Ezra Mam accepts nine-game ban, $120,000 in fines

[ad_1] Ezra Mam should pay $120,000 in fines to Brisbane and the NRL after the under-fire five-eighth accepted his nine-game ban for driving offences.

The Broncos confirmed late on Friday night that Mam would settle for his NRL sanctions, which AAP understands to be the ban and a $30,000 fantastic.

Brisbane has slapped the 22-year-old with a further $90,000 fantastic for being caught drug driving whereas unlicensed after crashing into an oncoming automotive in October.

AAP understands the membership fantastic could possibly be unfold out over multiple 12 months. Mam is contracted to Brisbane till the tip of 2029.

In an announcement, the Broncos additionally stated Mam must full a safe-driving program, work or examine placement, and decide to ongoing wellbeing help.

Mam was additionally fined $850 and had his license suspended for 9 months in Brisbane's Justice of the Peace's Court docket final week, in a punishment that has broadly been criticised as too lenient.

"While we're extraordinarily dissatisfied that we now have been positioned on this place, we imagine each the NRL and club-imposed penalties adequately mirror the gravity of what is transpired and may act as a deterrent from this kind of dangerous and anti-social behaviour," Broncos chief govt Dave Donaghy stated in an announcement.

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"Ezra clearly did the unsuitable factor, however he has taken duty for his actions and proven real regret in the direction of these concerned.

"He understands the affect this has had on everybody round him, and the sport.

"Ezra has taken steps to get his life again on monitor since this incident and that should proceed. Now we have been very clear about that.

"We imagine the extra measures in place are necessary and can go hand in hand with integrating Ezra again into the work underway on the Broncos."

AAP has additionally been advised Mam will be unable to incorporate the Indigenous All-Stars fixture in his ban, which means he will be unable to return till Brisbane performs South Sydney in spherical 10 of 2025.

Mam's suspension will probably imply Ben Hunt will associate Adam Reynolds for the primary two months of the season at Brisbane, after his transfer from St George Illawarra.