Bulldogs CEO Aaron Warburton has announced that the club would not stop Tevita Pangai Junior from making a surprise return to the NRL.
Pangai Junior, who turned down a lucrative contract with the Bulldogs to pursue a boxing career, has reportedly met with the Brisbane Broncos to negotiate a return to his former club in the second half of the 2024 season, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Broncos have yet to propose a deal. Pangai Junior began his NRL career with the club and played 96 games before being released in 2021.
Bulldogs CEO Aaron Warburton has announced that the club would not stop Tevita Pangai Junior from making a surprise return to the NRL.
Pangai Junior, who turned down a lucrative contract with the Bulldogs to pursue a boxing career, has reportedly met with the Brisbane Broncos to negotiate a return to his former club in the second half of the 2024 season, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Broncos have yet to propose a deal. Pangai Junior began his NRL career with the club and played 96 games before being released in 2021.
“Tevita parted ways with the Bulldogs on extremely good terms,” Warburton told the Daily Telegraph.
“We wish nothing but the best for Tevita and his family for their future.”
Pangai Junior went to Brisbane to live after leaving the Bulldogs, and the 27-year-old was spotted at Broncos training last week, sparking suspicion that he was aiming for a comeback to the NRL.
He is close friends with Pat Carrigan and Payne Haas, with Carrigan expressing his desire to see Pangai Junior “back at the Broncos”.
Brisbane now has a few vacancies in their forward group as Tom Flegler, Kurt Capewell, and Keenan Palasia all left the club in free agency.
A player of Pangai Junior’s caliber would be well received this season as the Broncos look to rebound from a painful loss to Penrith in the 2023 grand final.
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