Mitchell completes career circle at Eels
After weeks of agitating for a release, having already signed with the Eels for 2018, Moses had the request finally granted.
The Tigers and Moses fell out after coach Ivan Cleary and CEO Justin Pascoe withdrew a contract offer and told him the club was concentrating on re-signing Luke Brooks, Aaron Woods and James Tedesco.
It was the death knell of Moses’ relationship with the joint venture and ultimately back-fired as Woods signed with Canterbury and Tedesco joined the Roosters.
And now Moses’ career has come full circle - he starred for the Eels in the under-16 Harold Matthews Cup but the club neglected to offer him a long-term deal, telling him he wasn’t big enough, before he accepted an offer from the Tigers.
“I wanted to stay but it’s their decision and I respect it,” Moses said in 2014.
Arthur praised Moses as a key signing who gives the side some much-needed halves stability after being forced to turn to a long line of fill-ins since Kieran Foran’s departure last year.
“We haven’t had a steady halves partnership for a long time, whether it be through injury or blokes coming and going,” Arthur said.
“We’ve had centres in the halves with (Norman), we’ve had back-rowers there.”
He predicted Moses would hit the ground running.
“I just had a good conversation with Mitchell then about how we like to attack and our plan moving Arthur said.
“He’s very intelligent and he’s going to be a real asset for us.”
Moses has been named on an extended Eels bench to take on Canberra on Saturday at ANZ Stadium but Arthur said he would “definitely” start.
Tigers fans will also be circling Sunday, July 23 in their calendar when Moses is scheduled to take on his former club for the first time.
The Tigers were on Monday denied their request for an immediate release for Warriors gun Tui Lolohea. forward,”