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 superb.
Brisbane has slapped the 22-year-old with an extra $90,000 superb for being caught drug driving whereas unlicensed after crashing into an oncoming automotive in October.
AAP understands the membership superb may very well be unfold out over multiple yr. Mam is contracted to Brisbane till the top of 2029.
In an announcement, the Broncos additionally mentioned Mam must full a safe-driving program, work or examine placement, and decide to ongoing wellbeing assist.
Mam was additionally fined $850 and had his license suspended for 9 months in Brisbane’s Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom final week, in a punishment that has extensively been criticised as too lenient.
“While we’re extraordinarily disenchanted that we have now been positioned on this place, we imagine each the NRL and club-imposed penalties adequately replicate the gravity of what is transpired and will act as a deterrent from one of these dangerous and anti-social behaviour,” Broncos chief govt Dave Donaghy mentioned in an announcement.
“Ezra clearly did the incorrect factor, however he has taken duty for his actions and proven real regret in direction of these concerned.
“He understands the influence this has had on everybody round him, and the sport.
“Ezra has taken steps to get his life again on observe since this incident and that should proceed. We’ve 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 informed Mam won’t be able to incorporate the Indigenous All-Stars fixture in his ban, that means he won’t be able to return till Brisbane performs South Sydney in spherical 10 of 2025.
Mam’s suspension will probably imply Ben Hunt will accomplice Adam Reynolds for the primary two months of the season at Brisbane, after his transfer from St George Illawarra.
It’s then doable Hunt might shift to hooker if Mam and Reynolds are match, permitting him to share dummy-half duties with Billy Walters.
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