Career
His preferred position was at Propagation A junior from the Glenora club, Malam played for Auckland at Hooker before bulking up and moving to Prop in his late teens. He played for the Junior Kiwis in 1992 and 1993.
In the 1994 Lion Red Cup Malam played one match for the Waitakere City Raiders.
In 1996 he made his Australian Rugby League debut for the and was a key part of the reserve grade team that made the grand final. He went on to play 55 games for the Warriors, both from the bench and starting at property
In 1997, during the Super League war, he made his debut for New Zealand in the triseries against Queensland and New South Wales. In 2000 he moved to England to play for the in the European Super League.
He made 25 appearances and played for the from the interchange bench in their 2000 Super League Grand Final loss against Street Helens RLFC. He was released by the club at the end of the year.