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: 23/30
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, 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]

Metcalf/Jett/Linnane are locked in.

This is where it hurts Boyd or CHT... one has to go.

Do you let 'the best kicking game in the game and team director go vs. The best halves defender in the comp and the heart of the team'?

Metcalf to fullback - the solution?

I'd prefer Boyd/CHT/Metcalf with young Linnane/Jett as back ups when 2 halves get hurt. Otherwise scenario 2 we'd end up with Jett 7 CNK/Hansen 6 (actually happened this yr already - 4 injured halves). If Linnane can't get going he needs to go or change to a development or train/trial contract, did we lock him in the 30 or the next 3 years already?

1. Metcalf 6. CHT 7. Boyd. 9 Egan in the preseason for 2027 might be worth the gamble, still have TT/CNK for FB insurance, if Met pulls it off CNK can go to SL to chase $$. Then we don't have to sign Ponga

@Dannevegas your Metcalf to FB theory is getting some traction lol

 

[Cces]

2026
Top 30 - Boyd/Metcalf/CHT/TMM/Linnane
Dev - Jett/Hanson

2027
Top 30 - Metcalf/Linnane/Jett/CHT?/Boyd?
Dev - Thompson?

Keeping both CHT & Boyd for '27 isn't beyond the realms of possibility if both TMM & Hanson depart

 

[cock_o]

2026
Top 30 - Boyd/Metcalf/CHT/TMM/Linnane
Dev - Jett/Hanson

2027
Top 30 - Metcalf/Linnane/Jett/CHT?/Boyd?
Dev - Thompson?

Keeping both CHT & Boyd for '27 isn't beyond the realms of possibility if both TMM & Hanson depart

Also the fact we only have 2 specialists hookers in the top 30 for 2026 and 2027 may help us fit in 5 halfs.

 

[enterthewarrior]

Interesting names reminds me of the young Eels prop

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Maybe we should sign him? (in the interest of keeping the thread on track)

. Imagine if his last name was Staines.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

We could have for 2027 -

Boyd/CHT/Metcalf.
Or
Metcalf/Linnane/Jett

1 combo looks like a disaster waiting to happen

Why don't we extend Martin for experience on that second combo?

 

[CWC]

Why don't we extend Martin for experience on that second combo?

Metcalf (ACLx2)/Linnane (ACLx2)/TMM (broken legx2)/Jett (Chin)

 

[Wah's Up]

Metcalf/Jett/Linnane are locked in.

This is where it hurts Boyd or CHT... one has to go.

Do you let 'the best kicking game in the game and team director go vs. The best halves defender in the comp and the heart of the team'?

Metcalf to fullback - the solution?

Would love to see Metcalf at Fullback but where does that leave CNK and the Midget?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Would love to see Metcalf at Fullback but where does that leave CNK and the Midget?

I would love to see metcalf play for the dragons!

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

DWZ is set to depart the club at the end of the season according to the daily telegraph. Perth are the favourites to land him. That would free up something within the 550k realm in cap.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

DWZ is set to depart the club at the end of the season according to the daily telegraph. Perth are the favourites to land

Perfect!

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

DWZ is set to depart the club at the end of the season according to the daily telegraph. Perth are the favourites to land him. That would free up something within the 550k realm in cap.

Good for him as he gets a nice retirement contract. He has been really good for us this year with and without the ball.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Grant Anderson has agreed to join the warriors from 2027 via the courier mail.

Reports suggest he has signed a 3 year 1.2million dollar contract.

 

[Bippidydoodah]

Is he any good?

 

[rugged]

Grant Anderson has agreed to join the warriors from 2027 via the courier mail.

Reports suggest he has signed a 3 year 1.2million dollar contract.

So DWZ and RTS to WW and GA - we probably end up with a bit of cap to spare? I assume we won't re-sign Berry unless he somehow returned and stayed injury free - will we just promote a junior?

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

So DWZ and RTS to WW and GA - we probably end up with a bit of cap to spare? I assume we won't re-sign Berry unless he somehow returned and stayed injury free - will we just promote a junior?

I reckon we could probably get away with offering Rocco unders to stay which I wouldn’t mind. Pompey is off contract at the end of next season and will be 29 so he could also be on the chopping block.

Also, Anderson can play on either side of the field which is handy.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I reckon we could probably get away with offering Rocco unders to stay which I wouldn’t mind. Pompey is off contract at the end of next season and will be 29 so he could also be on the chopping block.

This is a solid enough get considering how weak we are in this position.

 

[Bay39er]

Mitch Barnett will officially join Brisbane in 2027 after the Broncos and Warriors completed negotiations over the Origin prop’s release from the New Zealand side.

Grant Anderson will quit the Broncos at season’s end after inking a $1.2 million deal with the Warriors. his masthead can reveal the Warriors have got their man with Anderson agreeing to terms as part of a transfer deal after the Kiwi club released NSW Origin prop Mitch Barnett on compassionate grounds.

The Warriors wanted a player in return depending on his destination and after Barnett signed a three-year deal with Brisbane, the two clubs began talks last month on a potential Broncos recruit.

Now the negotiations are complete, with Anderson agreeing to a three-year deal with the Warriors until the end of 2029.

It is understood the deal is worth around $400,000 a season, with Anderson to see out the remainder of the year with the Broncos before moving to New Zealand for 2027 and beyond.

The Broncos were reluctant to lose Anderson and tabled a counter offer, but the Warriors’ deal was more lucrative and too good to refuse.

The 26-year-old only arrived at Red Hill over summer from the Storm, where he played 50 games, before adding a further two matches for the Broncos this season, making his Brisbane debut against his former club in round 3.

But Anderson suffered a knee injury the following week against the Dolphins and is sidelined for the next 10-12 weeks.

The Warriors initially expressed interest in boom Broncos Academy young gun Antonio Verhoeven, but Brisbane rejected that transfer, prompting the Kiwi club to turn its attention to Anderson.

The Warriors were keen to bolster their backline stocks and the well-built Anderson is capable of playing fullback, wing, centre and five-eighth.

Broncos coach Michael Maguire is a fan of Anderson and was hoping the Fremantle product would remain at Red Hill, but Brisbane bosses have struck an agreement that satisfies the Warriors’ wishes.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Small sample size based on how many games he’s played but Broncos fans are gutted Anderson is leaving.

 

[jonesy101]

At 400k a season for a proven first grader and 26 years of age it's a good deal. It definitely helps with our centre/wing headaches.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

At 400k a season for a proven first grader and 26 years of age it's a good deal. It definitely helps with our centre/wing headaches.

Super versatile. Can play either side of the field and also cover fullback as well