Wild twist in Moses battle as Bulldogs make move

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The Bulldogs person been rugby league's large spenders implicit the past 12 months - but they person dramatically ruled themselves retired of the moving of 1 of the game's marquee players.

A Bulldogs root told Wide World of Sports that the nine has dropped retired of the contention to motion prima Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses for 2024.

The Bulldogs person been keen connected Moses for months, locked successful a conflict with the Wests Tigers for his services.

But the Bulldogs took a extremist alteration successful absorption this week, signing disgruntled Broncos youngster Karl Oloapu.

The 18-year-old Oloapu has yet to play a crippled of people shot but was rated the hottest schoolboy spot successful the state past season.

He outgo the Bulldogs a $500,000 transportation interest from the Broncos connected apical of his wage but is 10 years younger than Moses - and tin besides play halfback.

The Bulldogs' determination present leaves the conflict to motion Moses arsenic a 2 equine contention betwixt his erstwhile club, the Tigers and his existent club, Parramatta.

The Tigers are consenting to wage supra marketplace worth for the talented fig 7 and the Eels person already splashed retired large dollars to motion Moses' halves spouse Dylan Brown.

That makes the Tigers the caller favourites to prime up Moses - unless helium is prepared to enactment astatine the Eels for little money.

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