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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


Mam was born in Sydney into a family of Aboriginal descent from Far North Queensland (Kuku Yalanji). At a young age, he moved to Queensland and grew up in Ipswich playing his junior rugby league for the Goodna Eagles. Mam attended Ambrose Treacy College in Brisbane's western suburbs playing rugby union for their 1st XV team. Mam accepted an offer to take part in Brisbane Broncos' development system at the age of 13.




Career






= Early career

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Mam won the Rookie of the Year in the 2021 Intrust Super Cup season while playing for Souths Logan Magpies finishing the season with thirteen tries, eight try assists and seven goals in just eleven games.




= 2022 onwards

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Mam made his first grade debut for the Brisbane and set up two tries in their 36–12 win against the Newcastle in round 11 of the 2022 NRL season.
In Round 12, Mam scored his first try NRL try in a 35–24 win over the Gold Coast Titans.
Mam played a total of thirteen games for Brisbane throughout the year scoring six tries. Brisbane finished the 2022 season in ninth place.
In round 2 of the 2023 NRL season, 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.
In round 22, Mam scored two tries in Brisbane's 32-10 victory over the Sydney Roosters.
Mam played twenty-five games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season and scored eighteen tries to equal highest amount for a five-eighth 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.
In round 5 of the 2024 NRL season, Mam scored two tries for Brisbane in their 34-32 loss against Melbourne.
Mam made nineteen appearances for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season and scored nine tries; the club missed the finals and finished twelfth on the table.




Off-field incidents


In October 2024, Mam was reportedly involved in an altercation with a fan in Bali.
Due to a Brisbane head-on car crash in October, Mam was issued a traffic infringement notice for failing to keep control of a vehicle. He is listed to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 16 December 2024 on charges of drive while relevant drug is present in blood, and driving without a licence.




References






External links


Brisbane Broncos profile

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