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Joel Gould

Bennett's millions of reasons to make Pangai a Dolphin

Tevita Pangai Jr (l) and Wayne Bennett have a long association going back to their days at Brisbane. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

The Dolphins are "a couple of million dollars" under the salary cap this year, coach Wayne Bennett has revealed, with enough cash to afford blockbusting forward Tevita Pangai Jr.

Following a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury to lock Tom Gilbert, and second-rower Connelly Lemuelu set for an extended break with a knee injury, the Dolphins are short on powerhouse forwards.

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