Furious footy fans lash out at the NRL's 'soft' penalty for Ezra Mam after he put a little girl in hospital with a broken hip in cocaine-fuelled crash
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NRL fans have slammed the NRL as gutless and week over the leaked nine-week ban due to be handed down to Brisbane Broncos star Ezra Mam after he pleaded guilty to being on a cocktail of drugs when he crashed into another car and seriously injured a four-year-old girl.
![[The Broncos playmaker, pictured in Bali earlier this year, has five days to respond to the NRL]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/00/93444791-14223115-The_Broncos_playmaker_pictured_in_Bali_earlier_this_year_has_fiv-a-35_1735001265224.jpg)
Mam was sent an NRL breach notice on Monday for bringing both the game and the Broncos into disrepute, after his high-profile driving charges in October. Mam received a six-month driving ban and an $850 fine after pleading guilty to driving with drugs in his system and without a licence, following a head-on collision with an Uber.
![[Footy fans have taken to social media to complain about what they see as a disgracefully soft suspension for Mam]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/00/93444787-14223115-Footy_fans_have_taken_to_social_media_to_complain_about_the_pena-a-36_1735001265343.jpg)
A four-year-old girl was hospitalised with a broken hip as a result of the crash. The NRL issued a Breach Notice but withheld details of further sanctions pending Mam's response. However, it has been leaked that the NRL intends on handing down a nine-match suspension - a punishment many think is nowhere near good enough.
![[Fans noted that Spencer Leniu (pictured far right) was outed for eight weeks after he allegedly racially abused the Broncos playmaker in round one this season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/00/93444909-14223115-image-a-27_1734999984714.jpg)
Mam will not get to play in front of Broncos fans again until at least round 10 next year after the NRL's nine-game suspension was leaked. The Broncos playmaker, pictured in Bali earlier this year, has five days to respond to the NRL. 'It's so hard to be an nrl fan. Ezra Mam getting off with a fine for nearly killing someone.. Embarrassed.. I ain't watching it anymore. I'm done,' one fan wrote.
