Adrian Lam

Adrian Lam (born 25 August 1970 in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league football coach and former international player. He is the current head coach of Papua New Guinea. As a player, he is a former Papua New Guinea international and Queensland State of Origin representative. Lam moved from Papua New Guinea to Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland at the age of 7 where he was raised.

Playing

Lam had a fertile career with 14 State of Origin football matches for the Queensland side, including a man-of-the-match performance in the third game of the 1995 series. He made his debut for the Papua New Guinea national side in 1994 and went on to win 11 caps, scoring 3 tries and kicking 1 field goal. He played at halfback for the Sydney Roosters in their 2000 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. He captained the Kumuls to the quarter finals in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and also played 1 match for a 'Rest of the World' team against Australia in 1997.