Grim outlook for Addo-Carr career as Eels set crunch meeting
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Josh Addo-Carr will meet with Eels powerbrokers on Tuesday, with the star winger facing a monster suspension that could rub him out for half of next season.
Nine’s Danny Weidler has confirmed Addo-Carr is out of a rehabilitation clinic and is now awaiting the B sample after allegedly testing positive for cocaine, but will sit down with Parramatta bosses this week to determine his fate.
Josh Addo-Carr allegedly returned a positive roadside test. Getty Images
Addo-Carr was stopped for a random roadside drug test last month in Sydney and will face police charges, pending the result of the secondary sample.
The NRL is expected to hand down a 12-game suspension for Addo-Carr, regardless of whether he remains at the Eels or moves on.
It’s a potential career-altering moment for the star winger, who this time last year was playing for the Kangaroos in the Ashes series against England.
Now, while some of those same Australian teammates are vying for Rugby League World Cup glory, the 31-year-old is fighting for his future and there are huge question marks over whether another NRL club would risk signing him.
Bulldogs great Josh Morris believes a move overseas could be on the cards.
“It’s a tough one,” he said on 2GB’s Continuous Call Team.
“No matter what, he’s gonna miss nearly half the season, even if he goes to another NRL club. Is that a gamble worth taking?
“He’s a great player, we know that ... but he’s made a couple of mistakes. It’s up to either a club to take a chance on him or the Eels to give him one more chance.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen. If I was going to think of somewhere that Josh Addo-Carr could play, I would suggest more likely the Super League.”
Addo-Carr was sacked by the Bulldogs at the end of 2024 after testing positive for cocaine, as well as misleading club officials during their investigation.
Parramatta threw the speedster a lifeline and extended his contract until the end of next season, after Addo-Carr became an integral part of the side’s backline and a popular figure among teammates, staff and fans.
