General Warriors SG Ball 2025

[Noitall]

Talking of young halves - Haami Loza is partnering Hastings in the halves in reserve grade this week.
I expected Ryder Williams would get the nod over Loza - but I rate Loza higher.
Both these young halves are 19 year old Kiwis.
Williams got a top 30 spot at the Titans last year as an 18 year old, but I think an injury slowed his progress and POS signed him for us a month or so ago.
Loza has played the last 2 seasons in SG Ball and Flegg and had an offer to join the Warriors this year.
Dobson coached him in Flegg last year.
My opinion is that Loza works a lot harder and is a smarter playmaker, but Williams is bigger, a stronger defender, and looks to be a good game manager who talks a lot








Off the knights forum regarding Haami Loza. Was on their forum in the off season that I saw he was meant to be coming this way but never happened. Looks like it was just an offer looking at this

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Talking of young halves - Haami Loza is partnering Hastings in the halves in reserve grade this week.
I expected Ryder Williams would get the nod over Loza - but I rate Loza higher.
Both these young halves are 19 year old Kiwis.
Williams got a top 30 spot at the Titans last year as an 18 year old, but I think an injury slowed his progress and POS signed him for us a month or so ago.
Loza has played the last 2 seasons in SG Ball and Flegg and had an offer to join the Warriors this year.
Dobson coached him in Flegg last year.
My opinion is that Loza works a lot harder and is a smarter playmaker, but Williams is bigger, a stronger defender, and looks to be a good game manager who talks a lot








Off the knights forum regarding Haami Loza. Was on their forum in the off season that I saw he was meant to be coming this way but never happened. Looks like it was just an offer looking at this

Are they better than Luke Hanson Jye Linnane, Jett Cleary or Jack Thompson?

 

[Noitall]

Are they better than Luke Hanson Jye Linnane, Jett Cleary or Jack Thompson?

Not sure? I mentioned on here in preseason that I’d seen it said Haami Loza was coming over and nothing happened. Five & Fast had mentioned that he’d seen it on here and that was from me posting what I’d seen. Looks like that’s the explanation that he had an offer and stayed put

 

[Noitall]

Promising Warrior fighting rare blood disorder

Talented One New Zealand Warriors junior Noah Jensen is fighting a rare blood disorder.

www.warriors.kiwi

Sad situation for Noah Jensen

 

[Noitall]

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOCY3sNEouw/

Give a little page going for Noah Jensen

 

[Noitall]

2026 SG Ball Cup Player Movements and Squads

Full list of signed players for each team.

www.zerotackle.com

Couple of interesting losses for 2026 in Jack Thompson and Gordon Afoa. Afoa because he was only extended recently? Does losses to the sg team mean they’re changing grades or have left the club?

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

2026 SG Ball Cup Player Movements and Squads

Full list of signed players for each team.

www.zerotackle.com

Couple of interesting losses for 2026 in Jack Thompson and Gordon Afoa. Afoa because he was only extended recently? Does losses to the sg team mean they’re changing grades or have left the club?

Im sure jack thompson was seen at training and afoa just recently extended no?

Im sure they are both moving up.

 

[Damo]

2026 SG Ball Cup Player Movements and Squads

Full list of signed players for each team.

www.zerotackle.com

Couple of interesting losses for 2026 in Jack Thompson and Gordon Afoa. Afoa because he was only extended recently? Does losses to the sg team mean they’re changing grades or have left the club?

I wouldn't read too much into that. A lot of those "losses" are incorrect..
Zerotackle strikes again

 

[ndp26]

2026 SG Ball Cup Player Movements and Squads

Full list of signed players for each team.

www.zerotackle.com

Couple of interesting losses for 2026 in Jack Thompson and Gordon Afoa. Afoa because he was only extended recently? Does losses to the sg team mean they’re changing grades or have left the club?

Surely the listed losses reflects the players that are too old for SG Ball now. Some have left the club (e.g., Pauling to Titans, Savea to Storm, Purcell to Panthers), and Jensen will be unavailable due to illness, but you'd think most - including the Paea Sikuvea and Thompson will be eyeing up spots in Flegg or Cup.

That being said, it looks like Militonimolela Sikuvea was born in 2007 and Afoa will only be 18/19 in 2026 (was 17 in April 2025 according to this article), so I would have they're both eligible - perhaps they've been moved on?

Also... it is ZeroTackle, so the 'grain of salt' principle applies.

 

[Hitro]

Surely the listed losses reflects the players that are too old for SG Ball now. Some have left the club (e.g., Pauling to Titans, Savea to Storm, Purcell to Panthers), and Jensen will be unavailable due to illness, but you'd think most - including the Paea Sikuvea and Thompson will be eyeing up spots in Flegg or Cup.

That being said, it looks like Militonimolela Sikuvea was born in 2007 and Afoa will only be 18/19 in 2026 (was 17 in April 2025 according to this article), so I would have they're both eligible - perhaps they've been moved on?

Also... it is ZeroTackle, so the 'grain of salt' principle applies.

Couldn’t see any ‘gains’ from Ex warriors either.

It looks like they have just pulled something together off the back of the code sports article as opposed to any announcement. We generally announce our teams after Xmas from memory

 

[Wah's Up]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vqTIJ5-NO8w

 

[Five&Last]

2026 SG Ball Cup Player Movements and Squads

Full list of signed players for each team.

www.zerotackle.com

Couple of interesting losses for 2026 in Jack Thompson and Gordon Afoa. Afoa because he was only extended recently? Does losses to the sg team mean they’re changing grades or have left the club?

That's just from the article showing 1st XV union only players in our pathways teams. Doesn't include players only playing league like Thompson, Afoa etc.

 

[ndp26]

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vqTIJ5-NO8w

I do enjoy when the highlights of young bucks include defensive and other non-scoring plays, rather than just the tries they've scored - especially for backline players. Shows them to be more well-rounded. Lemana is an exciting prospect though, that there is no doubt!