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

 

[Buzz Killington]

Grant Wa-handerson Ford? Any takers?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Grant Wa-handerson Ford? Any takers?

It's not it Buzz! Do we cancel his contract if he can't fit a wah in his name? And ask for Payne Wahss instead?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Grunt Anderson you reckon? Since we can't fit a wah in his name?

Speaking my language #gruntlife

 

[BabylonPink]

If he turns shit we can call him Gran Standin

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Will Wah-brick. Grunt And-Wah. What do you reckon?

 

[WAH MAN]

Seems a bit rogue that they offered him a new contract knowing they needed a player swap to get Mitch Barnett. They did the same with Verhooven.

I'd be happy to offer Verhoeven a contract when his current three year Broncos one is due to end.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Will Wah-brick. Grunt And-Wah. What do you reckon?

That's is Syd, The Grunter!! Or, Grunt-wah!!!

 

[ShaunJohnson7]

So we’re burning Charnze at the stake now?

Fine. I’ll get my torch.

@Dannevegas will be leading that from the front no doubt

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

It looks to me that Anderson will be an astute signing, especially on the basis to how the Storm fans and Broncos fans reacted to him leaving.

The fact the club handed Anderson a 3 year contract shows they rate him. The background on him from the Storm and Broncos is he is an extremely dedicated worker that oozes class and has some decent speed on him. On that basis I don't think he is a fill-in reserve grader. It also points to the Warriors realizing their young backs (Especially the centres) are still some time off being NRL ready.

Jeremiah Lemana
Sio Kali
Caelys-Paul Putoko
Nganatatafu Vake

Also factor in that Rocco Berry contract ends this year and Adam Pompey and Ali Leiataua next year and it is quite intriguing to see the dynamic shifting and planning around how this team is planning to attack and run their shapes.

Something else to consider is Morgan Gannon, EIT and Kayliss Fatialofa (Who we clutched back from the Panthers) can not crack first grade currently. I think they are fighting it out to replace Kurt Capewell in the match day squad for 2027. EIT is contracted through to 2028 but Fatialofa is only contracted through to 2027, so he desperately needs an opportunity to show his value to the club too. Resigning Capewell would further complicate that!

Im really not sure about Sio Kalis future here. Already at a young age with a history of injuries. I'd be happy to let him fly somewhere else.

To me Fatialofa looks the goods for a centre spot.

 

[Falcon]

Are our prop stocks coming through or are they playing Laban or Clark there once Barney and Marata leave? EIT and Gannon could be the ideal 13 cover and free up rooms for Fats and Neal later.

Clark, Ford and Demi will have to do the heavy lifting of leadership if Cape leaves too

I wonder if Paige-Wilson can get an upgrade.
His numbers in NSW Cup are really good. He’s 108kg, so one of the bigger guys who could transition to first grade. The big young guys coming through dropped down from Cup to Flegg last week in a sign they are not ready to compete at this level yet on a regular basis.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I wonder if Paige-Wilson can get an upgrade.
His numbers in NSW Cup are really good. He’s 108kg, so one of the bigger guys who could transition to first grade. The big young guys coming through dropped down from Cup to Flegg last week in a sign they are not ready to compete at this level yet on a regular basis.

He's a fucken unit too! He's taller than Gannon. Maybe 194cm?

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Take it as you will but Warriorholic has heard rumours that CNK could leave at the end of this season as well.

 

[sup42]

Do not disappoint me Mr Anderson

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Nothing wrong with the nicname Neo.

Cappy come to think of it gives me Morpheus vibes.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

So we’re burning Charnze at the stake now?

Fine. I’ll get my torch.

no trial or jury for CNK? Bit harsh.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Take it as you will but Warriorholic has heard rumours that CNK could leave at the end of this season as well.

I always take what he says with a grain of salt. He has a tendency to jump the gun.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

I always take what he says with a grain of salt. He has a tendency to jump the gun.

May as well reignite the KP rumours if true

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Take it as you will but Warriorholic has heard rumours that CNK could leave at the end of this season as well.

Warriors are not playing around with the rebuild. That is the great thing with this club under its current leadership - it can see where things need to change, they lay the foundations for it, and now we are seeing action. An overhaul of our back line to go with the forwards that development phase 1 has given us, will make this a powerful club.

Bittersweet, because we are seeing the end of some players who have given a lot to this club. Charnze is an awesome dude who has given us reliability and guts when we have really needed it.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

May as well reignite the KP rumours if true

more recently he was pumping up the TB in doubt rumors. Richie Agar basically confirmed the other day that it was a hoax: Aussie journos confusing Tannah for Tanner.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

more recently he was pumping up the TB in doubt rumors. Richie Agar basically confirmed the other day that it was a hoax: Aussie journos confusing Tannah for Tanner.

That's not a hoax, that's a misinterpretation of information.

 

[steakncheese]

WAHnt Anderson good cover/role player.