The situation surrounding Pangai Jr is so bizarre.
It starts back at Canberra where Tevita was the star of their NYC side but Ricky Stuart didn't value Pangai Jr as a first grader and was happy to release him early from his contract.
Fast forward to 2020 and after an indifferent run of form which included several stints on the sideline for suspensions, Pangai tried to get himself sacked by the club by breaching the COVID bubble only for Lockyer to step in at the 11th hour to keep him.
Tevita was one of the Broncos best forwards this season, but results still weren't going the club's way. It seemed like everything came to a head when Tevita met with Michael Maguire without the club's permission.
What makes the situation so bizarre is that Pangai has breached the rules twice and yet appears to be getting rewarded. Firstly by being able to join a club while they're a serious shot at winning a premiership and then signing a bigger contract at Canterbury. Meanwhile Brisbane are supposedly paying $200,000 in severance, which will somehow come off next year's cap. With Penrith spending $100,000 on this year's cap, it will only be $100,000 according to Paul Kent.
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I'm going cross-eyed.
Once again it's indicative of the horrible management at the club but also how broken the system is. How are the Broncos paying any of the difference when Canterbury are paying him $2.2 Million?