Moses signed with the Eels earlier this month and requested an immediate release which was rejected by the club.

The 22-year-old had a decent game against the Bulldogs in Round 8 after signing with Parramatta but was ordinary against Cronulla and South Sydney respectively in the following rounds.

Whether the half was deliberately playing badly to gain a release could have been the case and Cleary said his demeanour and performances had “changed”.

"The last time I spoke about (Moses' situation) publicly was after the Bulldogs where I thought he played well," Cleary said.

"I mentioned that I hadn't seen anything to suggest in his performances or preparation that he wanted to leave. And that was the thing I was going to go by. Again, there was no benefit to our club for a release.

"I don't know if it's a coincidence but things changed after that.

"His last two performances and general demeanour suggested he just wasn't happy and the logical conclusion was for us to part ways and that's what we've done."