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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3436230, member: 9853"] [I]Former Broncos scout [B]Brian “Pinky’’ Edwards,[/B] who's now with the Dolphins, spotted Ezra Mam as an 11 year at the the state championships at Runaway Bay. Other notches on his board include Josh Papalii (Canberra), Anthony Milford (Canberra), David Fifita (Broncos), Tesi Niu (Broncos), Selwyn Cobbo (Broncos) and Mam’s cousins, Edrick and Brenko Lee:[/I] [INDENT]“Ezra stood out at that carnival. He was footy smart and had the skill. He was ahead of a lot of kids in that age group. He was different. He obviously was special and had plenty of x -factor about him that you can’t coach. They are hard to find now. Ezra was at the top of the hit list. You come up with six to eight names each year and he was on that list straight away. He was Player of the Carnival at the Australian under 15 championships."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“He was always a very good young man to speak with. He’d look you in the eye and even as a 12-year-old he could hold a conversation with an adult.’ His uncle came to me and said all these schools are after him, what do I do? I said he was clearly enjoying it at Ambrose Treacy, and they do play rugby league. I said “he is happy there, so stay there’’ which is what he did. Ezra was a leader within the school, and was later on the welfare committee.’’[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“Andrew Peach, who until recently was principal of Marsden SHS which is the biggest high school in Australia, helped him into a youth support course and at the same time he worked at Marsden SHS in the DEADLY Choices unit. This move by Mr Peach helped get him back focused.’’[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“Halfway through 2021 the opportunity to play Queensland Cup came up and it was what he needed,. He needed to be challenged. And his football has not looked back since then.’ It put it beyond doubt for everyone that he was a special talent and he went on to win Queensland Cup rookie of the year."[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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