Ezra Mam admits to being "a lost soul" in his new bench role but is just glad to have found his way to another grand final after a rollercoaster ride in 2025.

Players talk about highs and lows but in 22-year-old Mam's case the fact he will play in his second decider in three years on Sunday is testament to the way he has ridden those peaks and troughs and prevailed.

Mam was suspended by the NRL for nine matches and fined $120,000 after he pleaded guilty to a drug driving charge in December last year.

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He returned with a bang to score five tries and create 10 try assists in 10 matches before tearing his hamstring in Brisbane's 22-2 loss in Melbourne in round 23.

His redemption story had all of a sudden hit a brick wall.

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