PLAYER Ezra Mam

[Skathen]

Driving with drugs in your system down the wrong side of the road and causing a head on crash?

Not under the influence of said drugs. That's the detail people don't seem to understand the difference this makes. Under the influence = affected capability to drive. In this instance, it's like not blowing a blood alcahol level, but finding trace elements in your blood you've been drinking - albeit with an illegal substance.

If he was off his head while driving, the charges would have been far worse.

 

[Dexter]

9 weeks if true is nearly double Trindall and more than double JAC, so that's about right with the Broncos tax.

 

[Foordy]

Not under the influence of said drugs. That's the detail people don't seem to understand the difference this makes. Under the influence = affected capability to drive. In this instance, it's like not blowing a blood alcahol level, but finding trace elements in your blood you've been drinking - albeit with an illegal substance.

If he was off his head while driving, the charges would have been far worse.

they really need to think of this case like alcohol.

e.g. he had alcohol (cocaine) in his system ... but he wasn't over the 0.05 limit

 

[BroncosFever]

This probably puts to bed that conspiracy people have that the NRL is out to get us, we all expected half a season, minimum.

I think the disconnect is between what the legal system decided and what he should probably have got done for, it's a fairly common opinion to only get $850 for what he did, that's a joke.

 

[Skathen]

This probably puts to bed that conspiracy people have that the NRL is out to get us, we all expected half a season, minimum.

I think the disconnect is between what the legal system decided and what he should probably have got done for, it's a fairly common opinion to only get $850 for what he did, that's a joke.

To be fair, my guess several pages back was 8 weeks based on getting more than others who've done similar and I was right :P

 

[Foordy]

9 weeks if true is nearly double Trindall and more than double JAC, so that's about right with the Broncos tax.

and IMO Trindall was actually the worst of the 3

he had a mid-range alcohol reading of 0.125 + cocaine + was unlicenced at the time.

on top of the fine and driving disqualification, he was also ordered to install an alcohol interlock system. but correct me if i'm wrong, but having to install an interlock system likely means this wasn't his first drink driving charge

 

[tommy]

and IMO Trindall was actually the worst of the 3

he had a mid-range alcohol reading of 0.125 + cocaine + was unlicenced at the time.

on top of the fine and driving disqualification, he was also ordered to install an alcohol interlock system. but correct me if i'm wrong, but having to install an interlock system likely means this wasn't his first drink driving charge

Nah ezra is the worst. He went head on into a much smaller car on the wrong side of the road.

 

[Broncones]

Not under the influence of said drugs. That's the detail people don't seem to understand the difference this makes. Under the influence = affected capability to drive. In this instance, it's like not blowing a blood alcahol level, but finding trace elements in your blood you've been drinking - albeit with an illegal substance.

If he was off his head while driving, the charges would have been far worse.

I remember saying this right at the start of this incident before jumping the gun. It was all dependant on how much was in his system and if the crash was directly correlated to him being impaired severely or not, I’m leaning towards the result of the test and the footage of the crash to be steering towards no. What he did wasn’t perfect but the media have really spun a certain narrative to try and destroy Ezra career here.

 

[BroncsFan]

they really need to think of this case like alcohol.

e.g. he had alcohol (cocaine) in his system ... but he wasn't over the 0.05 limit

Sydney fans and Sydney media don't think... they see a bronco so they see red.

Trindall almost 3 times over on alcohol and also failing a road side drug test... if old mate was in a car crash it probably would've been exactly what these moron Sydney fans have created in their heads

 

[BroncsFan]

This probably puts to bed that conspiracy people have that the NRL is out to get us, we all expected half a season, minimum.

I think the disconnect is between what the legal system decided and what he should probably have got done for, it's a fairly common opinion to only get $850 for what he did, that's a joke.

The disconnect is in the reporting of incidents.

What fine did JAC or Trindall cop for similar or worse incidents??

Who the **** knows because it was out of the media cycle within days.

A bronco player turns up and suddenly a Sydney 'journo' is talking to victims of a roadside fatality and getting their thoughts.

Suddenly Ezra's driving record is released to the public, etc.

The media goes way over the top and whips the public into a frenzy... all for some fucking clicks

 

[Sproj]

So if Trindall got five weeks and Mam nine, I guess the current Broncos tax rate is four weeks. Fairly consistent actually with the four week Brincos tax Carrigan got for the hip drop and Staggs getting his two week suspension put on the back of a further two weeks out injured. So the Broncos tax does seem to have levelled out at 4 weeks.

 

[Fernando]

I don't think Ezra Mam or the Broncos have been hard done by. He has a terrible driving record, had cocaine in his system and drove down the wrong side of the road causing a head on collision while he was on a suspended license. I am surprised the club didn't take the opportunity to terminate his contract, for multiple reasons, and I don't think 9 weeks is out of order. I hope Hunt keeps him out of the team.

 

[Battler]

It takes a legal matter with a maximum of 5 years or more in jail for them to even stand players down. People just totally lost reality here. Not to mention the racist shit going on too.

Nothing else happening so the media is acting like Mam started a conflict in the Middle East and ofc the troglodytes on social media are buying in

 

[tommy]

they really need to think of this case like alcohol.

e.g. he had alcohol (cocaine) in his system ... but he wasn't over the 0.05 limit

I dunno though. If that's how he drives when he is supposedly sober ....?is he really the bloke you want steering your team? I think I'd prefer it if he was actually high.

 

[Fernando]

I dunno though. If that's how he drives when he is supposedly sober ....?is he really the bloke you want steering your team? I think I'd prefer it if he was actually high.

Yeah, the 0.05 alcohol argument is obviously very dumb because a) he had coke in his system and not alcohol and b) he is still on his P's so should be 0.00 anyway.

 

[ningnangnong]

I don't have an issue with a nine week suspension, looking at the incident in isolation.

When you compare it to other similar incidents, it's the consistency from the NRL that is laughable. It's the same with the refereeing. There appears to be no professional process they follow to come to decisions - it's a fucking lucky dip. It reminds me of a South Park episode...

 

[Kaz]

Yep, just one more week then Spencer. People are going to lose the plot and it's going to be hilarious.

And to make it better, he wins us the GF by scoring the winning try.

 

[Jedhead]

I so wish they had given him an extra 3.5 days on top of the 9 weeks. Imagine the headlines!