Jonah Pezet runs out for the first time in his new colours, with the Eels recruit named in the No.7 for their clash with the Sharks on Sunday afternoon.
The 23-year-old signed a one-year deal with the Eels for the 2025 season, before he once again moves clubs and links up with the Broncos on a three-year contract.
Pezet is set to forge a dangerous halves partnership with superstar Mitchell Moses, with many tipping that pair to steer Parramatta back to the finals under Jason Ryles.
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Elsewhere, rising star Isaiah Iongi turns out at fullback while Joash Papalii partners Pezet in the halves alongside a host of first grade regulars in the Eels’ forward pack.
Meanwhile, Niwhai Puru and Riley Pollard both get a big chance to steer the ship for the Sharks — with a big spot vacant to become Cronulla’s next-in-line playmaker.
Following the departure of Daniel Atkinson, Craig Fitzgibbon will have to call on one of Puru or Pollard should Nicho Hynes and Braydon Trindall go down injured in 2025.
All eyes will be on the Sharks’ pairing on Sunday, with Fitzgibbon desperate for that duo to stand tall.
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