1. Mitchell Moses is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League, the New South Wales Blues in the State of Origin series and Australia at international level.
38 Facts About Mitchell Moses
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Mitchell Moses formerly played for and captained Lebanon at international level.
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Mitchell Moses has represented the Prime Minister's XIII and World All Stars.
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Mitchell Moses is of Lebanese descent, and is the nephew of former Balmain Tigers player Benny Elias.
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Mitchell Moses played his junior football for the Holy Cross Rhinos and Carlingford Cougars before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.
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Mitchell Moses played for the Eels' Harold Matthews Cup team before being signed by the Wests Tigers.
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In 2012, Moses played for the Tigers S G Ball Cup team, playing in their grand final win over the Canberra Raiders alongside teammate Luke Brooks, and was named the S G Ball Cup Player of the Year.
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In November 2012, Mitchell Moses was named in the New South Wales Blues Origin Pathways Camp.
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Mitchell Moses played for the Wests Tigers NYC team in 2013 and 2014.
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Mitchell Moses had been slated to make his NRL debut the next weekend, but was unable to be selected due to his suspension.
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Mitchell Moses finished his debut year with 1 try and 2 goals in 10 matches.
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Mitchell Moses made his first 6 NRL appearances at fullback before moving into the halves.
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Mitchell Moses struggled early in the season under the more structured play of new coach Jason Taylor.
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Mitchell Moses ran the team for us today, which is a really big step for him.
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Mitchell Moses signed a 3-year deal with the Parramatta Eels, starting from 2018.
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Mitchell Moses then asked for an early release from the club to join the Eels, but was denied by the Tigers.
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Mitchell Moses was thought to be the intended target of the projectile.
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Mitchell Moses played in 10 matches, scored 3 tries and kicked 28 goals for the Tigers before switching over to Parramatta.
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Mitchell Moses played at halfback in the Eels losses to the Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys as they stumbled out of the finals, the first top 4 team since Manly in 2014 to go out in straight defeats.
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Mitchell Moses played in all 26 games of the season, 10 for Wests Tigers and 16 for the Eels, scoring 4 tries, kicking 59 goals and 1 field goal.
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Mitchell Moses was selected as vice-captain of the 24-man squad for Lebanon for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
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Mitchell Moses played in all 4 matches, scoring 1 try and kicking 8 goals and 1 field goal.
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At season's end, Mitchell Moses was told by Parramatta he was free to join another club.
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On June 8, Mitchell Moses signed a three-year deal worth $2.5 million, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.
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Mitchell Moses finished the regular season as the competition's leading try assist maker.
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Mitchell Moses was named as the 2019 halfback of the year at the Dally M Awards.
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Mitchell Moses proceeded to miss the conversion with the ball striking the post.
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Mitchell Moses was selected for the NSW Blues as halfback for the third State of Origin game in the 2021 series.
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On 20 July, it was announced that Mitchell Moses would be ruled out from playing for an indefinite period after sustaining a back fracture in game 3 of the 2021 State of Origin series.
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Mitchell Moses played a total of 22 games for Parramatta in the 2021 NRL season including both of the club's finals matches against Newcastle and Penrith.
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In round 14 of the 2022 NRL season, Mitchell Moses provided one of the bombed tries of the season against arch-rivals Canterbury.
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Mitchell Moses played 26 games for Parramatta throughout 2022 including their 2022 NRL Grand Final loss to Penrith.
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Mitchell Moses scored two tries and kicked three goals in the match.
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In round 10, Mitchell Moses had a bad night with the goal kicking duties only converting one from four attempts.
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On 12 June, Mitchell Moses was selected by New South Wales to play in game 2 of the 2023 State of Origin series after Nathan Cleary was ruled out due to an injury.
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Mitchell Moses was retained for game 3 in which New South Wales defeated Queensland to avoid a series clean sweep.
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On 28 February, the Eels announced that Mitchell Moses had re-signed with the club until 2029.
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On 15 April, Mitchell Moses returned from injury and was named in Parramatta's team to play against the Wests Tigers in round 7 of the 2025 NRL season.