RNZ<\/a><\/p>\nThe Auckland NRL outfit has been wrestling with its roster in recent weeks, with Tanah Boyd and Chanel Harris-Tavita \u2013 both off contract at the end of this season \u2013 preferred as the starting halves combination, despite the return of Metcalf from a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
Australian media is reporting Boyd’s contract has been extended through 2029.<\/p>\n
Re-signing Metcalf was a priority for the club, after a knee injury ended his 2025 season prematurely, while he was sitting atop the Dally M Medal standings. He was subsequently extended through 2028.<\/p>\n
During his absence, Boyd’s form has helped the Warriors to second on the competition table and made him a State of Origin contender for Queensland.<\/p>\n
Last month, coach Andrew Webster tried accommodating both his star halves by playing Metcalf at five-eighth, but the move backfired, resulting in their only two losses of the campaign so far and ending with Metcalf’s hamstring tweak.<\/p>\n
His management reportedly told the Warriors he preferred to play halfback and sought clarification on his future with the club.<\/p>\n
Boyd’s apparent extension through 2029 has escalated that discontent to a request to allow him to find another home.<\/p>\n
The Warriors have given Metcalf that permission.<\/p>\n
“We will not make any further comment on this matter until a further update is provided by Luke and\/or his management,” said Warriors chief executive Cameron George.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Harris-Tavita has also been exploring his options beyond 2026, including a meeting with former Warriors coach Todd Payten, who is now in charge of North Queensland Cowboys.<\/p>\n
Harris-Tavita’s management has reportedly told clubs he is only available for a one-year contract, suggesting he may be positioning himself to join expansion club PNG Chiefs, when they join the competition in two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Warriors have given star Luke Metcalf permission to talk to other clubs for next season, as they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[85,42,43,577,40,38,41,39,3006],"class_list":["post-424770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-australia","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-nrl","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}