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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Ben Hunt just re-signed with the Dragons until the end of the 2025 season and they are welcome to him.
He is a far better hooker than he is a halfback.
Welsby is a fullback/centre/winger who can fill in at 5/8. There is no way in hell I would have him at halfback trying to lead the team. If you are going to do that you may as well save some coin and just let nepokid kill the plays.
Honestly I can't go another year like last knowing Moses is leaving or brown or both. I legit don't care about anyone else leaving but we must keep brown and Moses together.
100%
Without Moses we are a bottom 4 team.
Without Moses and Brown we are guaranteed wooden spooners.
At this stage I'd be happy with that if that meant bye bye BA...
You'd be happy being a bottom 4 team after making a gf a year previous lol both reactionary from the both of you.
Yes that's what I meant
Sometimes you've got to accept failure to make the changes that's needed
It's the only way to see the back of this cancer.
That's what ONeill and co are there for that's there job to oversee and deal with situations like the mentioned.
The issue Parra have always seem to run into is that guy with the master plan we don't have him and it harks back to Poppa's thread a few weeks back.
Lol Tank . The shitstirer in me can't wait until MA makes the squad next year 😂😂
Well expect it by around round 9.
BA will find some excuse or way to squeeze him into the top 30..
He cannot until he is 18, which i am not sure when that is but could be mid to late 2023. Though if we get injuries to Hodgson and Rein, i find it not out of the rhelm of possibility that BA picks MA over say Hands, or has Hands start and puts MA on the bench (If he is 18).
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