He scored his first try of the 2020 season in round four against South Sydney. "We played against PNG and he tore them apart. I played for the national team in rep round in the middle of the year and after that Storm sent me a two-year contract. With finals looming and given his outstanding form, it seems unlikely Olam will lose his place in the starting side in the foreseeable future but he's not leaving anything to chance. With a successful 2016 campaign, Olam signed a contract with the Melbourne Storm for the 2017 and 2018 season in the NRL. 'I miss her': Justin Olam's quest to honour late grandmother "Then when he came to us he started getting a bit of a serve, a bit of footwork, he started to develop an all-around game and he showed me a bit more skill than I might have initially thought. Justin Olam is a Rugby League Player. Youre playing for fun. They were expected to win a canter, but with only 15 minutes left had just re-taken the lead. He also continued to represent Papua New Guinea Kumuls in the 2017 Pacific Test and 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Getty. Olam is so humble and polite that it's difficult to believe he could ever get agitated, and this was about as close as he would get. Afterwards, Melbourne star Cameron Munster took to Instagram to vent his frustration at teammate Olam being snubbed for consideration in the Dally M team of the year. Justin Olam Age and Family. [2] He went on to make his international debut for Papua New Guinea Kumuls at the 2016 Pacific Test against Fiji Bati. "And he's continued to do that in the NRL under Craig.". The next birthday of Justin Olam is on 23 December, 2023. Melbourne went on to win the match 30-10 and qualified for the Grand Final. AAP. "I still haven't gotten used to those billboards," he laughs. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 23 December. Olakau'atu's Interview after his Big Hit on OLAM. He is 30 years old. [3], In 2017, he played in every game for the Melbourne Storm feeder club Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Intrust Super Cup competition through to the grand final loss against his former team PNG Hunters who came from behind to score in the dying minutes and won 1210 at Suncorp Stadium. Justin Olam. The 26-year-old has been at the Storm since late in 2017 after impressing with the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup and has made Melbourne his second home. It wasnt necessarily running at a brick wall so to speak, it was smart running.. Justin Olam's Dally M snub an NRL 'administrative error - ABC They would then walk hours for a match, then do the same to return home. The nation's love for rugby league is also evidenced by the extreme efforts made by those living in remote villages to play the game. It was 2017 and Ingebrigtsen, who was in charge of Melbourne's feeder team, the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Intrust Super Cup . "They will ask me if I'm playing - we don't have electricity back there so they have to go and buy petrol . Melbournes Justin Olam playing against North Queensland. Word had filtered up that the Storm wanted Olam to play the first half only, news that was greeted with dismay by the centre when Ingebrigtsen gave him the news. In round 9 of the 2018 NRL season Olam made his NRL debut in the centers for the Melbourne Storm against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Jubilee Oval where he set up a try for his winger Josh Addo-Carr. He's the second Papua New Guinean local rugby league player to have been playing in the NRL without having played junior rugby league in Australia just after his fellow countryman and former Melbourne Storm 1999 NRL premiership winner Marcus Bai.