Brady Malam

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Brady Malam
Personal information
Born (1973-03-14) 14 March 1973 (age 49)
New Zealand
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Prop, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Glenora Bears
1994 Waitakere City 10000
1996–99 Auckland Warriors 550000
2000 Wigan Warriors 251004
Total811004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–93 Auckland 122008
1997 New Zealand (TS)20000
Source: RLP

Brady Malam (born 14 March 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. His preferred position was at prop.

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Early years

A junior from the Glenora club, Malam played for Auckland at hooker before bulking up and moving to prop in his late teens. [1] He played for the Junior Kiwis in 1992 and 1993. [2] In the 1994 Lion Red Cup Malam played one match for the Waitakere City Raiders. [3]

Auckland Warriors

In 1996 he made his Australian Rugby League début for the Auckland Warriors and was a key part of the reserve grade team that made the grand final. He was also named Development Player of the Year. He went on to play 55 games for the Warriors, both from the bench and starting at prop. In 1997, during the Super League war, he made his début for New Zealand in the triseries against Queensland and New South Wales.

Wigan Warriors

In 2000 he moved to England to play for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League. [4] He made 25 appearances and played for the Wigan Warriors from the interchange bench in their 2000 Super League Grand Final loss against St Helens R.F.C. He was released by the club at the end of the year. [5]

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References

  1. Brady Malam Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine rugbyleague.co.nz
  2. Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN   1-86950-154-3. p.182
  3. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.121
  4. Wigan sign Auckland forward BBC, 22 December 1999
  5. Super League Team-by-team guide The Telegraph, 20 June 2001