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

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Btw for the ones wondering didn't cnk move here to be closer to his kids.. I was wondering the same but from what I remember he had split up with the kids and she brought them over. I'm thinking it's a possibility they're back together so he could take his kids and wife over if he signs elsewhere

They will also be 4 years older and maybe out of their formative years? Just a guess, I dont have inside info

 

[Cces]

Did Egan's brother get anywhere?

Moved to Knights

 

[CWC]

 

[Billyspleen75]

They will also be 4 years older and maybe out of their formative years? Just a guess, I dont have inside info

Yeah and also easier to say "Boys I'll be back after a 2 year contract. You guys can come for 2 months during the UK off season" rather than when he was 26 and looking at the prospect of the next 6 years or so of being away from them

 

[juju]

Btw for the ones wondering didn't cnk move here to be closer to his kids.. I was wondering the same but from what I remember he had split up with the kids and she brought them over. I'm thinking it's a possibility they're back together so he could take his kids and wife over if he signs elsewhere

Nah he has a new lady and baby with her.

His boys are still quite young (under 10) so I think he would find moving to the UK pretty tough...

 

[rugged]

I don't think people are hating him (unless I have missed some posts). I don't think he is good enough however to be an untouchable first choice NRL selection however.

After 123 game he has earned his starting spot end is probably good enough that we shouldn’t actively be looking for a replacement.

 

[Dead Man Switch]

After 123 game he has earned his starting spot end is probably good enough that we shouldn’t actively be looking for a replacement.

I know where you are coming from.... the thing is for a mid level club to think that way is fine and acceptable.

For a club entering into a premiership window then the thinking changes. It is not about survival anymore. It is about having the right pieces of the puzzle to win titles. Is Pompey an elite level NRL centre? - No he isn't but he does have elite moments across games. Is he Rock Solid? - Yes he is. But with Anderson arriving I would argue that leaves just one centre position up for grabs for Leiataua, Pompey, Berry and then following on the heels Caelys-Paul Putoko, Sio Kali and Nganatatafu Vake to fight it out for over the next three years. Some might argue Kayliss Fatialofa could even make a play for it (Though there is no hint of that from the club).

That's also not factoring that Cassius Tia could come to the party with his God gifted talent too... because playing in the halves at NRL level looks to be a somewhat congested and blocked path!

They didnt buy Anderson to play wing. With Warbrick, AFP, Mellars, Harry Tauafiafi-Iutoi, Motu Pasikala waiting in the slot. They have more speed, dynamic punch and metre eatting there.

I have said it several times over my posts. The Warriors roster depth is elite. Easily inside the top 3 depth in the NRL. There is going to be some utterly ruthless calls made on players. That is what it takes to win titles. Welcome to a super club in the making - mid phase.