Worst day of my life: why me! Broncos Ezra Mam publicly laid down tearful words against supporting saboteurs despite No.6 jersey honour” as groups of fans expected to cause havoc in the coming days” here’s is full Mam message…
Ezra Mam is ready to face the criticism and boos from some fans as he aims to honour the legacy of Brisbane’s iconic No.6 jersey. The 22-year-old has sparked mixed reactions since coming back from a nine-game suspension for drug driving, which led to a head-on crash that injured two adults and a baby. Opposing fans have been especially vocal, with many still upset over the incident and feeling that Mam’s punishment wasn’t severe enough.
“That’s just footy. Fans are what makes the game very entertaining,” Mam said.
“I think every fan is going to have their opinions, but I can only play good footy and I’m sure within time people will change the way they feel, but if they don’t then I can’t really control that.”
Mam was given a serve with a loud chorus of boos in the 34-6 away loss to Manly at Brookvale Oval in round 14. He had a night to forget on that occasion.
The Canterbury faithful were in his ear again as the Bulldogs took an 18-0 lead in Sydney in round 18.
Mam showed character and skill to have the last laugh as he took control in the second half with three try assists in a memorable 22-18 victory.
“I’m not really taking notice of that,” Mam said of the boos.
“My role is to be playing footy, and while I’m on the field that’s what I’m purely focused on. I might hear some of that stuff during the game, but my full attention is not with that. It’s the game of footy that I’m playing.”
Those contrasting performances — one impressive, the other underwhelming — have mirrored the Broncos’ season overall. They’ve delivered brilliant displays at times, struggled in others, and even had matches where they looked dominant for one half and flat in the other. Mam had a subdued outing in last Friday night’s 22-20 defeat to Parramatta but will look to lift his game against South Sydney this coming Friday.
“I don’t think anyone’s ever going to be perfect at footy and I think that’s something I want to try and keep doing … and just narrowing the difference between my worst performance and my best performance.”
Mam said he was glad to have buried the hatchet with Spencer Leniu after the Sydney Roosters prop approached him after game two of the State of Origin series to make peace. Leniu was suspended for a racial slur of Mam in Las Vegas last year.
As time goes on you don’t want to hold grudges with anyone and I guess that was the next time we saw each other, so I was more than happy to speak to him after that game and close whatever happened,” Mam said.
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