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

 

[Cces]

Basically 34 out of 83 games at 41% with 900K

36 out of 84 at 43% for Metcalf.
46 out of 55 for CHT at 81% (& unused on bench in x2)

The 900k component isn't in a play until November though

 

[roguei]

To add fire to the flame that boyd could still sign here for slight unders. Himself, Egan, CHT and capes have a golf instragram page they've started (I think it was mainly via capes). Where they have started post some low lights of their play. So although im not sure those journos have the inside scoop on if he is already talking to the club, or if he has rebuffed other offers (outside of the cowboys one last year to play hooker). They at least seem to be right, that he is, indeed enjoying being here in NZ and the team. One of the things Andrew Webster seems to do well. Bring people togther, and get buy in. Can see it with luka metcalfe, the zesty boys, etc.


Link:
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXdlDV-EZF0/

 

[Buzz Killington]

If TMM wants to stay in NZ, I would be offering TMM a role in player welfare. Dude came back from being told he will never play again. Plus he is a really good dude.

 

[CWC]

If TMM wants to stay in NZ, I would be offering TMM a role in player welfare. Dude came back from being told he will never play again. Plus he is a really good dude.

He would be good insurance on the cheap year by year if we’re going with 2 of Boyd/Metcalf/CHT, and Linnane/Jett/Thompson as Linnane is an unknown and the last two might not be ready for first drop, could be down to him and Hansen…if we keep all 3 halves he’s gone IMO