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]

"I was more worried about Melbourne Storm and my career. I've got a partner now, and she's from New Zealand as well," Warbrick revealed.

"As you get older and your scenario changes, you start having different priorities and things in life.

So we are sending out seductive spies to lure players home now? Well played Cappy, well played

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Chances of Warbrick being Nielsen 2.0?

Probably a 6.0

 

[Worried2Death]

So we are sending out seductive spies to lure players home now? Well played Cappy, well played

Nobody does it better -Wahly Simon

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

Probably a 6.0

That's grim

 

[Defence]

Sounds like timokos dad still lives in Auckland- just gotta find mum a cushy job….
'from nz to canberra matthew timoko'
https://share.google/jORMXdAEeCZKcCG9G

 

[Dannevegas]

They did play Norris at Fullback for the first trial in his cameo. But that was probably because Lemana was injured who was named as flegg fullback ahead of Joseph Ratcliffe who was moved to the halves

Norris Got 5 mins, While Geronimo, had 75.
Geronimo is Harper 2.0

 

[Five&Last]

Ratcliffe reminds me of Walsh. A ball playing fb with mean footwork and good speed. Lemana has similar attributes just not as polished with the ball in hand. Lemama is also a better defender. I could see this working out nicely.

They better not get to complacent tho. Kaian Olsen is nipping at their heels.

Ratcliffe's ball playing was pretty terrible at five eighth for Flegg in the weekend. Lollipop passes everywhere. I feel like if you're a spine player as a junior you should be able throw a spiral cut out pass.

Anyway he's gone back to fullback this weekend with Lemana thrown in at 6 this time. Who knows what they're doing.

 

[bomb to vats]

What’s the latest on Barnett release deal and Brisbane. All gone quiet?

 

[sup42]

Chances of Warbrick being Nielsen 2.0?

They're not anything alike. One is an athletic elite Winger the other is a tradesman dependable defensive Winger (not so good center).

I won't insult Warbrick by spelling out which is which.

They aren't even similar physically (unless we are counting hair skin and eye colour here). Warbrick is a giant with an ultra lean muscle type that is beautifully balanced at a six foot four over one hundred Kg flying frame.

I am thrilled we got this deal done. Warbrick is class, the last classy winger we signed was Sean Hoppe.

Hopefully we stick with Tanah Boyd's conventional organizer platform and lay on some structure to give this guy some opportunities to finish the work of others created further in field, that is how you use a specialist finisher properly - Jason Nightingale and the Dragons comes to mind.

I don't want to see endless kicks to Warbrick please, lets have some conventional back line play to sort out our ball movement first.

 

[WAH MAN]

Damn, missed out on the big Dutch Tongan west coaster.

Broncos Secure Verhoeven on Three-Year Deal

Young outside back Antonio Verhoeven has signed a three-year, contract with the Club, securing his future at Red Hill through to the end of 2029.

www.broncos.com.au

Contracts mean nothing in the modern NRL

 

[Theking267]

Ratcliffe's ball playing was pretty terrible at five eighth for Flegg in the weekend. Lollipop passes everywhere. I feel like if you're a spine player as a junior you should be able throw a spiral cut out pass.

Anyway he's gone back to fullback this weekend with Lemana thrown in at 6 this time. Who knows what they're doing.

The want to play them in spine positions with Jack Thompson. Trying to figure which spine positions they fit best

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Contracts mean nothing in the modern NRL

I think the Eels and Zac Lomax would disagree.

 

[Warriors4eva95]

The want to play them in spine positions with Jack Thompson. Trying to figure which spine positions they fit best

I reckon his the future half literally reads the game very well, everything on and off the ball is really good, his only a small fella but with a bit more beef, he's gonna be a genuine star halfback, he's got great vision very nice cut out pass it

Could be looking at 10 year contract I think his a gun

 

[WAH MAN]

I think the Eels and Zac Lomax would disagree.

How correct you are. Touché

 

[WAH MAN]

Contracts mean nothing in the modern NRL

He'll be available after that contract and have had some more time to develop into a man. Then he could come to us

 

[JaggedJ]

I reckon his the future half literally reads the game very well, everything on and off the ball is really good, his only a small fella but with a bit more beef, he's gonna be a genuine star halfback, he's got great vision very nice cut out pass it

Could be looking at 10 year contract I think his a gun

Agreed, provided he's happy to stay with us long term.

 

[Completion Rate]

Beware the April Fool's posts today folks

 

[SBW1]

Yeah just saw one with Staggs signing with us until 2028.

 

[Theking267]

I reckon his the future half literally reads the game very well, everything on and off the ball is really good, his only a small fella but with a bit more beef, he's gonna be a genuine star halfback, he's got great vision very nice cut out pass it

Could be looking at 10 year contract I think his a gun

Definitely he could be Websters, Nathan Cleary a franchise year

 

[JaggedJ]

Yeah just saw one with Staggs signing with us until 2028.

I saw a three way swap with Haas, Barnett leaving early and us getting a Bunnies player.