably does.

A lot will depend on the progress of those below him as well as his ability to stay healthy.