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

 

[CWC]

We probably could do with a ready made outside back right now, CHT out, CNK not sure how serious, and if Ali goes down, Cape's out too, it's Leka, Gannon and Roger...are the Cup centres ready?

 

[Makasene]

Despite the great play this early in the season, I still think the unsigned players aren’t sticking around.

Hard to disagree.

You don't let anyone come off contract that you are desperate to keep.

 

[rugged]

No way he’s under any pressure, he’s the perfect foil for Egan and one of the best young hookers atm

He is a talent - on a couple of occasions last year he was clocking off as an inside defender. That was particularly concerning when he was playing small minutes.
The 6 man bench will really help him get more game time which is great as he needs to be playing.. but Webby was picking TMM as a utility ahead of him at the end of last season. Obviously a large part of that was for utility value - but I also wonder if it was due to a few 1%ers he was missing. I think it’s fair that someone who couldn’t make the 17 at the end of last year should be feeling some pressure - but admit that is quickly going.

He looks electric so hopefully this is his break out year

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

It’s the Mole, but:

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I'm okay with this.

Ponga and a carton of ciggies, done deal.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

im so proud of these young forwards coming through man. Marata leaving allows more opportunity to EIT and Fatialofa to come into the frame for 2027. Even if we don’t extend Capes I wouldn’t be against it, but I’m still 50/50 with him.

 

[Tragic]

Healy is dynamic but man some of his passing is not first grade material and it stunts momentum.
Everything else about him is great but he needs to nail the passing from the ruck to Tanah.

 

[Inruin]

Healy is dynamic but man some of his passing is not first grade material and it stunts momentum.
Everything else about him is great but he needs to nail the passing from the ruck to Tanah.

Right to left seems ok but yeah, left to right can be a bit of a mixture

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

We need to move on Boyd! Him and Metcalf are the halves pairing!

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

We need to move on Boyd! Him and Metcalf are the halves pairing!

The club has surely gotta be thinking about getting him extended ASAP. CHT would be in a similar boat as well. The main loser here is TMM which is unfortunate as he looked good pre injury.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

You don't let anyone come off contract that you are desperate to keep.

I dont think we are desperate to keep any player coming off contract this year

 

[MrFrankWhite]

We need to move on Boyd! Him and Metcalf are the halves pairing!

We arent playing 2x 7s and Metcalf isnt going to revert to playing 6..

Boyd is gone. He's too good to play Cup and we just made out big play for our 7. The question is who plays 6 next to him

 

[Inruin]

We arent playing 2x 7s and Metcalf isnt going to revert to playing 6..

Boyd is gone. He's too good to play Cup and we just made out big play for our 7. The question is who plays 6 next to him

I agree with not playing 2 sevens.

If Boyd is gone what do we do for the other half a season+ that Metcalf is our for?

We will probably do something dumb like play Boyd at 6 and Metcalf at 7 when he is back. Have a horrible feeling that LM coming back may be more disruptive than positive similar to SJ returning to a performing team in his last season.

I think CHT has done everything and more to keep the 6 jersey and will get an extension. We look very light in the halves if he doesn't.

TMM unlikely to be resigned if Metcalf gets through the rest of the season uninjured and our youth show enough improvement.

We are only two games in so still a lot to play out.

One thing is that Boyds game last night is the best all round game from a warriors 7 I have seen for quite a while. Particularly given the quality of the opposition and losing our 6 early.

 

[John Nick]

We arent playing 2x 7s and Metcalf isnt going to revert to playing 6..

Boyd is gone. He's too good to play Cup and we just made out big play for our 7. The question is who plays 6 next to him

No reason Boyd wouldnt go well @ 6 .More time to get his kick away & solid frame for the extra D needed from your 6 .

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

We arent playing 2x 7s and Metcalf isnt going to revert to playing 6..

Boyd is gone. He's too good to play Cup and we just made out big play for our 7. The question is who plays 6 next to him

I mean Webby has made it clear in press conferences/interviews in the past that they are just numbers on the back of the players backs and that it’s advantageous having both guys being able to play on either side of the field.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Also re-signing Boyd, Capewell and CHT will fuck our cap space. Those are 3 veterans that could command a starting position, having a great start to their contract year. There is absolutely no way we can sign them below market value (maybe CHT). Time to send them onto their new homes and bringing in the next batch of pups.

 

[Noitall]

We arent playing 2x 7s and Metcalf isnt going to revert to playing 6..

Boyd is gone. He's too good to play Cup and we just made out big play for our 7. The question is who plays 6 next to him

It was always hard to imagine Linnane coming straight over and not even playing nsw cup and being an option, but signed straight to a top 30 contract gives reason for consideration? Really interested to see him and the club obviously giving him all the time necessary to rehabilitate from his previous injuries. Very fast halves pairing if he and Metcalf gel. Boyd’s form could be giving the club some pondering? CHT played well last week and was unfortunate this week. The way Webster gets the most out of a player is really showing

 

[MrFrankWhite]

If Boyd is gone what do we do for the other half a season+ that Metcalf is our for?

Linnane
Jack Thompson
Cassius Tia

Both of which will be 1/10 the price

 

[MrFrankWhite]

It was always hard to imagine Linnane coming straight over and not even playing nsw cup and being an option, but signed straight to a top 30 contract gives reason for consideration? Really interested to see him and the club obviously giving him all the time necessary to rehabilitate from his previous injuries. Very fast halves pairing if he and Metcalf gel. Boyd’s form could be giving the club some pondering? CHT played well last week and was unfortunate this week. The way Webster gets the most out of a player is really showing

Yeah I forget about Linnane. Big fan of CHTs and I've been a supporter of Boyds, but you have to have one eye on contract status and one eye on recruits. You would have to be mad in this market to let 2 halves that you want to keep, enter into their negotiation year.

 

[Inruin]

Linnane
Jack Thompson
Cassius Tia

Both of which will be 1/10 the price

Yeah.... nah. So just to clarify, you are suggesting we go in to next season with Metcalf as our only half with any real first grade experience?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Yeah.... nah. So just to clarify, you are suggesting we go in to next season with Metcalf as our only half with any real first grade experience?

Thats the reality as of right now. Both Boyd and CHT are unsigned next year... Or are you claiming the club really wants to keep them, they just forgot?