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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3589799, member: 9853"] [I][B]Tevita Pangai Jr:[/B][/I] [INDENT]This is a new me. I’m happy to play for free. Souths have offered me some money but I’d rather it go to other players in the team. It’s great to come back to Souths. I have great memories playing there - one of them was my debut for the club. Wayne came to watch. I had a terrible first half. He grabbed me before I got to the sheds and said I was playing shithouse and to fix up my performance ... we ended up winning the game. I’m happy to come back and play for a can of coke and a chocolate bar. I am at my happiest when I don’t have the stress of thinking how much money I am on. I can just come back to being like a kid that enjoyed his footy. I know people say it’s a business but every time I’ve looked at rugby league in that way, I have let myself down.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I’m serious about boxing. I have a two-fight deal and that’s locked in, but going back to Souths Logan, Karmichael is understanding of that and I’ll be playing as many games as I can in between fights. This is not about money. I want to give back and if I do go back to the NRL, I don’t want to waste anyone’s time. Karmichael was great in our chats. I played a couple games with Karmichael at the Broncos in 2021 and he was already mentoring and helping a lot of us younger players. I love playing rugby league at this level. I’d like to play alongside a young guy like Ben Te Kura and help him along.”[/INDENT] [I][B]Karmichael Hunt:[/B][/I] [INDENT]“It’s a great pick up for us. It’s awesome to see Tevita back in rugby league. For him to be back at Souths, where he has played before, it’s a great story for the game and we’re excited to have him on board. Tevita expressed to me how keen he was to come back and play and we’re more than happy to accommodate him once his boxing commitments ease up. A player of his quality is huge at this level. It says a lot about Tevita’s character that he wants to come back at this level and if he has aspirations to make it back to the NRL, you have to start doing the grafting and he is keen to do that at Souths Logan.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“We will have Tevita for most of the first half of the season. In saying that, who knows how long Tevita will be with us. Someone of his ability not contracted to an NRL club, it only takes an injury or two for coaches to look for replacements. Tevita is an Origin and Test player, so if he is fit and healthy, who knows who comes knocking for him. For now, he can’t wait to put the Souths Logan jumper back on and I’m happy to support him.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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