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        Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve > Poppa September 11, 2026 at 12:50pm

        

        No, in our industry at the base levels , you're  pretty much paid whatever the role pays , does not matter If you've been here 1 month or 3 years , you're generally paid the same . Some exceptions are made for some higher performers , poached from another company, or longer serving employees will organically be on more due to annual % increase etc , or those who've bounced around various roles collecting increase s along the way ( who are obviously multi skilled accross the business )   , however no, a rookie isn't treated any different.  

        Peasant was not on a pittance with us either  , that's just your version to suit your narrative.  You could argue the same about my version , howver the difference is the media and your trusted AI gives me some sources , which is better than your made up version. 
        
        

        We paid peasant top dollar , he was expected to be a very viable soulition. Not a hit and hope. Ryles did Anasta a very very big solid and it cost us over half a million dollars for a total flop. 
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          Poppa > Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve September 11, 2026 at 3:22pm

          

          Read my reply to Darren, as usual you haven't a fcuking clue, you can go back to the 360 commentary from Anasta if you like or ask someone else on here if they saw /heard that comment.

          PS AI was not consulted, AI reports what they know from reports like journalists or fcukwits like you that want to compare a "rookie" in the fruit juice business to a rookie in the NRL.
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            Poppa > Poppa September 11, 2026 at 3:32pm

            

            You asked about AI so I went and checked it Wiz, the programme was the 23rd October 2025.

            Here is the exact words from AI

             

             

             

             

            While Jonah Pezet's manager, Braith Anasta, explicitly stated on NRL 360 and social media that the Parramatta Eels got him "really cheap," there is no official variance figure available because exact dollar values for his 2026 contract were never leaked or reported by major outlets. [1, 2]

            Instead, the reporting and public commentary surrounding his highly unique, two-club deal for the 2026 and 2027 seasons focused on the following salary context:

            • The "Really Cheap" Context: Anasta explicitly confirmed that Parramatta paid nowhere near what fans and online rumours were suggesting. He noted that because it was effectively functioning as a one-year bridging stop before Pezet permanently takes over the Brisbane Broncos No. 7 jersey in 2027, the Eels secured an exceptional, cut-price rate for a player of his calibre. 
            • The "Not Money-Based" Claim: Anasta reiterated that the decision to leave the Melbourne Storm to sign with the Eels and subsequently the Broncos had "nothing to do with money". He emphasized that Melbourne was prepared to match or exceed financial offers to keep him, but the move was entirely motivated by immediate first-grade opportunity and developmental pathing.

             

            PS From Poppa, how bloody lucky were Melbourne!.....equally how unlucky are Brisbane and finally, we got out of jail with Volkman being found in the "wake".
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  Eelovution September 11, 2026 at 9:08am

  Pezet is no longer our problem now. He is going to that fortress of happiness,brotherhood and......Madge Maguire. Good luck- you are going to need it in that environment.