NRL free agency: Which Warriors players are off-contract, who should be re-signed and who will be targeted

November 1 means NRL hunting season has arrived, with 160 players officially hitting the open market today, who are now free to negotiate with rival clubs for 2025 and beyond. The Warriors therefore have some big personnel decisions to make.

The Warriors announced today that Dally M winger of the year Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has signed a new one-year contract, keeping him at Mt Smart until the end of the 2025 NRL season.

The deal sees him extend his stay in Auckland to a fifth season after originally signing in 2021 through to the end of next season.

It comes on the back of a career-best 12th NRL campaign where he scored 24 tries, beating the club’s 20-year-old record of 23 for most touchdowns in a season.

With Watene-Zelezniak wrapped up, the Warriors have further decisions to make regarding some big names at the club.

Who is off contract for the Warriors?
Shaun Johnson, Luke Metcalf, Tohu Harris, Jazz Tevaga, Rocco Berry, Freddy Lussick and Jackson Ford all have one year left on their current deals. So who are the priorities and who can the club afford to wait for 2024 on?

Shaun Johnson is in career-best form at 33 and the halfback was only denied this year’s Dally M Medal by one vote.