ANALYSIS: Tevita Pangai Junior's last hunt begins with his career at the ultimate crossroads
abc.net.au/news/tevita-pangai-jnr-canterbury-bulldogs-rugby-league/102218482As Tevita Pangai Junior prepares to open his season for Canterbury on Sunday against Parramatta, there are certain games that rush to mind — the Bulldogs prop has that affect.
Pangai has said many times how much he respects and admires Taumalolo, a longtime Tongan teammate. But, on that night in 2018, he played like he wanted to destroy Taumalolo and the rest of the Cowboys, or die trying.Then, in 2021, bound for Canterbury, Pangai stopped in at Penrith for six weeks that have vanished into the pandemic memory hole.
Pangai only played six games for Penrith. In that prelim, the finest hour of the club's golden era, he only played 16 minutes and hurt his calf, to miss the grand final. It changed the game from the typical run-and-gun footy of that time into trench warfare, which is a battle Penrith can always win and haven't stopped winning since.Pangai didn't clog the stat sheet in either of these matches — that's never quite been his go. Instead, he makes big plays that you remember, and leaves no room for smaller ones. That's become Pangai's signature, for better and for worse — and we do mean, for worse.
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