{"id":560982,"date":"2026-08-06T17:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/560982\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:32:10","slug":"luke-metcalf-recalled-as-warriors-halfback-for-panthers-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/560982\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Metcalf recalled as Warriors halfback for Panthers clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">Metcalf, 27, enjoyed a breakout season in 2025, until he suffered a knee injury that ended his campaign and delayed his 2026 return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">Over the summer, he extended his contract with the club, but in his absence, Tanah Boyd consolidated his grip on the No 7 jersey and, uncertain of his future with the Warriors, Metcalf sought an early release and signed with St George-Illawarra Dragons for 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">Although Boyd also suffered a season-ending knee injury, Martin was promoted into the halfback position and has held it since Round 11, impressing with his form and also signing a contract extension for 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">Metcalf has played just two first-grade games this season \u2013 both losses \u2013 and tweaked a hamstring against Cronulla Sharks in April. Coach Andrew Webster has resisted calls to bring him back during a mid-season slump that saw four defeats over seven games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">Metcalf has turned out for the club reserves in NSW Cup and occupied a spot on the interchange bench, without being required to take the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">Against tabletoppers Penrith, Metcalf will start alongside Chanel Harris-Tavita in the halves, with centre Adam Pompey promoted to the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"GVVHMTqjHdqyH\" style=\"display:none\">\u2013 RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Metcalf, 27, enjoyed a breakout season in 2025, until he suffered a knee injury that ended his campaign&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[806,99105,3019,2082,2347,26882,102883,104115,111,139,69,16856,23840,213,3006],"class_list":["post-560982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-as","tag-chapman","tag-clash","tag-for","tag-grant","tag-halfback","tag-luke","tag-metcalf","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-panthers","tag-recalled","tag-sports","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560982","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=560982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}