PLAYER Ezra Mam

[McHunt]

First interview, since.

Mam:

“I would be lying if I said I was (n't?) worried. I’m just grateful I did get the opportunity to keep going for the Brisbane Broncos and no doubt, I want to repay the Broncos for giving me a second chance. I think that’s just about growing now from this moment. I’m truly sorry, I regret what I have done. That’s the main thing that I try to remind myself every day. I was in the wrong. But right now I’m looking forward to getting on the right path and being a positive role model for future generations. I regret my actions, I’ve accepted that and I’m moving forward.”​

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“So, I’ve just had to accept what I had done and work to get back to where I was, even better. That’s definitely the goal, I don’t think any football player is satisfied with where they are at life. I think as an individual myself I just want to get back to 100 percent physically and mentally and back on the field.”​

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“For me now, I’m just going to be working on myself and dealing with that stuff when it happens … I don’t know what’s going to happen but we’ll deal with it when it comes around. Leading up to the court case, I wasn’t able to for legal reasons reach out to the victims, which was on my mind throughout the whole process. Once the court case was settled, I reached out that day and expressed myself to them. I wanted to catch up and show how sorry I am to them. I’ve reached out a couple of times to them to try and meet up. I don’t want to cramp their space and be too pushy about meeting them. I just want to respect their boundaries. When the time is right, they will get back to me and we’ll go from there.”​

Madge, a while back:

“He is still working through everything. Look, Ezra has made mistakes and he has been away and looked at himself. He is aware of the circumstances, he has had to go to work on a building site and he got on the tools for a period. He got a lot out of the experience which is important. Ezra is continually working on himself now. He has had to take a lot of lessons from what he has been through and one thing for ‘Ez’, he is looking to influence, not only himself but the people around him. He has been working extremely hard at training. He understands what he has been through. He is making sure he is giving to the players as much as he can because of what happened and that’s all I can ask of him. Right now, he will just train with us, that’s all he has to focus on.”​

 

[Santa]

Sounds like he might have another distracting year - might be facing further legal action from his insurer.

Ezra Mam determined to become a 'positive role model' after car crash

Ezra Mam is focused on being someone future generations can look up to after surviving the prospect of his contract being torn up by the Broncos as a result of his car crash.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Big Del]

Right now, he will just train with us, and run rings around Benny Hunt that’s all he has to focus on.”

That`s about right I reckon .

 

[Big Del]

Sounds like he might have another distracting year - might be facing further legal action from his insurer.

Ezra Mam determined to become a 'positive role model' after car crash

Ezra Mam is focused on being someone future generations can look up to after surviving the prospect of his contract being torn up by the Broncos as a result of his car crash.

www.abc.net.au

AAP has been told Mam faces the prospect of his third-party insurer then taking action against him if it can be proved the use of cocaine had caused the accident and his actions were outside the terms of his policy.

Nothing burger .

 

[Sproj]

Mam: “I’m Truly Sorry – I’ve Got A lot Of Work To Do.”

Ezra Mam speaks to the media from the Broncos’ Open Media Session at Red Hill on Thursday.

www.broncos.com.au

- How long were you using drugs up to this time? I'll leave that thanks
- I've done a lot of things to try to overcome that time, I just want to move forward
- I do understand I am a role model but what has happened has happened and the only way to get up there is through my actions
- I'm truly sorry, I regret what I done (sic)
- I'm looking forward to getting back on the right path and I accept what I did was wrong
- Yeah yeah I wasn't able to reach out to the victims for legal reasons and that was weighing on me but I reached out the day after it was settled and I've reached out a few times since
- I don't want to be pushy with them but want to keep working with them
- My actions going forward will show that I regret what I did and will be a changed person
- I had to keep quiet going through rehab and so wasn't allowed to say anything in public until now (paraphrasing)
- I want to move forward (said multiple times)
- I can use the time off to work on myself and my habits
- I want to keep helping everyone here be the best version of themselves as well
- Its good to have good role models around you and it helps to have a good group around me
- For me now, I don't know what happens legally but I just need to focus on what I can
- I was worried I would be sacked and I want to repay the Broncs for giving me a second chance
- Same question for a third time by some reporter - shut down straight away
- I had some conversation with Maguire and it was about him to getting to know me and knowing how I was feeling and was a good part of my support
- We have a lot of competition between the players and so I need to work my way into the side
- I need to do my best to get back in the team and leave the right to Maguire
- I've got a lot to work on both on and off the field, the best I can do is train hard
- The last few months have been tough but this is a consequence of my actions
- I need to work hard to get back to where I was but even better
- Do you believe you can get back to where you were - Yes of course I do
- I want to get back to 100% and the best version of myself
- Whatever is best for the team is what I will do
- It was tough telling everyone what happened and this included my mum, not really connected to culture (answered a weird question)
- Learning from this experience and sharing what I've done and how to overcome it is a way to show I've learned from it (a lot of rote answers here)
- Best foot forward, just moving on, best version of myself, yeah yeah, sorry for what I done, not answering that sorry (this sums up the interview)

 

[Mr Fourex]

Sounds like he might have another distracting year - might be facing further legal action from his insurer.

Ezra Mam determined to become a 'positive role model' after car crash

Ezra Mam is focused on being someone future generations can look up to after surviving the prospect of his contract being torn up by the Broncos as a result of his car crash.

www.abc.net.au

Mam, driving with cocaine in his system and without a licence, had a head-on collision on October 18 with an Uber-registered vehicle, injuring the driver, a female passenger and her young daughter.

Consequences for actions.........

 

[Skathen]

The coach got judged pretty harshly if that was the case.. Cant have it both ways, injuries are injuries and they happen. If we are saying there's no excuse for Kev, there is also no excuse for Mam. He's highly paid, it was his first test and he failed to fire. The hesitation around him is warranted, particularly after grubbing it up in the off season.

How many of those injuries were from poor conditioning due to lax standards, players leaving early to beat traffic.

How do those injuries feed into poorly strategised teams, woeful structures and inability to adapt to simple strategies like the dogs running around us and making a joke of our team for 80 minutes?

Further, he blew up at the review and got himself fired. So how about we keep this about Ezra, and not the failed coach who had a many problems, not just injuries.

 

[Manofoneway]

How many of those injuries were from poor conditioning due to lax standards, players leaving early to beat traffic.

How do those injuries feed into poorly strategised teams, woeful structures and inability to adapt to simple strategies like the dogs running around us and making a joke of our team for 80 minutes?

Further, he blew up at the review and got himself fired. So how about we keep this about Ezra, and not the failed coach who had a many problems, not just injuries.

I agree. I think 2024 was attributed to the shortened pre season. Both sides cut short and we were out of shape. Hard to find fitness during the season particularly with injuries. But you right this is a bout mam. I still think you can't blame injuries on his 2024 performance.

 

[theshed]

Mam: “I’m Truly Sorry – I’ve Got A lot Of Work To Do.”

Ezra Mam speaks to the media from the Broncos’ Open Media Session at Red Hill on Thursday.

www.broncos.com.au

- How long were you using drugs up to this time? I'll leave that thanks
- I've done a lot of things to try to overcome that time, I just want to move forward
- I do understand I am a role model but what has happened has happened and the only way to get up there is through my actions
- I'm truly sorry, I regret what I done (sic)
- I'm looking forward to getting back on the right path and I accept what I did was wrong
- Yeah yeah I wasn't able to reach out to the victims for legal reasons and that was weighing on me but I reached out the day after it was settled and I've reached out a few times since
- I don't want to be pushy with them but want to keep working with them
- My actions going forward will show that I regret what I did and will be a changed person
- I had to keep quiet going through rehab and so wasn't allowed to say anything in public until now (paraphrasing)
- I want to move forward (said multiple times)
- I can use the time off to work on myself and my habits
- I want to keep helping everyone here be the best version of themselves as well
- Its good to have good role models around you and it helps to have a good group around me
- For me now, I don't know what happens legally but I just need to focus on what I can
- I was worried I would be sacked and I want to repay the Broncs for giving me a second chance
- Same question for a third time by some reporter - shut down straight away
- I had some conversation with Maguire and it was about him to getting to know me and knowing how I was feeling and was a good part of my support
- We have a lot of competition between the players and so I need to work my way into the side
- I need to do my best to get back in the team and leave the right to Maguire
- I've got a lot to work on both on and off the field, the best I can do is train hard
- The last few months have been tough but this is a consequence of my actions
- I need to work hard to get back to where I was but even better
- Do you believe you can get back to where you were - Yes of course I do
- I want to get back to 100% and the best version of myself
- Whatever is best for the team is what I will do
- It was tough telling everyone what happened and this included my mum, not really connected to culture (answered a weird question)
- Learning from this experience and sharing what I've done and how to overcome it is a way to show I've learned from it (a lot of rote answers here)
- Best foot forward, just moving on, best version of myself, yeah yeah, sorry for what I done, not answering that sorry (this sums up the interview)

Man, I hate these types of pressers.

The whole thing is so fake, from the outrage of the journo’s to the rehearsed answers. I’m not at all excusing his actions but dragging players out, making them practice responses to questions from journos who have their own flaws, to beg forgiveness from a public full of people who have their own issues and short comings to deal with - how performative .

Just let the kid serve his time, release a sorry statement and then prove it with actions. All this other shit is just soap opera. .

 

[Sproj]

Man, I hate these types of pressers.

The whole thing is so fake, from the outrage of the journo’s to the rehearsed answers. I’m not at all excusing his actions but dragging players out, making them practice responses to questions from journos who have their own flaws, to beg forgiveness from a public full of people who have their own issues and short comings to deal with - how performative .

Just let the kid serve his time, release a sorry statement and then prove it with actions. All this other shit is just soap opera. .

I think it is good for the player to come out and say sorry but this was pretty poorly done, it really seemed so I don't know, non-genuine and of course that comes down to as you say practicing responses, etc. It is also the reason I added the last line, so many cliché responses.

 

[FACTHUNT]

Yep, the outrage from the journos who march their way through social events like it’s snowing in remote Colombia and mouth breathing boomers on Twitter as if they didn’t drink drive weekly in their day “because it’s just what we did” is so classic.

You drive past countless people texting every trip. IMO more dangerous than drugs present in the system (rather than DUI). We should just cancel humanity.

This isn’t a defence of Ezra, just expressing that I feel like the outrage is cringe, and performative at best.

 

[Big Del]

Yeah yeah I wasn't able to reach out to the victims for legal reasons and that was weighing on me but I reached out the day after it was settled and I've reached out a few times since

Back when this news broke I said he should be reaching out and apologising .
Another poster told us it`s all up to the insurance company and Ezra will have nothing to do with it . Well ...

Out of court payment to Uber dude incoming .