With the 2018 season drawing nearer, we will begin to look at how each team is shaping up for the season ahead.
Today, we take a look at the New Zealand Warriors – and what their best 17 looks like.
Warriors 2025 Player Movements
| 2025 Gains | |||||||||
| Tanah Boyd (Gold Coast Titans, 2026), Kahu Capper (Sydney Roosters, 2026), Erin Clark (Gold Coast Titans, 2027), Jett Cleary (Penrith Panthers, 2027), James Fisher-Harris (Penrith Panthers, 2028), Kalani Going (2025), Samuel Healey (Cronulla Sharks, 2027) | |||||||||
| 2025 Losses | |||||||||
| Addin Fonua-Blake (Cronulla Sharks), Shaun Johnson (retired), Marcelo Montoya (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Jazz Tevaga (Manly Sea Eagles), Setu Tu (Brisbane Tigers) | |||||||||
| Re-Signed | |||||||||
| Mitchell Barnett (2027), Rocco Berry (2026), Wayde Egan (2027), Jackson Ford (2027), Tohu Harris (2025), Chanel Harris-Tavita (2026), Jacob Laban (2026), Ali Leiataua (2027), Freddy Lussick (2026), Zyon Maiu'u (2026), Luke Metcalf (2026), Taine Tuaupiki (2026), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (2027) | |||||||||
| Off Contract 2025 | |||||||||
| Bunty Afoa, Tom Ale, Tohu Harris, Edward Kosi, Te Maire Martin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Dylan Walker | |||||||||
| Rumours | |||||||||
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2018 Predicted Lineup
- Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
- Gerard Beale
- Peta Hiku
- Solomone Kata
- David Fusitu'a
- Blake Green
- Shaun Johnson
- Agnatius Paasi
- Issac Luke
- Adam Blair
- Leivaha Pulu
- Tohu Harris
- Simon Mannering
INTERCHANGE - Sam Lisone
- Albert Vete
- Bunty Afoa
- Ata Hingano
Coach: Stephen Kearney
Reserves: Mason Lino, Nathaniel Roache, Ken Maumalo, James Gavet.
The Big Question: There are a few. Will Tohu Harris catch the Warriors bug – where he’s all but reduced to a shadow of his former self? Has Stephan Kearney been able to instil a more hardnosed culture in camp New Zealand this off-season? Have they worked out the perfect formula on how to travel?
Predicted Finish:Â 16th
Authors Note: Same may very well believe that a predicted finish of 16th is a little too harsh – and I agree, the New Zealand Warriors are a team capable of a top-four finish – but I’ve officially lost all faith in this football side; who season after season continually field a team on paper which is capable of a top-four finish. In all reality though, they’ve missed out on playing playoffs footy for six years. Their finish in 2017 was possibly their worst yet. With a spine featuring Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Kieran Foran, Shaun Johnson and Issac Luke; the 13th position was far from respectable.
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