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

 

[Wrighty]

Its cause he isnt flashy, but with Metcalf we kind of just need a toiler who puts numbers like that and doesn’t really overplay.

And who is good at defence and offers a kicking game. CHT does both. TMM as well to be fair although would probably not kick at all if he partnered Metcalf.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

That's not true according to my understanding and the article I have cut and pasted. It states the $2M is a two year contract ending in 2028. So it is for 2027 and 2028 and not 2026.
However I am not going to die in a ditch over this so if you want to believe your view I am ok with that.

So you think Metcalf is going to play happily this year on 500k, when he could have gained a compassionate release and been paid 1.1 million by the Dragons right now?

Incumbent clubs have huge advantages when retaining players due to the extra options they have with contract structure, which is how it should be. Clubs can front load a contract if a new deal is signed.

Thanks for your permission for me to believe my own view.

 

[tajhay]

what a weird way to report that - 'Jett stalled at Wah, cos incumbent half extended'

Because Yahoo is an aggregator of content. None of their 'editors' are journalists or have any idea. They just try to reword existing reporting into their own way so they can bypass copied content penalties imposed for SEO by Google etc. You will see 'reportedly', 'believed' etc a lot in those 'articles'. Add some sprinkles of clickbait potential to go with that.

Essentially its like reading zerotackle and claiming it to be something worthy of being shared.

 

[Wrighty]

Thanks for your permission for me to believe my own view.

I didn't mean my comment snarkily and didn't mean for it to read that way. I just don't want to die in a ditch, I am fine with the whole forum believing your view and not mine. It is not a concern for me.

 

[Inruin]

From memory I thought the package was worth around $2m.

Something like $850k - $900k for 2027 and 2028 and an upgrade for next year of $200k ish?

I can't see any articles to back that up though

 

[tajhay]

Michael Carayannis reported the following:

https://archive.md/lj4CM

The Warriors offered the 26-year-old a two year deal worth a little less than a million dollars a season. It is almost double what he stands to earn next year in the final year of his contract.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

CODE SPORTS NRL RICH LIST 2025 TOP 100 PLAYERS WHO ARE WARRIORS

Wayde Egan #95 $600K
Kurt Capewell #93 $600K
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck #83 $650K
Mitch Barnett #50 $750K
Marata Niukore #48 $775K
James Fisher Harris #19 $950K

Seems lower heavy. We either have a bulk in the mid range or have space for a 1-17 player!

 

[Cces]

It was interesting listening to that Warriorholic saying he thinks he plays to much sideways

Probably recency bias towards CHT after getting bundled out when attempting to score against someone (Panthers??) late in the season.
Got to love the Holic's passion but his takes are often inaccurate. His recent claim that Jett Cleary "had shown a real ability to perform under pressure" lacks any evidence. We lost the only playoff game he started, he got garbage time minutes in the others & he played in 3 drawn matches in which he missed field goals &/or penalties to win.
Appreciate his content all the same

 

[Noitall]

Probably recency bias towards CHT after getting bundled out when attempting to score against someone (Panthers??) late in the season.
Got to love the Holic's passion but his takes are often inaccurate. His recent claim that Jett Cleary "had shown a real ability to perform under pressure" lacks any evidence. We lost the only playoff game he started, he got garbage time minutes in the others & he played in 3 drawn matches which he missed field goals or penalties to win.
Appreciate his content all the same

Luke Hanson is substantially in front of Cleary I reckon, but he’s a five eighth. CHT a great foil for an explosive halfback like Metcalf