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Ezra Mam opens up on booing as Broncos hunt finals spark

The 22-year-old has been a polarising figure since returning to action.
Jordan GibbBy Jordan Gibb
Ezra Mam has opened up on how he is handling the booing. Credit: AAP

Ezra Mam opens up on booing as Broncos hunt finals spark

The 22-year-old has been a polarising figure since returning to action.
Jordan GibbBy Jordan Gibb

Broncos star Ezra Mam has assured, much to the chagrin of his hecklers, that his undivided attention is on improving his game before finals.

The 22-year-old has been a polarising figure since returning from a nine-match suspension for driving with drugs in his system and causing a head-on collision that injured two adults and an infant.

Having now played eight matches in the Broncos first-grade side since the 2024 incident, Mam has been routinely booed by fans.

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And while he can’t control what fans think of him, he hopes things will change over time.

“I’m not really taking notice of that,” Mam said of the boos.

“My role is to be playing footy, while I’m on the field that’s what I’m purely focused on.

“Fans are what makes the game very entertaining.

“I’m sure within time people will change the way that they feel, if they don’t then I can’t really control that.”

After being beaten by spoon contenders, Parramatta, Broncos fans have been left scratching their heads.

Walsh tackled in the Broncos loss to the Eels Credit: AAP
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Being heralded as Brisbane’s own Avengers, the ‘super six’, including Mam, failed to spark a dominant performance in what was supposed to be a wipeout on Friday night.

Mam has seen patches of sporadic brilliance in the 2025 season but is hoping to improve on his ordinary ones.

“Narrowing the difference between my worst performance and my best performance, that’s what I’m going to keep doing,” he said.

As he prepares for his 200th game with the club, teammate and milestone man Ben Hunt backed Mam.

Hunt in 2015 Broncos Grand Final against the Cowboys Credit: AAP

“Ezra has handled it well, I think he’s done everything he has to, to warrant some respect and get on with his life,” he said.

Hunt mentioned that for the club to succeed in the pointy end of this season everyone will have a job to do.

“We’ve only had one week with our full side together … I know we can iron some things out,” he added.

“Now I’m back and got a bit of match fitness, I need to start contributing a lot more with the ball,”

When questioned on his other inconsistent teammate and negative media magnet, Reece Walsh, Hunt insisted the fullback has only the best intentions.

Walsh taking a knee after losing to the Eels. Credit: AAP

“The thing is with Reece is, he’s the ultimate competitor, he wants to win more than anything,” Hunt said.

“When things aren’t going right for the team, he feels like he has to step up.

“We need to do our job so that he can only do his job.”

The Broncos will face the Rabbitohs and former coach Wayne Bennett on Friday who are hungry after their narrow loss to the Sharks last week.

If injuries allow, the ‘super six’ will get another go at putting the Broncos over the line.

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