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), Luke Metcalf (St George Illawarra Dragons), Marata Niukore (Newcastle Knights), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Wakefield Trinity)

Off contract and free to sign elsewhere for 2027: Rocco Berry, Kurt Capewell, 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, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Sam Healey, Eddie Ieremia-Toeava, Ali Leiataua, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Motu Pasikala, Adam Pompey, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

 

[roguei]

Imagine nobody wants to sign Metcalf on $1m a season and he is stuck here.

Webster to Metcalf "Pull finger mate, spit out the dummy... you're playing fullback"

Is he on a 1m!? I thought it was 900k.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Is he on a 1m!? I thought it was 900k.

First year of his new contract is 900-950k and then 1mil

 

[Blain]

First year of his new contract is 900-950k and then 1mil

Possibly with rachet clauses. In reality no one knows, it's widely reported he's on $900ish.

 

[juju]

Imagine nobody wants to sign Metcalf on $1m a season and he is stuck here.

Webster to Metcalf "Pull finger mate, spit out the dummy... you're playing fullback"

They made poor Freddy play prop in reserve grade...

 

[CWC]

The drags probably gives him $1.1M by tonight and he does the shut up gesture to NZ crowd again

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

The drags probably gives him $1.1M by tonight and he does the shut up gesture to NZ crowd again

CHT would end his season within 5 minutes of him doing that

 

[kos]

They made poor Freddy play prop in reserve grade...

The guy never complained (publicly)
And made a good fist of playing prop in that grade.
Lussick now playing FG for Penrith.
A team first guy?

 

[Dippa]

As quickly as Luke Metcalf has been flying back and forth to Sydney to sort out his next move, I think Warriors fans should just as quickly shift their energy towards backing Tanah Boyd this weekend against the Broncos. This is a massive opportunity for Boyd to put in a high-quality performance and help solidify the club’s decision to view him as the halfback moving forward.

And as a bonus, if Tanah can keep building form and force his way into the wider Queensland conversation, that would only validate the club’s call even further.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYTqs8_RI9f/?igsh=MW52NmpwdXZoMTVraQ==

 

[Billyspleen75]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYTqs8_RI9f/?igsh=MW52NmpwdXZoMTVraQ==

Surplus to requirements I think

Happy with a halves group of
Boyd
CHT
TMM
Cleary

With Linnane and Thompson in line too

And if CHT leaves I think we need to sign someone to fill that spot, or go all in on Cleary

 

[KPWarrior]

Surplus to requirements I think

Happy with a halves group of
Boyd
CHT
TMM
Cleary

With Linnane and Thompson in line too

And if CHT leaves I think we need to sign someone to fill that spot, or go all in on Cleary

Might indicate that CHT is sticking around for longer?

 

[3rdstriker]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYTqs8_RI9f/?igsh=MW52NmpwdXZoMTVraQ==

Just remember the Warriorholic will report a Chinese whisper.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Losing CHT would suck. TMM offers the same sort of value. He doesn't shy away from defence. Hes a team player. Not as abrasive as Chanel defensively. But offers more on attack with his light feet, Stepping & slightly faster.

Martin also has a sweet short kicking game and vision with the ball in hand.

We would get a like for like swap if Chanel left. The only downside with TMM is his history with injuries & concussion.

We would miss Chanels hits and strong defence tho.

 

[shuffle]

What if lol now just saying we lose Hanson and Metcalf goes to the Dragons why doesn’t the club go for duh duh duhhhh Kyle Flanagan! Look at what Websters done for Boyd! Flanagan fits that same Mould! Probably defends better.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

What if lol now just saying we lose Hanson and Metcalf goes to the Dragons why doesn’t the club go for duh duh duhhhh Kyle Flanagan! Look at what Websters done for Boyd! Flanagan fits that same Mould! Probably defends better.

Why? We have Jett...

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Why? We have Jett...

Because it would be funny as fuck to turn him into a gun

 

[jonesy101]

As quickly as Luke Metcalf has been flying back and forth to Sydney to sort out his next move, I think Warriors fans should just as quickly shift their energy towards backing Tanah Boyd this weekend against the Broncos. This is a massive opportunity for Boyd to put in a high-quality performance and help solidify the club’s decision to view him as the halfback moving forward.

And as a bonus, if Tanah can keep building form and force his way into the wider Queensland conversation, that would only validate the club’s call even further.

This 100%. Competition for places in squads is healthy, but this is such a unique situation. Boyd can now have the confidence he isn't just in a caretaking role.

And for Metcalf I don't begrudge what's transpired. He could've stayed with Cronulla but took the risk in coming here, bought into the NZ culture and wanted to be one to make a difference. I've always had admiration for players we've had like that. But the succession of injuries has sadly curtailed it all. He's 27 now so the next year and a half is crucial for him to turn a career of what could've been into a great one and he will make a difference at the Dragons if he can stay fit.

 

[Makasene]

Reports Metcalf to the Dragons immediately

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Reports Metcalf to the Dragons immediately

Would the club get some sort of cash compensation or a player swap?

 

[Ref]

Surplus to requirements I think

Happy with a halves group of
Boyd
CHT
TMM
Cleary

With Linnane and Thompson in line too

And if CHT leaves I think we need to sign someone to fill that spot, or go all in on Cleary

Add Harry Inch and Tyson Hansen.