#NRL

[@brentwinters4821]

Wake up guys he could of killed someone,definitely be sacked no excuses

[@Lorenzogino]

yeah, and if he'd just bashed his missus instead he'd be playing for the Roosters

[@taiyonatiare7918]

100% - it’s always ‘everyone makes mistakes’ and ‘he’s still young’. So was the girl in the car he hit and could’ve killed

[@warrenturner397]

@@taiyonatiare7918 These blokes are clowns!

[@CoolestMoth45]

100%

[@GG-mf3rz]

Problem is if the broncos sack him another club will take him.

[@LaRams9977]

The roosters player who said a few things to him got eight weeks. Puts things in perspective when lives were at risk due to his idiocies.

[@iancocks9408]

Big time eight weeks for Lenu and how much for this disgrace. Surely it’s 4 months at least

[@holyliable5829]

Unlicensed driver. Crashes and could have killed others. Returns positive drug test. Who cares what the Broncos or NRL thinks, that's a matter for the police and court system, he should be jailed.

[@honestpat7789]

The justice system in QLD is soft. He’ll get a few thousand dollar fine and normally a torn up license, but he doesn’t even have one 👎

[@jaycee571]

Exactly, tell me the club and the sponsors car didn't know he wasn't licenced

[@MichaelEagles-t6o]

Ohhh come on mate regarding him as just a baby he knew right from wrong ok and getting behind the wheel of his ford ranger and unlicensed and under the influence of drugs as well and injuring the occupants of the other car he hit head on I say rip up his contract and ban him from playing football for 2yrs or cut half of the his 4million dollar contract

[@joshuaburgin5809]

He could of killed someone. Put the grub in jail.

[@Br0wnCh3]

Wishfull thinking. This is the QLD gov. They are very soft on this kind of of stuff, even if he killed someone.

[@taiyonatiare7918]

@@Br0wnCh3it’s also Australia. The drinking culture means DUI is extremely common - ppl do the same thing so won’t get that mad at what’s happened

[@RichardBowman-uf8ym]

Total

[@northy723]

The NRL community looks braindead all discussing a suspension and not whether or not he should go to jail

[@macka9999]

💯👏

[@GG-mf3rz]

Jail is for the common man, different rules for celebrities, sport stars and the wealthy.

[@seanbuchanan5402]

@@GG-mf3rzCTE live and on colour

[@mitchb8325]

He should be sacked. It is no difference than to a workplace we have no second chances so why should he . Luckily he didn’t kill or permanently injured the other passengers in the car just because you’re a rugby league football star doesn’t mean you’re above the Law. He broke the rules Driving un license and tested positive at roadside testing for drugs any system

[@asdf1991asdf]

He messed up. And he deserves a severe financial punishment. But I actually don't think he needs to be sacked. It sort of punishes the broncos only. Ezra gets resigned at another club with a good deal. It's not broncos fault ezra is selfish. I think he should be fined maybe 100,000 dollars

[@tobiaskrebsanimation]

I am getting over Nrl media always saying "we all make mistakes"... this is far from a mistake.

[@tobiaskrebsanimation]

also he isn't a kid his 21 and is earning nearly a million bucks a year...

[@michaelblair4744]

He went out of his way to hang Spencer Leniu out to dry for 8 weeks. If this guy doesn’t get sacked by the Broncos and deregistered by the NRL for a year, something's wrong. I hope the other party sue him for property damage and personal injury. And he should get whatever the courts decide to throw at him which could be prison. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

[@SidKneeGeo]

The irony of crashing into an uber when he should have called one himself!

[@taiyonatiare7918]

With all that money he gets paid you’d think he could afford a $20-30 Uber

[@SEVENTY7-GG]

@@taiyonatiare7918with the money his on he could tip $30 😂

[@stephenpalmer1099]

If the accident got someone injured. Would you still keep him. Seriously sack the grub. No license, drugs, car accident. NRL need to sack these guys. They gave a guy 8 weeks for calling him a name. Really!

[@jaycee571]

Exactly

[@kevinknight1924]

Remember when Wendell Sailor got two years for cocaine use alone, Mark Geyer about twelve weeks for marijuana. They must be going crazy at the moment

[@honestpat7789]

Wasn’t Wendall playing union when he got the ban?

[@darshin95]

@@honestpat7789 RU has higher standards

[@wilfredoUbatuba]

the woke virus hadn't taken on the planet then, that's the difference

[@joshmugridge2848]

Minimum he should be suspended is 6 to 12 months

[@1362pc]

12 months....no pay..

[@joshmugridge2848]

@@1362pc totally agree to that

[@Kobe_thfc]

8:28 what is Brian talking about? A little girl got injured!! 15 week suspension minimum. $100k fine minimum

[@jaycee571]

Exactly hasn't the young child got a fractured hip

[@Kobe_thfc]

@@jaycee571correct 👍

[@lukenelson325]

Yea gets called a monkey blows up spencer gets 8 weeks. Then he causes an accident 3 people go to hospital and u guys are talking the same Suspension. Lucky no one was seriously injured or killed. Should get sacked

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

Sack him and walsh.they think there above everyone else😂

[@iancocks9408]

Walsh didn’t hurt anybody did he?, season of injuries took him down And the broncos. It’s a nightmare, they dug out of the Seibold debacle and now back to square one. Grand final a distant memory. All those teams seem to collapse though, after losing to panthers in grand final.

[@golfergavin6450]

the pay they take off him should go to the victims

[@jackthelab6755]

He's going to be out of pocket for damages to both cars with no insurance

[@peterdixon2035]

Only a months wages probably

[@jackthelab6755]

@peterdixon2035 yeah maybe not even that The jacks will flag his name and registration for a while so he can be expecting some testing every time he drives past a cop car

[@bobachmar3523]

Sack him ,,,,,no way a sorry or I did a mistake cuts it for me,,,,,if it’s illegal drugs involved,,,,,,

[@johnandersson543]

Alcohol is a drug… it’s all the same.

[@tysonryan3773]

I'm almost certain Ezra is looking at a combination of a supervised good behaviour bond or suspended sentence AND community service once the courts are done with him

[@warrenturner397]

He's looking at a maximum of 14 years

[@honestpat7789]

He’ll get a fine because it’s a first offence 👎

[@chickennugget6985]

12 months minimum

[@macka9999]

How many laws does one have to break simultaneously to be tossed from the game? This mug could have wiped out a whole family & for what? Disgrace, fair dinkum.

[@taiyonatiare7918]

Yeah I mean there’s that player that got done for drugs, was charged with domestic abuse and hasn’t even paid what the court ordered him too and the nrl let him back. Gotta commit premeditated murder atp to get a lifetime ban

[@lukestevens7274]

Sack him tear the contract up, made a real monkey of the situation 😂😂😂

[@bobachmar3523]

@@lukestevens7274 🫢🤣🤣🤣🤣 lmaooo but have to ask,,,,why is monkey racist,,,,I’ve been called worse,,,,didn’t cry about it,,,,and yes iam a wog😅

[@holzsmsf]

At 21, he is not a kid. He knows clearly he should not be driving on 2 counts. No license & drugged up. He made a conscious decision to risk his life & others by being on the road. Stop saying he is a young person. He is not young. He is accountable & needs to face the facts

[@bradcozens]

He crossed over into the other lane , what if he had drove up onto the footpath and wiped out a family .should get the book thrown at him .

[@davidcorrigan6578]

How about 12 weeks in Prison rather than 12 weeks off the field.

[@JakeYoung-f3z]

NRL definitely needs to start taking a hard stance on players moving forward. The great game we call rugby league is continually being jeopardised by such culprits. Players need to realise that it’s more than a game it’s there job and illicit drugs, drink driving etc is a sackable offence in most lines of work. NRL should have had a much harder stance on players being that they are supposed to be role models for kids and communities alike so is it the players or the NRL itself that needs an uppercut ? Example latrell Mitchell earlier in the year snorting a white powder that’s easy sack him ban him for 4 years. Ezra mam no licence on drugs car crash sack him ban him for 4 years. What’s more important the game or the names in the game ? Would soon teach players and fans that there’s no room in the game for such misconduct and disruption

[@boba2783]

The land of white powder😂

[@leighstait]

2 days later just north of brisbane on the D'aguilar highway, a driver driving erratically crossed the road and had a head on with another vehicle and killed 2 people and seriously injured one. This had the potential to be the same. The driver was arrested on the scene. Ezra needs to be sacked and deregistered.

[@HoonYeongOng]

Remember Israel Folau? No drugs, nothing. His crime was expressing his religious belief and the whole country sentenced him without a trial.

[@danielvermeer3363]

That is 4 high-profile indigenous players that have done this. What is going on, boys?? Does anybody else see this as a major issue??

[@bisonnn]

The NRL is FULL of drugs 💊 why don’t the police investigate where they GOT the drugs from ? The question is obvious and the answer is obvious

[@boba2783]

So non indigenous people don’t take drugs? Really ?

[@jackthelab6755]

Nah 50% of people under 30 are using the nose powder

[@damonmlinaric9254]

Coke is a widespread issue in Australian sports full stop lol why single out our indigenous athletes?

[@iancocks9408]

@@damonmlinaric9254lately isn’t it only indigenous ones who have been busted. That’s why, the last 4 busted are indigenous

[@MidnightPursuit]

I work in the Rail industry if I tested positive for anything on 1 occasion I would not be allowed to work on rail in Australia ever again

[@Jase1000-p2f]

We dont believe nrl players are role models proceed to advertise nrl players as heroes and role models lol nrl smoke and mirrors.Ezras sweet who are you kidding its the nrl

[@damonmlinaric9254]

Idk some are definitely role models but the nrl needs to start giving serious bans for drug use and just permanently ban steroid users.Idk why xerri and Jennings were allowed back ever considering they are permanently enhanced for life compared to what they would have been if they never took steroids

[@taiyonatiare7918]

@@damonmlinaric9254well xerri seems fair but Jennings comes with a plethora of charges and allegations

[@fumezify]

He wasn't legal to drive on the road, He should be charged with a criminal offence

[@jamesa6756]

Why are we even wasting time talking about this? He’s committed a serious crime and is no role model. Why would the NRL or the Broncos want to be associated with him?

[@nathansimpson9924]

If the allegations are correct. No D/L, Unregistered, DUI, causing a MV collision. Caused a victim to fracture their hip and mental trauma. The NRL should intervene and de: register him for a period. Seriously.

[@AndyJay13]

It’s a bit unfair to punish the broncos for 12 weeks. They ought to sack him, move on. Spend the cash on Ben hunt

[@CallMeIntricate]

I hate "we all make mistakes" as an excuse, I don't care how good of a footy player he is he got into a car and drove under the influence endangering the lives of other people. He should be in jail.

[@dutto78]

Putting him in jail is a bit crazy, what about all these young bloke steeling car and crashing them an hurting people and they still don't get jail. Sack him or sit him out of the game for 10 weeks.

[@taiyonatiare7918]

@@dutto7810 weeks isn’t enough - these players clearly aren’t learning their lesson. Gotta make an example of him. I’d say 6-9months suspension and keep his pay for that entire period. Bet he’ll think before risking other people’s lives again if it hurts his pockets

[@michaelmahony8382]

If he drove unlicensed this time and its a sponsored car, how many other times did he drive unlicensed? Theres alot more to question then just the accident itself.

[@mjay6508]

Joel n Briany, I agree with you both…. we’ve all mucked up!!! B U T……. If you’re trying to sell the NRL to Vegas, worldwide TV rights, team expansion, multi million dollar contracts, sponsors, et al, it’s NOT a good look when many of the players are on the powder, and have been for years. Surely, in this day and age, of PROFESSIONAL footy, the SPORT deserves to be CLEAN. No ifs No buts. If you want to be on the blow, go play local park footy. You want to play first grade NRL, get a million plus salary, then you have to be clean. Mandatory drug testing. No ifs No buts. That’s the deal. If the powers that be don’t respond assertively, then this clean NRL facade will roll along until what?? ie, a player off his face, wipes another car out and people are killed, kill’s himself. This conversation needs to go up a gear at a managerial, club level. This is tip of the iceberg stuff.

[@elchapothedon4967]

How tf is this a 12 weeks suspension? He almost killed a family, under the influence of drugs whilst driving unlicensed. He deserves to get the sack and not be allowed to play again.

[@jaycee571]

I agree

[@garrysecuramot]

Look what a club like Penrith did to one of their players for his indiscretions, and what will Mam get. He should be kicked out.

[@Al1z-d4y]

8 weeks ? Calling someone a name is the same outcome as almost killing a mother & it’s kids drugs in system etc monkey 😂

[@DavidBulsey]

I thought they drug test Professional sports people at RANDOM any day 24/7?

[@davidward1721]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@surfingkoala35]

As a longtime Broncos fan, I'm not sure what we want is even relevant. Its in the hands of the lawyers now. But if we look at the options... he gets the axe, goes to a different team and plays for them. If we keep him, there is a chance he learns his lesson and puts the selfish shit behind him and puts all his effort into helping the team. I think there is more to gain by keeping him and guiding him, but its up to the new coach and (ultimately) the police. Thank the stars that no one was killed. Bloody foolish way to fuck up your life.

[@taiyonatiare7918]

He needs to be punished where it hurts him though to learn his lesson bc it’s clear these players don’t care - get a long suspension and take his pay.

[@someoneunseen5168]

Ban from the nrl for life. No future there. And would have to get a real job unless britain or france want him.

[@deanwalsh4995]

A month ago, Ezra and Reece Walsh had a heart to heart with the Broncos boss regarding their Bali holiday and social media posts.😮 He doesn't seem to comprehend the gift he is sh.tting on. This definitely should make him reassess his life options.

[@aluong1990]

Whatever the number of matches per incident (had they happened individually), add them together, add an extra 4 weeks. That's about 12-16 weeks (or 6 ish months) + massive fine. Also rules him out of any rep football. Add in community service and an additional 4 matches suspended. We are lucky noone was seriously hurt and this should set a precedence while allowing Ezra to be given a chance to grow up and hopefully come back better.

[@Br0wnCh3]

Should get fined and suspended for half the season at least. If he gets sacked its the easy way out. He'll get another contract with another club almost immediately. Players HATE missing games more then paying a fine. He must miss games for what his done and serve time doing community service. We talk alot about rehabilitation, i truly believe this will change him for the better.

[@redeemedfarmer2670]

If Ezra escapes jail it’s because of his background And skin colour……. No second chance for such criminal behaviour, if your family was in the Uber I doubt you’d be sitting there making excuses…..Ezra should be jailed and banned for life from nrl……

[@colkur5007]

Simple answer when you look at clubs that have sustained club success. Would Mam still be at the Storm or Panthers if he did this? Theres your answer.

[@mintysampson4506]

There on the good stuff,to keep up with the speed of the game.

[@t3chhh]

What I still don't understand is that if he wasn't pissed, was he off his head and driving? Or was he coming down from the weekend earlier? None of it makes sense yet.

[@moosethe4th]

Sacking is the only way. No excuses. Yes he's young and from this he will grow.

[@GuyLovesAnOnion]

If it’s an illegal substance he’s been popped for. - Rip up his contract or at least 12 weeks and 40 hours of community service with no pay If it’s prescription - 8 weeks + no pay for that period

[@paulmcgeechan8503]

Ironic that halfway through this KZbin clip I get an advertisement from the LNP in Queensland encouraging me to vote them into power in 5 days time, the add clearly stating that they are going to get tough on crime. Ezra might be turning out for the Woodford Prison team next March.

[@mm2222-u3w]

If he gets 4-6 months can Madge afford to keep him and risk not having him there half the season,maybe hunt gets a start

[@petersimpson6110]

Delete and ban all his social media, that will really hurt him.

[@bretttippett636]

Should be jailed and banned from the NRL for 3 years and I’m a Broncos supporter

[@rgw5830]

What you permit - you promote. You can't play football for Broncos from goal. No licence, drugs, driving Vehicle 1 which moves into the path of another vehicle (Vehicle 2) driving legitimately in the right direction - in broad daylight, fine weather, no cause. Multiple passengers transported to hospital in an ambulance ??

[@unluckytourist]

Dude is so rich how could he not afford an uber?

[@taiyonatiare7918]

These players have too much money and not enough sense

[@wilfredoUbatuba]

ego

[@ynot7262]

Hasn't he already checked into rehab? Doesn't seem that is the behaviour of someone who is innocent of dui? It's works in his favour for the courts as they use rehabs as part of either a jail sentence or good behaviour bond...

[@mario18661]

If he’s not gunna get sacked the suspension should be 16-24 weeks 8 for driving without a license, 8 for the failed drug test and 6 six for the accident.

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

That makes sense, 8 weeks for calling him a name and 8 weeks for drug driving and possibly killing 3 people. Go figure.

[@robd3529]

The young girl whose hip got fractured in the accident, will take longer then 8-12 weeks to rehabilitate her injury. Also If Ezra Mam wasn’t an NRL player and it just some random who did this, people would be wanting him in jail

[@nevillehodge4086]

It was a major crash firstly ! A woman and her baby girl went to hospital with injuries. He was unlicensed and under the influence of drugs but in saying that he is only 21yrs old and we have all made mistakes. It is imperative that he is not deserted for his failings but he must have genuine remorse and earn his respect back. I worry for his mental well-being . He deserves a second chance but has to genuine . I am not down playing the welfare of the victims of this car crash. There has to be real consequences and not be given a light let out a jail free card because he is a high profile NRL player and I am not using the term jail literally. I am not a Broncos fan but I don't think he should be cut adrift , he is going to need support on this journey albeit the culture of their playing group leaves a lot to be desired . ie Reece Walsh

[@redeemedfarmer2670]

Time for the nrl to be serious on this criminal players…….they “are” role models for the society…….the players make money from being a role model,,,as soon as they behave like criminals you guys make excuses for this criminals…….a normal citizen would face criminal charges get no support from top notch solicitors like Ezra will…..pathetic if nrl doesn’t sack him…..

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

Looks like drugs are part of Brisbanes culture/nrl culture/oz culture😂

[@bensantowski467]

If you think it's exclusive to Brisbane, the NRL and Australia you are extremely naive 😂

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

@@bensantowski467 i dont.

[@danedwadd62]

(English fan who watches nrl) it does seem these nrl players are getting out of control

[@jayannan9897]

I tear up Ezras contract and give him a new downgraded contract like a rookie would get and spend the money on Hunt. I'd be trying to get both.

[@ulrichwenzel82]

why is the nrl involved? isnt this a civil matter that needs to be sorted in court. maybe this princess should see the inside of a jail cell.

[@Steveaustin007]

No matter what the courts decide - The NRL need to deregister him so he can’t play for any team .

[@stuartkerton2683]

Indicative of the sense of entitlement that the broncos suffer from based on one good year in the last four. Criminal offense, simple as that . Totally unacceptable. Cut him and get rid. Set the correct tone .

[@benmason2979]

He should be in the big house, let alone sacked, a poor girl has been put in hospital

[@heathballard5398]

He's only 21 He's just a baby!!!! PLEASE I am so sick of that excuse. They are grown men making adult decisions and they need to face the consequences.

[@trulyawesome5604]

There is 7 kids in Murgon or running around in the Brisbane comp that could take Mams place in a second and be just as good. There has to be standards and ethics

[@kevinwaters5872]

The Dragons sacked Fonua Blake “for his own good”. How did that work out for Saints ? No way Maguire lets Maam go at this stage.

[@SuperJayain]

At the risk of sounding racist, because people are precious these days the young indigenous players need to pull their head in. All 3 have been indigenous. Latrell also had a white powder incident. That males 4.

[@christov4202]

He's only 21. Yeah, 21, driving recklessly causing a potentially fatal accident, while on drugs, while unlicensed in an unregistered vehicle.....

[@davidgagen9856]

Wonder if he cd serve his 12 week suspension playing for the Wacol Correction Centre team? Cd be a loophole the NRL will need to look at.

[@franknicita2444]

He should be sacked or be given 12 month penalty and one year salary. He was involved in a head start n collision that could have killed innocent people

[@MattyGalvin]

Didn't even have a licence, not suspended for loss of points he never had one 😂

[@simoncoates5737]

Does the league do tests as a matter of course? I had thought they only made testing positive public after the second strike. If his prior bloodwork was clean or not might provide context. A contract is an estimate of your talent, your attitude and your level of risk.

[@brucejobson1353]

Broncos too gutless to sack him

[@Johnnybravo105]

I’ve been a big fan of Ezra and think he was going to be a future all time great bronco.But he has broken the law which resulted in a young child being physically harmed. He needs to be sentenced as a civilian would, maybe that’s jail time. Contract torn up, and hopefully one day he works his way back up through reserve grade to maybe play again one day.

[@toddjames7]

I wonder what these two would think if it was their children in the car that got hurt🤔

[@cambaw5]

If i had a head on collision with no license and dui my boss would sack me. I would either lose my license for years and a massive fine and probation or a jail sentence. How is 12 weeks off a suitable punishment. And the nrl wonders why this shit keeps happening

[@galesly8787]

Omg what a bad culture is at the broncos he should be sacked and jailed without a doubt why haven’t they done that 😡 broncos shame shame shame on you

[@bray8881]

If nrl don’t de register him they have no integrity and I’m a broncos fan. The crash was bad enough that he broke the young girls hip.

[@MurrayRichardson-pp3qr]

I worked as a Steward in the racing industry noticed that and fines dont work. Who will pay the fine? Him the club or a sponsor maybe? Suspension and deregistration hits harder and sends a message that sinks in. Jail time or the threat of it. This guy thinks he is a Koala (protected species) so he will not learn if its a light punishment.

[@JohnSalmon-rd6rd]

Can't play in another team for 3 years

[@barbmaddern1513]

Why should he get a fine and suspension when he was driving unlicensed and positive drug test. If it was you or me doing the same incident we would be facing criminal charges and possible jail term. Why do these players get special treatment. Big money players are not above the law. 3 people were taken to hospital and the Uber driver is now out of business.

[@peteuhlmann9950]

Why everyone worried about how long suspension hes going to get. He near killed 3 people, no license, on the drugs if it were you or me we would be packing our toothbrush.

[@allanragip]

Should be a police matter also a full scale nrl punishment. That is career ending. Tough but them the rules Bra. It's a big shame because he is a great player.

[@aaronyearbury8344]

If the nrl want this to stop before someone is killed, they need to take a hard stance now. If the SA rugby springboks are done for drugs they can never play rugby in south Africa again

[@mrdbooks7285]

Kevvy would sack him.

[@sachad964]

full year suspension, Broncos wont cut him, why would they, for another team to pick him up on a bigger contract, without pay

[@sleati4911]

Sack him. Send the right message to the wider public. These radio cretins are out of their depth. Stop. This is a matter for the Police and Ezra, as well as the family he rammed into. His employer provides a character reference. But the process needs to play out.

[@OdinsG]

We see him out all the time in the Valley with Payne haas. They regularly go to the men’s toilet and pop MD and Coke. Surprised they don’t have random tests because they would have been busted so many times

[@MidnightPursuit]

No way Payne haas is doing drugs

[@OdinsG]

@@MidnightPursuit yeah he is also definitely one of “don’t meet your heroes” in that setting. We would see Him and Ezra commonly at Su Casa and Mi casa night club in the valley. If they did regular testing they would have been caught ages ago, so seeing Ezra caught on the news was no surprise. Have seen the hammer a few times at Su casa as well but he’s sober

[@MidnightPursuit]

@@OdinsG isn’t Payne Haas sober?…he is Muslim

[@Hersh-bq6co]

Stop talking shit you flop, Payne doesn’t do drugs and Mam doesn’t go out clubbing the only time he drinks is at His family’s house in Woodridge, I know his aunty & brother personally, Kids never been a heavy drinker doesn’t even have a beer after games in the shed,

[@JunixKuizon]

He will get a slap on the wrist because of who he is.

[@dutto78]

Sack him sign ben hunt,,,we can keep cobbo, staggs, willison. Biggest problem is every clubs on the coke. ( C.Munster, b.smiths, abbo-carr, r.walsh, b.trindle, e.mam, l.Michelle, k.ponga) and there's a lot more in the game. Its up to the nrl to start doing a better job policing it. 🥵🥶 im a brisbane fan and im a bit sick of it..

[@peterbulloch4328]

Darwins Evolution of Mam.