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​
Luke Hanson	S​
Motu Pasikala	S​	U​
Caelys-Paul Putoko	S​
Jason Salalilo	S​	U​	U​
Makaia Taufa	S​	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: 6/6

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 find it amusing we’re so desperate that we now think Berry can return and do something I am giving his dislocated shoulder the benefits of the doubt until he proves otherwise

It’s funny how these injures are literally picking our team and recruitment for us - Metcalf, CNK, Anderson. Sign Timoko bring him over now and make Broncos give up someone else to keep the Barney deal, or wait for Anderson and maybe acquire him next year

 

[CWC]

I havent seen too much of both Timoko and Anderson. Using NRL.com statistically Andersons tackle efficiency is worse than Timoko.

Is it a case like capewell last year (ie missed tackles but was leading pressure and putting on an initial hit)?View attachment 16699View attachment 16700

I am 100% sure the tackling stats is misleading, Charnze had 85% tackle efficiency yesterday

 

[Wrighty]

I am 100% sure the tackling stats is misleading, Charnze had 85% tackle efficiency yesterday

Love the juxtaposition of using percentage of sureness to juxtapose disbelief in a percentage. Well played.

 

[sup42]

McFadden and Stuart are close personal friends. I take it Sticky did Cappy a solid on Timoko and told him not to buy.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

No to signing Arthurs, but this year on another loan would be pretty great. I don't mind Anderson, especially if we can put some firepower around him... at fullback especially. Ali is our Timoko.

 

[Boston Boy]

That’s full on retarded in our current situation

He is a small centre who in form has a dynamic running game but is poor on defense. Can you imagine him between Boyd and DWZ? I agree with the club. Also what money is he on or expecting? Our club are quite savvy, I would agree with them.

 

[kos]

Walsh is out for six weeks with a fractured cheek bone
Walsh s replacement will be
Jesse Arthur’s or Hayze Perham
Think Jesse will get it
There will be no loan in 2026

 

[Wrighty]

Walsh is out for six weeks with a fractured cheek bone
Walsh s replacement will be
Jesse Arthur’s or Hayze Perham
Think Jesse will get it
There will be no loan in 2026

Good post but stink for us. 95% of the forum would be stoked with Arthurs.

 

[Dannevegas]

He is a small centre who in form has a dynamic running game but is poor on defense. Can you imagine him between Boyd and DWZ? I agree with the club. Also what money is he on or expecting? Our club are quite savvy, I would agree with them.

He is a small centre who in form has a dynamic running game but is poor on defense. Can you imagine him between Boyd and DWZ? I agree with the club. Also what money is he on or expecting? Our club are quite savvy, I would agree with them.

So what’s the alternative?

 

[kos]

You didn’t watch Titans Bronco s Wrighty?
Walsh Reynolds Hunt all going to be out for 2 weeks plus

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

So what’s the alternative?

 

[Dannevegas]

He’ll be lucky to last a game.

 

[Wrighty]

You didn’t watch Titans Bronco s Wrighty?
Walsh Reynolds Hunt all going to be out for 2 weeks plus

I heard about Walsh (back round 11 apparently) not the other two. I watched for 5 minutes to see Walsh do an epic down the sidelines try only to get called back for a foot in touch.

Would you make the Anderson deal Kos knowing he is out until round 16? I don't see what it buys us for the 2026 season. I understand we could get him over here nice and early for the 2027 season. I hope we ask for a different player or go back to insisting on the guy with the Dutch last name.

 

[Wrighty]

Bronco's are probably more dialled up on Barnett for 2026 after finding Haas to be nursing an injury this year.

 

[kos]

I don’t know anything about Anderson but I trust Mcfaddrens judgement

 

[Cces]

I somewhat understand the trust Cappy rhetoric but he's also the guy who recruited Morgan Harper, Brayden Wiliame & upgraded Setu Tu to a Top 30 spot despite Webster choosing MGT ahead of him in match squads

 

[kos]

Do you think we should have kept MGT the other guys were just accounting decisions to do with the cap although Harper with hindsight wasn’t needed

 

[Wrighty]

I wasn't happy with the whole Harper situation and thought it was a black mark on the club to treat him like that. Either don't recruit him in the first place or if you do recruit him then play him when you have a crisis with injuries at centre. He would not have been that bad.

 

[Tragic]

Why would we sign Timoko when we could just play Ali who has the same strength in attack and weakness in defence. Maybe not quite as good a work rate but probably half the price and younger so more likely to get better.

 

[Cces]

Do you think we should have kept MGT the other guys were just accounting decisions to do with the cap although Harper with hindsight wasn’t needed

Wiliame began 2023, as our first choice, at 30 years old and on the back of a year not playing League