Ezra Mam
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| Full name | Ezra Mam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 2003 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 3 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ezra Mam (born 31 January 2003) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
Background
[edit]Mam was born in Sydney into a family of Aboriginal descent from Far North Queensland (Kuku Yalanji).[2] At a young age he moved to Queensland and grew up in Ipswich playing his junior rugby league for the Goodna Eagles.[3] Mam attended Ambrose Treacy College in Brisbane's western suburbs playing rugby union for their 1st XV team.[4] Mam accepted an offer to take part in Brisbane Broncos' development system at the age of 13.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Mam won the Rookie of the Year in the 2021 Intrust Super Cup season while playing for Souths Logan Magpies finishing the season with 13 tries, 8 try assists and 7 goals in just 11 games.[5]
2022
[edit]Mam made his first grade debut for Brisbane against Newcastle in round 11 of the 2022 NRL season, in a 36–12 win setting up two tries.[6][7] In Round 12, Mam scored his first try NRL try in a 35–24 win over the Gold Coast Titans.[citation needed] Mam played a total of 13 games for Brisbane throughout the year scoring six tries. Brisbane would finish the 2022 season in 9th place.[8]
2023
[edit]In round 2, Mam scored two tries in Brisbane's 28–16 win over arch-rivals North Queensland. In round 8, Mam was sent to the sin bin for a hip drop tackle on Parramatta's Matt Doorey during Brisbane's 26–16 victory.[9] In round 22, Mam scored two tries in Brisbane's 32-10 victory over the Sydney Roosters.[10] Mam played 25 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season and scored 18 tries the equal highest amount for a five-eight in a season. Mam played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final where he scored a second half hat-trick.[11]
2024
[edit]In round 5 of the 2024 NRL season, Mam scored two tries for Brisbane in their 34-32 loss against Melbourne.[12] Mam made 19 appearances for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season and scored nine tries which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.[13] In October, it was alleged that Mam had been involved in a car accident and returned a positive roadside drug test. It was also alleged that Mam had been driving unlicensed. This was the second off-field incident for Mam in the same month as just three weeks earlier, he had been involved in an altercation with a fan in Bali.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Mam's connection to culture at his core". 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Exciting Half Ezra Mam Extends with Broncos". 29 October 2021.
- ^ Nicolussi, Christian (30 September 2023). "Marked Mam: The Broncos star whose life story is writ large". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rookies to watch in 2022". NRL.com. 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Round 11 team lists". NRL.com. 17 May 2022.
- ^ Wenzel, Murray (19 May 2022). "Broncos lose Reynolds; Mam to face Knights". The West Australian.
- ^ "NRL 2022: Brisbane Broncos season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "'Damage done early' by Broncos stars as Eels urged to 'harden up': Big hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Chooks cooked despite veteran's historic feat as Bronco breaks 78-game try duck — 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "'Devastating': Adam Reynolds injury disaster leaves NRL heartbroken". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "'Really can't hide': Queensland superstars back under-siege Walters amid Broncos review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'Need to grow up': Broncos chief breaks silence on Mam's car crash as star's remorse revealed". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL probes Brisbane Broncos's Reece Walsh and Ezra Mam over alleged Bali incident". www.abc.net.au.