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

 

[ThePaKid]

Tell the broncos to swap us Walsh back. Fuck them.

And they can stock the soda machine in the club house for the next 3 years!

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Tell the broncos to swap us Walsh back. Fuck them.

Then put him in NSW cup.

 

[Wrighty]

The most inspired comedic post of the thread, and the best light hearted post I have seen in many a year, was the proposal that we receive in compensation for Barnett CHT's brother. Golden moment on the forum.

 

[Wrighty]

I think if Barnett plays round two for us he will stay this season. If a trade is imminent they will park him to avoid injuring him for his new club. Just a theory no evidence to back that up with so just a throw away post.

 

[WAH MAN]

I think if Barnett plays round two for us he will stay this season. If a trade is imminent they will park him to avoid injuring him for his new club. Just a theory no evidence to back that up with so just a throw away post.

97.28% of every post in here has no evidence to back it up. So you're no newbie any longer

 

[Playdaball]

Will Warbrick signed for 2027????
Where does that leave RtS (Japan) or DWZ?
I was hoping for a strike centre.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Will Warbrick signed for 2027????
Where does that leave RtS (Japan) or DWZ?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

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Wtf!? I mean, I dont mind it. This is random as shit lol.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Will Warbrick signed for 2027????
Where does that leave RtS (Japan) or DWZ?
I was hoping for a strike centre.

Rts must be gone.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Rts must be gone.

I mean brick is a right winger so could mean the end of DWZ

 

[3rdstriker]

Really good whether its Dwz or Rts

 

[Billyspleen75]

Code Sports article

The Warriors have made a monster play to bring Melbourne winger Will Warbrick back to New Zealand.

This masthead can reveal that Warbrick is poised to sign for the Warriors on a multi-year deal from the end of the season as he prepares to cross the ditch to continue his rugby league career.

Warbrick has been a revelation since joining the Storm, having made the switch from rugby sevens to become a fixture in the Melbourne backline.

He has made more than 50 appearances for the club and scored 38 tries despite spending time on the sidelines in recent seasons after suffering concussion symptoms.

Warbrick fought his way back last season to play in the finals and was among the Storm’s best in their opening round win over Parramatta, running for 131 metres and scoring a try in a big win over the Eels.

The 28-year-old was born on the north island of New Zealand and played AFL as a teenager before playing for New Zealand in 7s at the Tokyo Olympics, where they won a silver medal.

He then made the switch to the NRL with Melbourne and spent a year in the Queensland Cup before becoming a part of the NRL side and playing in consecutive grand final defeats over the past two seasons.

 

[JaggedJ]

DWZ keeps his spot this year based on lack of options more than form.

No surprise if he's on the outer.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Hopefully for Dal!

 

[Billyspleen75]

As much as I'd like a Warbrick / RTS combo..
Surely it's RTS who is out the door. He's the only winger off contract, and was already planning on leaving and getting a rugby payday. Instead of 360, it'll be Japan or something.
Remember he was going to go to Japan before he got the offer to come back to the Warriors

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Thats some nasty height and athleticism on the wings with Warbrick and Mellars.

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

There’s something a little off about the brick, a bit too unco, these last two GF losses for the storm, he’s had a key fumble or two. Maybe another year with them he tidies it up.

Bigger and younger than our current wingers so a theoretical upgrade over what they’d be in 2027.

 

[WarriorsNrlFanatics]

DWZ must be on the outer after this season. But we just AKP! So why get Warbrick. AKP wouldn’t of sign for us to just stay in NSW Cup

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

DWZ must be on the outer after this season. But we just AKP! So why get Warbrick. AKP wouldn’t of sign for us to just stay in NSW Cup

Maybe warbrick to play centre?

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Wah-Brick