Brisbane star Ezra Mam has described his "speechless" reaction to the Broncos' grand final heartbreak after the five-eighth almost single-handedly delivered victory.
Mam's brilliant hat-trick placed one hand on the NRL premiership trophy and the Clive Churchill medal, however Nathan Cleary's brilliant final 20 minutes soon flipped the game on its head.
Post-match, a dejected Mam was unable to articulate how he was feeling.
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"Just speechless, honestly," he told 9news.
"We let this hurt, like last year, and hopefully we can go again next year."
The 20-year-old added his hat-trick "didn't really matter" after the capitulation.
"It was a pretty special moment, but in saying that,it didn't really matter. We didn't get the win," he said.
Mam, who is believed to be on $240,000-a-season, will enter the open market on November 1 if the Broncos can't re-sign him before then.
The five-eighth has been a revelation for the side since debuting in 2022 and came away with the five-eighth of the year award on Dally M medal night.
As he looks to lock down his rising star, coach Kevin Walters was full of praise post-match for the playmaker.
"Superhuman wasn't it from Ezra," he said.
"We know he's a talented little player, he showed that tonight on the big stage, what sort of talent he's got."
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