Prop Russell Packer has been released from the final year of his Warriors contract, freeing him up to join the Newcastle Knights on a four-year deal.
The 23-year-old endured a difficult season, playing only nine games because of biceps and hamstring injuries and he also grabbed unwanted attention and a A$15,000 fine for the club when he urinated on Suncorp Stadium immediately before the Warriors 56-18 hammering of the Broncos.
He played only once more for the first-grade side after that incident, spending the rest of the year with the Vulcans or in the treatment room.
Packer played 110 games for the Warriors after making his debut against Canberra in 2008 as an 18-year-old.
He was seen as one of the most promising props in the game and made his test debut against the Kiwis in Newcastle in 2011. His only other test was against England in the Four Nations later that year.