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The Warriors have sured up their Shaun Johnson succession plan by signing boom five-eighth Luke Metcalf to a contract extension. “Playmaker Luke Metcalf has earned a two-year contract extension keeping him at the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2026 NRL season,” the club said in a statement.
Confirmation of the 25-year-old’s new deal comes after his 21st NRL appearance in Saturday night’s dramatic round two clash against Melbourne at AAMI Park.“We identified Luke a long time ago as a player of tremendous potential,” said New Zealand Warriors general manager recruitment, pathways and development Andrew McFadden. “From the early conversations with him right through to now he has continued to impress us with his maturity and just his willingness to buy in to everything we are trying to build here at the Warriors.”“The talent is there for everyone to see so from a football perspective. That’s exciting for us and for the fans,” Webster said.“Beyond that Luke is exactly the type of person we want here at the club and we’re excited for him to continue to learn and develop under our staff and through the senior players he has around him.” After making just seven appearances for the Sharks across the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Metcalf joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2023 campaign when he scored six tries in 12 games; he has started each of the club’s first two matches this season.“I’m really excited to extend. I don’t see myself going anywhere else,” Metcalf said. “I’m genuinely really happy here at the Warriors and here in New Zealand. My partner loves it and we have something special building so it was a no-brainer.“Obviously I have to put the hard work in myself but when Webby had that chat with me and let me know like ‘hey we want you here long term’ I knew in my heart extending here is what I wanted to do. I can’t wait to re-pay the faith they’ve shown in me.“I grew up idolising Shaun Johnson and now he’s my teammate. It’s crazy. Then you add to that guys like Addin, Wayde, Roger… we’re building something pretty special here.” Coffs Harbour-born Metcalf, played Harold Matthews Cup, SG Ball Cup and NYC football for the Sharks from 2015-2017, had a stint with Manly Warringah from 2018-2020 and then returned to the Sharks where he made his first-grade debut in 2021.Adam Reynolds , Ben Te Kura , Billy Walters , Blake Mozer , Brendan Piakura , Corey Jensen , Corey Oates , Cory Paix , Deine Mariner , Delouise Hoeter , Ezra Mam , Fletcher Baker , Jaiyden Hunt Jesse Arthars , Jock Madden , Jordan Pereira , Jordan Riki , Kobe Hetherington , Kotoni Staggs , Martin Taupau , Patrick Carrigan , Payne Haas , Reece Walsh , Selwyn Cobbo , Tristan Sailor , Tyson Smoothy , Xavier Willison Albert Hopoate , Ata Mariota , Chevy Stewart , Corey Horsburgh , Corey Harawira-Naera , Danny Levi , Elliott Whitehead , Emre Guler , Ethan Strange , Hohepa Puru , Hudson Young , Jamal Fogarty , James Schiller , Jordan Rapana , Joseph Tapine , 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