Recruitment Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment & Retention

Warriors 2026/2027 Recruitment and Retention Discussion​

Player	2026​	2027​	2028​	2029​	2030​
Grant Anderson	-​	✔​	✔​	✔​
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	✔​	✔​	✔​
William Warbrick	-​	✔​	✔​	✔​
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	✔​	M​
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: 22/30
2027 Supplementary: 0/6

2027 Gains: Grant Anderson (Brisbane Broncos), William Warbrick (Melbourne Storm)
2027 Losses: Mitchell Barnett (Brisbane Broncos), Marata Niukore (Newcastle Knights), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Wakefield Trinity)

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, Tanah Boyd, Kurt Capewell, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Te Maire Martin
Will be off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2028 from November 1st, 2026: 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

 

[juju]

Sharks have a couple props too, someone like Toby Rudolf or BHU could become an option? Having Willison is a good start and Ben Te Kura is a prospect

And they're such a talent factory. Generation after generation they develop some amazing talent that just up's and leaves.
They always unearth more.

 

[Milking!]

Barnett said he came he for his initial contract and was going to move back to Australia. I can't recall his exact quote but it was along the lines of moving from Australia would be a unique experience for his young family.

He's arrived here and turned his career around. Become an Origin and an International. Also a leader.

He has also said he has enjoyed it here. The coaching and the playing group has helped, along with results.

So, he'd be hard to lure away. It will cost any club to sign him now that he is an Orgin and International level player.

The debate will be similar to us re-signing him. His age will be up there. How long does he want to play on for vs how long you want a guy on your books in his mid 30s.

Then from our point of view. Is he settled enough in NZ to stay another year or two. Even returning to Australia may be narrowed down to certain locations depending on what they want for their family.

To further muddy the waters, there’s always what PNG/Perth could put ont the table $$& and years wise. If I’m PNG, I’d offer an extra year knowing you might lose a little on field, but you’d get a great standard setter off it. Good for them, good pay day for him - who says no?

 

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[Noitall]

To further muddy the waters, there’s always what PNG/Perth could put ont the table $$& and years wise. If I’m PNG, I’d offer an extra year knowing you might lose a little on field, but you’d get a great standard setter off it. Good for them, good pay day for him - who says no?

Apparently that was a big factor in Cooper Bai rejecting storm and sticking with titans, because he has an option that storm obviously wouldn’t allow that’s potentially to join PNG. Sounds like could be similar with Haas with a couple of theories that he was lowballed, or broncos wouldn’t allow options which it sounds like rabbits have?

 

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[CWC]

Barney and Roger could be year by year basis extensions like SJ and hang around the group and bench until waning off, Barney’s a late boomer so who knows he might still have 3-4 years in him if he recovers from his ACL, Roger should be there as a challenge until someone outplays him and we seem to suck at outside back depth, both probably candidates to transition to mentoring or coaching if they wanna stay longer

 

[Five&Last]

Barney and Roger could be year by year basis extensions like SJ and hang around the group and bench until waning off, Barney’s a late boomer so who knows he might still have 3-4 years in him if he recovers from his ACL, Roger should be there as a challenge until someone outplays him and we seem to suck at outside back depth, both probably candidates to transition to mentoring or coaching if they wanna stay longer

Barney can easily command more than year to year extensions. The club will need to decide if they want to commit another 3-4 years to him.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Barney can easily command more than year to year extensions. The club will need to decide if they want to commit another 3-4 years to him.

Barney will be 33 when his current contract expires. He’s been relatively injury plagued and I feel Father Time has been catching up to him. He’s a smallish prop coming to the end of a longish career.

Signing him until a 36 or 37 year old isn’t what the Storm or Panthers would do.

 

[Playdaball]

Would the club entertain the idea of signing a centre ? With Rocco injured again , we are already playing a back rower there .
Ps: not another Morgan Harper

 

[Noitall]

Would the club entertain the idea of signing a centre ? With Rocco injured again , we are already playing a back rower there .
Ps: not another Morgan Harper

Get the feeling they might give Putoko every opportunity? Webster gave me the impression that he’s got real sympathy for Berry’s unlucky run with injury, but you’d think even in himself mentally that he’s only a serious injury away from contemplating his future? The dream is Casey McLean for me, but he’s locked up until 2028. Definitely seems a proud māori though so maybe a compassionate release like JFH would be afforded if we came knocking?

 

[WAH MAN]

Would the club entertain the idea of signing a centre ? With Rocco injured again , we are already playing a back rower there .
Ps: not another Morgan Harper

Possibly not as we seem to like the multi-purpose tool type players.

 

[CWC]

Would the club entertain the idea of signing a centre ? With Rocco injured again , we are already playing a back rower there .
Ps: not another Morgan Harper

Leka playing there probably means no

Pompey/Ali/CNK/Leka probably the order outside Berry?

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

The bulldogs have reportedly signed NSW cup back Alvin Chong-Nee

 

[Cces]

The bulldogs have reportedly signed NSW cup back Alvin Chong-Nee

I seen The Mole describe him as a NSW Cup Centre but in reality he played 1 game off the bench & was a Flegg Second Rower. Best of luck to him

 

[juju]

Never a dull moment, Barnett's off after the season.

 

[Noitall]

Never a dull moment, Barnett's off after the season.

Where’s he off to?

 

[Damo]

Where’s he off to?

Broncos I expect

 

[juju]

Where’s he off to?

Not announced, Good old personal reasons mentioned.
Sure it's not his value to other clubs or anything.

Ah well, he's been one of our best Aussie signings so we should be thankful. Could be some good motivation for the year too.

 

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