MITCHELL Moses has signed with Parramatta for next season and another Wests Tigers star could be joining him.

The Eels have held talks with in-form flyer David Nofoaluma and he’s seriously considering the move.

The blue and gold will have a wing spot available in 2018 following Semi Radradra’s departure to rugby, and they see Nofoaluma as the ideal candidate to replace him.

“Yeah, I’ve spoken with him, we’ve had talks,” Nofoaluma told Fairfax Media.

“There are a lot of positive things that you hear from him and Mitch has told me the same thing.

“He’s really keen on building something at Parramatta and I’ve taken on the things he’s discussed with me. At the end of the day you’ve got to weigh up your options and make a decision when the time comes.”

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BIRD’S MEETING WITH SHARKS

Jack Bird is hot property at the moment. There’s talk he’s being chased by the Broncos and Knights, while Cronulla want to keep him.

Channel Nine reported Bird met with senior Sharks players after training on Wednesday where they tried to convince him to stay in the Shire.

He then had a 40-minute meeting with coach Shane Flanagan, according to the report.

There’s been a suggestion Wayne Bennett wants the young gun at Red Hill to partner Anthony Milford in the halves.

But Courier Mail reporter Peter Badel says the supercoach wants Bird to play lock.

“The Bennett blueprint is very different to what people think — he’s looking at Jack Bird as primarily a lock,” Badel told NRL Tonight.

“He wants to be on the ball Jack Bird, he can still be on the ball in the No. 13 jumper. That will enable Josh McGuire to move to the front row as they prepare for life after Adam Blair.”

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JT’S POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT

Australian coach Mal Meninga has nominated a bolter to replace Johnathan Thurston as five-eighth of the Kangaroos.

Thurston injured his calf at the weekend and will most likely miss the Anzac Test early next month.

It means Meninga has to find a new No.6, and he told Channel Seven Thurston’s Cowboys teammate Michael Morgan is right in contention.

“From a pure preparation point of view and cohesion combinations, James Maloney and Michael Morgan are definitely there,” Meninga said.

The national coach also backed incumbent Darius Boyd to play fullback next month, despite the return of Billy Slater from injury.

Michael Morgan and Johnathan Thurston of the North Queensland Cowboys at training. Source: News Corp Australia

“Obviously in Billy’s absence (Boyd was) man of the series in Origin, man of the match in the Four Nations final at fullback, playing good footy, captain of the Broncos,” Meninga said.

“There’s a few positive marks for Darius to stay at fullback.”

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‘KEEP SLEDGING ON THE FIELD’

Penrith premiership legend Ryan Girdler has no issue with the sledging between Melbourne and Cronulla players at the weekend.

But he says those wars of words should stay on the field and out of the public eye.

“People are going to say that, it’s in the heat of the battle, as long as it stays on the field,” Girdler told NRL Tonight.

“That’s one issue I do have with the cameras and the fact that stuff leaks out. I’m sure they have a beer after the game and get on with things.

“As long as you keep families and mothers and wives and girlfriends out of it I think it’s all pretty fair.”

WHY MOYLAN SHOULD RETAIN CAPTAINCY

Matt Moylan’s position as Penrith captain is under scrutiny after he was dropped for disciplinary reasons last week.

But club legend Ryan Girdler told NRL Tonight just why Moylan should retain the captaincy.

“I think he’s a great leader. He’s a young man but he’s a great communicator, he has a really good rapport with the referees, he’s respectful and decisive when he speaks to them” Girdler said.

“He understands the coach’s message and he delivers it on weekends. He leads by example.

“Matty might have got it wrong last week ... I’d be really disappointed personally if Matty walked away from the job.

“I think he’s the man to lead the club into the future and I hope he stays on.”

‘FARAH WOULD HATE IT’

Robbie Farah has been demoted to bench hooker at South Sydney in favour of Damien Cook.

League legend Ben Elias told NRL 360 the veteran representative hooker wouldn’t be at all pleased about the situation.

“What (Michael Maguire is) saying now is that (Cook) is a better player than Farah,” Elias said.

“I know Farah fairly well, he’s a very passionate and very emotional bloke. He would hate it.

“He’ll go about his business, he’s a very professional player, but I can see the frustration with him starting off the bench.”