Powerful manager Isaac Moses loses appeal against his deregistration

Moses, who was previously banned for six months for his role in the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal, will be permitted to continue trading until a final outcome is reached.

Moses has more than 50 NRL players on his books including top liners Cameron Smith, Mitchell Moses, David Klemmer, John Bateman, Tevita Pangai Jnr, Matt Lodge, Jesse Bromwich, Josh Hodgson, Felise Kaufusi and Jordan McLean. It is a large and powerful slice of the market given there are more than 100 accredited agents, yet 90 per cent of them don’t have a single first-grader on their books.

Moreover, Moses also represents a long list of former and current NRL coaches including Anthony O’Brien, Todd Payten and Anthony Seibold.

The case has been closely monitored by rival agents, who are poised to move in on Moses’ clients should they become fair game.

Moses had engaged lawyer Arthur Moses SC, who successfully sought an injunction on Sonny Bill Williams when he left the Bulldogs, to represent him in the matter. The top silk, a former president of the NSW Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia, has experience in other high-profile rugby league cases.

He represented the so-called ‘Gang of Five’ Eels officials embroiled in the salary-cap fiasco and also acted for Jack de Belin in his Federal Court appeal against the NRL’s ‘no fault’ stand-down policy.

“The NRL Appeals Committee has issued its decision in respect of an appeal brought by Mr Isaac Moses,” the NRL said in a statement.

“Mr Moses’ accreditation under the NRL Player Agents Accreditation Scheme was cancelled by the NRL in June 2020.

“The independent Committee upheld the NRL’s findings that Mr Moses breached his obligations as an Accredited Agent in 2017 by counselling, procuring and assisting one of his clients to give evidence to the NRL that was false and intended to mislead an investigation by the NRL Integrity & Compliance Unit.

“The Appeals Committee will now hear submissions from the parties on whether the cancellation of Mr Moses’ accreditation should be confirmed, or some other sanction be imposed.

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“The cancellation of Mr Moses registration will not take effect until notified by the NRL.”