WESTS TIGERS SET TO LAUNCH MASSIVE BID FOR MITCH MOSES
The Wests Tigers have all but secured English international John Bateman for the 2023 season but SEN’s Michelle Bishop has revealed the deal has yet to be confirmed as the club believes it can also acquire Parramatta Eels halfback Mitchell Moses.
Moses began his career at the Tigers in 2014 and after 67 matches with the club and subsequently moved to Parramatta midway through 2017 season. The 28-year-old is off contract at the end of the 2023 season and is available to be signed for the 2024 season.
Bishop said that the Tigers are holding out on signing Bateman until they know more details around the salary cap and evaluate whether making a bid on Moses is possible.
“The Wests Tigers have actually agreed to pay Bateman’s transfer fee from the UK. That’s all happening,” Bishop said on SEN 1170 Breakfast.
“The Mitchell Moses situation could be the thing that’s holding it up.
“The Tigers are going all guns blazing and they actually want Moses for 2023.
“They need to leave some cash in the cap for that to become a reality.
“Both Bateman and Moses share the same player manager, so they clearly hold the trump card in this one.
“Nervous times for Eels fans.”
Bishop said that it was “wishful thinking” on the Tigers part but commended the club for aggressively pursuing star players.
The Daily Telegraph’s David Riccio said that Moses will see out the final year of his contract at the Eels but is long odds to remain at the club beyond the 2023 season.
“I received a call (from a source) that suggested there is no way in the world that Mitchell Moses will be there (at the Eels) in 2024,” Riccio said onSEN 1170 Breakfast.
“If I’m a betting man, I don’t believe that Mitchell Moses will be there in 2024.
“How the Eels try to juggle Dylan Brown, Mitchell Moses, Clint Gutherson, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Junior Paulo, Josh Hodgson and Ryan Matterson into a salary cap is going to be a struggle.
“Parramatta have put a significant four-year package together for Mitch but I don’t think it’s going to be in the vicinity of what rival clubs like the Bulldogs and Tigers will be able to put together.
“I can tell you that Parramatta officials are nervous.
“They are nervous about where this is going to go.”
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Munster is on 1.1 mil, I'd have Munster over Moses everyday of the week - Also 1.4 brings a totally different type of pressure that he won't handle
Let's not be so naive about Munster's contract. He's got TPA's which take him well over the $1.1m mark.
Agree Axel but we can only take things at face value until proven other wise
I believe you would be correct in this assumption Axel.
Snakey asked a question the other day re. what is a market price? my guess answer to that is that there are two markets they operate in i.e. the real market and the shadow market.
Finance markets are riddled with shadow markets, the Chinese being a good example. Unfortunately and in my opinion (that's all, I don't know) is the shadow market in NRL terms is the one that the benefactors have a certain automony in the club and they can sideline different issues between the legal and the grey.
Example would be a lawyer setting up a trust fund for a players family that would involve a structure that would be technically illegal under the NRL salary cap and integrity rules but an industructible contract if the NRL tried to take it to court. The NRL know this and the grey market operates within that world for some sort of mutual existence.
Parra had a crack at that world and were led by buffoons and criminals, they have managed their way out to be in an amazingly good position and now their inherit naivety is about to see them go back to where they were.
The family and self help structure that was enhanced and driven by BA is now proving to be the achillies heel in the process as they have not been capable of managing their way out. The unexpected problem arising from the coach himself.
The family favouritism real or not is proving to be the catalytic downfall of the club and yes people like me who have supported the club for over 70 years are asking questions like....I have now lived in Brisbane for 40 plus years, why not try and follow the Broncs or Dolphins.....I probably won't be capable of doing that but it has crossed my mind. I'm too incredulous that with all the physical and locational boundaries that we have we are not the heavyweight club we should be.
" Downfall of the club" Interesting comment Pops
Agreed mick muster has done it all as well you need to be a regular rep player for that coin I reckon
Absolutely they should Moses manager approached the club mid year to re-sign but the board said let's wait and see ride it out
They have to offer that though or MM is going to tell them where to go.
For me this decision is less to do about money and more to do with if he thinks the Tigers have a chance at winning this thing before the end of his career.
For MM his time is now and if he wants to win there's got to be more to it.
Thats the media spin the almighty $$$$$ is King.I'd suggest MM has been well compensated his whole career so common sense should prevail here it's not as though the Parra offer will be a low ball one.
Yep sharpen the axe, I'll do the lopping.
Metaphorically speaking.