Josh Addo-Carr set to sign two-year deal with Parramatta Eels after Canterbury Bulldogs sacking
Parramatta is on the verge of singing Bulldogs castaway Josh Addo-Carr.
The former Kangaroo and NSW Origin star, sacked by Canterbury over his drug-driving scandal ion the eve of the NRL finals, has held talks with the Eels amid reports he is set to sign two-year deal with the club.
The signing would be the first major player acquisition for new Eels coach Jason Ryles, who met with “the Foxx” after he was fired by the Bulldogs.
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“No matter where I go, I know I will bring value to the team,” Addo-Carr told NewsCorp earlier this month.
“The hunger is still there.”
The 29-year-old was pulled over by NSW Police in September, a week out from the club’s first finals games in eight years.
The 15-time NSW State of Origin representative failed the roadside test and a secondary sample returned the same outcome for cocaine.
Addo-Carr has maintained he had not knowingly ingested recreational drugs and had held faint hope he would be given a reprieve by Canterbury powerbrokers.
Last month Canterbury’s board opted to terminate his contract.
“While the NRL Integrity Unit has completed its investigation and imposed a four-match suspension, the club views the combination of the failed drug test and subsequent lack of transparency as serious breaches of Josh’s contractual obligations and our club’s standards,” Bulldogs chairman Adam Druissi said.
Addo-Carr was earning $500,000 at Canterbury and will have to serve the remaining three games of his four-game ban in the 2025 season.
His NRL suspension was also accompanied by a $15,000 fine.
