Jonah Pezet (born 17 January 2003) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Early life

Pezet was born at Gosford and raised in Newscatle. He is the son of former South Queensland Crushers player Troy Pezet. Pezet was educated at St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead. He played junior rugby league for Wyong Roos in the

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and

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in the Newcastle Rugby League. He then signed to play as a junior representatives for the Newcastle Knights

Playing career

Early career

From 2018 through the end of the 2020 season, Pezet was a member of the Newcastle Knights junior representative teams, progressing from the Harold Matthews Cup to the

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in 2020. He would move to the Melbourne Storm in 2021, playing for the Victoria Thunderbolts in the Jersey Flegg Cup, as well as the

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in the Hastings Deering Colts competition. Pezet was selected to represent New South Wales in the Under 19's State of Origin 32-4 against Queensland in June 2022, and was awarded player of the match honours with four try assists. Jonah Pezet 2022

Pezet would play 10 matches for Melbourne Storm affiliate club Brisbane Tigers during the

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season. In December 2022, Pezet re-signed with Melbourne until the end of the 2025 NRL season.

Melbourne Storm

In round 3 of the

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, Pezet made his debut for Melbourne against Gold Coast Titans. Pezet would start the match at and score a try in a 38–34 loss. He had his Melbourne debut jersey (cap 229) presented to him by his father and former South Queensland Crushers player Troy Pezet. Pezet also went onto win the 2023 Queensland Cup playing halfback for the

in their 22-18 grand final win over Burleigh. https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2023/grand-final/game-1/

References

External links

Melbourne Storm profileQRL profile18th Man profile
2003 births Living people Australian rugby league players Melbourne Storm players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players Rugby league players from Gosford, New South Wales {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub