Ezra Mam

[007]

Mam accepts 9 week ban, $120k in fines plus a couple other safe driving and community programs.

Footage has emerged of Ezra, Magistrate Mark Nolan, PVL and cronies not long after the hearing.

Monkey Celebration

[Billy Gunn]

$90k can be paid off over the length of his contract, so it sounds like a big hit but is it really?

The NRL then let the Broncos sign Hunt at a massive discount to fill the spot.

How they thought 9 weeks would pass the pub test is anyone's guess, maybe it was the Caxston???

[Swamptrout]

Mam accepts 9 week ban, $120k in fines plus a couple other safe driving and community programs.

[ism22]

Drunken thought - dafuk does this grub have to do with Easts? He's Brisbane's problem and I dare say that his chances of being scouted by Easts are pretty low. How do I say... 'not a good cultural fit'?

Also based on Facebook rants, I dunno if Brisbane fans are all that happy with his reported 9 week suspension. I hear quite a few of them calling for him to be sacked and deregistered. I'm sorta happy they've gotta keep him on their books

[HunchoRooster]

Seems like 9 weeks confirmed and Bris have fined him 90k. The proverbial piss in the ocean as they say and he probably won't actually pay that in cash. All for PR.

A farce from start to finish. Stay classy Rubba Leeg.

[Bansai Pipeline]

As far as the 'Gram goes most fans are outraged.

And they acknowledge the 'one more match than Spencer' thing.

[bondi paul]

A proposed 9 week ban media stories to generate income before the verdict with the basis to see what the public response on social media is about the 9 weeks. The media and NRL guilty as Mam.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Wtf only 9 weeks. The monkeys in the NRL must have been on drugs when they handed this suspension out.

[Waylander]

You get banned for 2 years for steroids. Is the NRL actually comfortable with the perception that Performance Enhancing Drugs are 6 times more damaging to the sport than what this irresponsible Ahole did?

[Bates]

9 weeks? FFS

Pearce was stood down for 8 weeks and fined 125k for playing with a Poodle. Mam's actions threatened countless lives and he only cops 9 weeks.

That will do me. The NRL are spineless!

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

entitled & black fella privilege... life will humble all!

And for a guy like this Mam, who appears to have had quite a few of these soft no consequence outcomes for his constant terrible behaviour over the years, and should be pretty farkin thankful, for him to make such a big deal out of Leniu's single word said in anger on the field, and play the race card and everything else, tells you all you need to know about him.

Spends his life trying to get off everything he does scot free, but makes the biggest deal out of what anyone else does, so they get the maximum punishment.

[mightyrooster]

Lots of worthwhile comments on this post. It's clear from being a multiple offender he hasn't learnt his lessons and is more than likely going to re offend. My best friend lost his 27 year old son to a driver, who had lost his license, was speeding, had drugs in his system and T boned my friends sons car killing him instantly. Another case where the offender should have Been doing time to learn from his prior offences. After the death of my friends son, the driver got 6 years with 4 years non parole. That was also grossly inadequate. Mam absolutely should be doing time...12 months minimum as a re offender. And the NRL should have as a minimum doubled Pearces and Lenuis over the top suspensions and given Mam 16 weeks.

Exactly! Seriously the guy clearly needs a stronger punishment as a deterrent and to make him realise that getting behind the wheel of a car requires a certain level of responsibility. How the judge can hand out another weak punishment given he hasn’t learnt from prior incidents is beyond me especially when a 4 year old child was injured. The whole thing really, really annoyed me. Edited to add, I’m sorry to hear about your friend’s loss. What an absolutely horrible experience for the parents and family to go through.

[mightyrooster]

NRL making it clear that being stoned on multiple substances, unlicensed, and injuring a four-year old and mother, is a more serious offence than Leniu insulting someone who was antagonising him

Only slightly more serious apparently, hence only one extra week. Call me skeptical but that 9 week number seems to be a very deliberate and cynical choice.

[Mickie Lane]

Lots of worthwhile comments on this post. It's clear from being a multiple offender he hasn't learnt his lessons and is more than likely going to re offend. My best friend lost his 27 year old son to a driver, who had lost his license, was speeding, had drugs in his system and T boned my friends sons car killing him instantly. Another case where the offender should have Been doing time to learn from his prior offences. After the death of my friends son, the driver got 6 years with 4 years non parole. That was also grossly inadequate. Mam absolutely should be doing time...12 months minimum as a re offender. And the NRL should have as a minimum doubled Pearces and Lenuis over the top suspensions and given Mam 16 weeks.

Thats what I thought he was going to get.

[007]

9 weeks, such a random number. Almost like they wanted to give him more than Spencer did for monkeygate to avoid mass criticism and hypocrisy (which they've failed to do). End of the day it's still the News Corp Broncos we are talking about here so no more than that extra week... lol.

NRL doing him no favors. He will be targeted by fans going forward and will have the court of public opinion offside with him for many years to come. As opposed to both the player and NRL accepting criticism for the laughable way this has been handled, a certain card will be played instead I have no doubt.

You've hit the nail on the head. And if that (the 9 weeks) is the case, it would prove PVL and co. are treating the NRL Rugby League supporters as fools. Not to mention the pathetic Judge who imposed the slapped with a feather sentence. He (the Judge) should be looking for a job elsewhere but no doubt I think he's picked up a windfall, so it probably won't matter.

If there are any positives in all this incident is one: the 'victims' are alive and hopefully will make a full recovery and two: 'monkey boy' is now the most hated person in the NRL. It won't be just Easts supporters booing the crap out of this crybaby.

If Ezra is going to cry about being called a monkey, let's hope constant booing (as well as other ways this brain-dead fool will be intimidated by) has such a seriously psychological effect on him that he decides to call Rugby League quits and we never see him again. Moreso, I hope he never drives a vehicle ever again. Best I don't hold my breath on that last one.