WARRINGTON Wolves and Rhyse Martin, a second-rower for Leeds Rhinos, are rumoured to have discussed a move for 2025.

But there’s fierce competition for the Papua New Guinean’s signature, and things become a little murky when other internal considerations are included.

The Wire is in the running to sign goal-kicking edge forward Martin, who is in his final year at Headingley and thus free to talk a move elsewhere with rival clubs, as Jenna Brooks of Sky Sports revealed prior to the team’s matchup with Salford Red Devils on Friday night.

The Rhinos have put in a bid to retain Martin at the team, while Rugby League Live revealed last week that Leigh Leopards had also shown interest in the 31-year-old, who has excelled since joining the Super League in 2019.

The Warrington Guardian is aware that, despite Wolves’ continued optimism for victory, it is acknowledged that Leigh is now in the driver’s seat.

Warrington has had to alter their recruitment plans as they get ready to live without Matty Nicholson, who is scheduled to join the Canberra Raiders of the NRL at the end of the season.

Luke Yates, the captain of the Huddersfield Giants, was supposed to be the sole new player they signed for 2025, but since Nicholson decided to give Australia a shot, they’ve had to hunt for a back-rower to take his place.

Martin would occupy one of Wire’s seven overseas quota spaces. Yates will occupy the spot when he arrives for preseason, but Josh Drinkwater’s contract is about to expire, so if he leaves, that would provide an opening.

They do, however, want to find a method to balance having players of the appropriate calibre in their roster with providing opportunities for several younger players that the club has high hopes for.

There are those who believe that Adam Holroyd, who has made 11 first-team appearances this season as part of a consistent breakthrough, can eventually take Nicholson’s place.

Nolan Tupaea, who made his senior debut for the club against Wigan Warriors earlier this month, is also making great progress, while several back-row players in the age groups are reportedly attracting attention.

In short, Warrington would like to sign Martin, but there are a lot of other considerations.

The Warringtons will try to recover from the heartbreak they suffered against the Salford Red Devils this Friday night.
This Friday, June 14, at 8 p.m. KO, The Wire will play their Super League home opener against the Red Devils at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.

We are two points behind the leaders going into the second half of the league season for Sam Burgess’ team.

The visitors on Friday have eight league victories thus far in 2024, which puts them in the final sixth play-off berth.

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Both Jordy Crowther (ankle) and Lachlan Fitzgibbon (back) were injured during the Challenge Cup Final and had to miss play.

Warrington Wolves’ 21-man roster: Toby King, Arron Lindop, Matty Nicholson, Zane Musgrove, Matty Ashton, Joe Bullock, Ben Currie, Josh Drinkwater, Matt Dufty, James Harrison, Adam Holroyd,

The game on Friday will air on Sky Sports Arena.

The match will take place 48 hours later, with the game accessible on SuperLeague+.

Monday’s complete match replay will be accessible on WireTV, and following full-time, match highlights will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Tickets can still be purchased from the club store, online, and by calling 01925 248888.

Only the West and South Stands have select cash turnstiles, and the North Stand’s ticket office windows are open until 5:00 p.m.

The Friday night game’s turnstiles will open at 6.30 p.m., while the hospitality area will open at 5:45 p.m.

We will have our official club store open from 9 a.m. till kickoff.

Salford’s star player is Marc Sneyd, who is presently atop the Man of Steel standings. This season, he is just behind Niall Evalds of Hull KR with 14 try assists.

The only player in the competition with more metres made than Nene MacDonald is our very own Matt Dufty.

Loghan Lewis, who signed with the Canberra Raiders last week, may make his Salford debut.

Warrington Wolves are on a roll in 2024, but Sam Burgess and his team have already set their top goal for 2025 in terms of recruitment.

A rush of moves for 2025 have been confirmed since the deadline of May 1st, after which clubs can formally start negotiating with off-contract players from rival clubs.

The most noteworthy and unexpected of these was Hull FC’s announcement of John Asiata, the captain of the Leigh Leopards, joining on a three-year contract. A few anticipated additions have also been confirmed, including Mike McMeeken, who will join Wakefield Trinity in 2025 for an incredible four-year contract.

Warrington is one team that hasn’t made any progress, as the Wolves are currently utterly unnoticed when it comes to hiring. That has now altered, though, as there are now apparently advanced talks to recruit a Super League player.

For 2025, who will Warrington Wolves sign?

Luke Yates, the captain of the Huddersfield Giants, has been linked to Warrington Wolves. The Australian’s contract at the John Smiths Stadium is set to expire at the end of the current campaign.

Yates, who joined the Giants three and a half years ago after moving from Salford before of the 2021 campaign, has been among the team’s most reliable players. Yates captained the team for the previous two and a half seasons after proving himself so good that, after just one year, the position of captain was given to him.
Yates is one of several well-known players whose contracts were about to expire as Huddersfield comes to an end, with over 100 players whose deals were slated to expire at the end of the 2024 campaign.

Kevin Naiqama and Esan Marsters, two centres, are on the list, but it appears that Yates is the most likely to depart, with Warrington Wolves leading the chase for the Australian forward.

According to the Warrington Guardian, who broke the story, Warrington Wolves’ pursuit of Yates has reached a “advanced stage.” They even speculate that Yates might be the only player the Wire signs for 2025.

That is a testament to their team’s strength and to their offensive strategy, which has produced young players like Leon Hayes before his tragic injury.

The Guardian went on to say that “the deal is close to completion,” which would be devastating for Huddersfield and a major victory for Warrington.

Yates would be an excellent leader and tackler if signed; in 2023, he was voted “Hitman of the Year” after topping the tackle charts with over 1,000 tackles. Thus far

Yates has made 320 tackles in just eight games in 2024, and Huddersfield has lost two of the three games in which their captain has been sidelined due to a contentious preseason ban.