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| Full name | Joshua Addo-Carr[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-07-28)28 July 1995 (age 29) Blacktown,New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Matraville Sports High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Tyrone Munro (cousin) Wally Carr (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joshua Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995), nicknamed"The Foxx", is an Indigenous Australian professionalrugby league footballer who plays as awinger for theParramatta Eels in theNational Rugby League andAustralia at international level. Addo-Carr is a dual premiership winner2017 and2020 with theMelbourne Storm and2021World Cup winner.
He began his career with theWests Tigers in the NRL. Addo-Carr won the2017 and the2020 NRL Premiership with theStorm. At representative level he has played for theIndigenous All Stars,NSW City and helpedNew South Wales win the2018 State of Origin in his Origin debut series. He is known as one of the fastest players in the NRL.[5][6]
Addo-Carr was born inBlacktown,New South Wales, Australia, and is ofAboriginal descent fromGunggandji,Birrbay andWiradjuri people.[7]
Addo-Carr first picked up a football playing for theDoonside Roos as a three-year-old, before his family moved to Earlwood, New South Wales, where he began playing rugby league for the Earlwood Saints.[8]
Addo-Carr attendedMatraville Sports High School and played his junior rugby league for theLa Perouse Panthers andMoore Park. In 2012, Addo-Carr played with theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball team before being released due to an off-field incident.[9] He was then signed by theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Addo-Carr is the grandson of Australian former boxer,Wally Carr.[1]
In 2014 and 2015, Addo-Carr played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks'National Youth Competition team where he scored 28 tries in 44 matches.[10] On 23 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with theWests Tigers starting in 2016.[11][12]
In Round 7, Addo-Carr made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the Melbourne Storm,[13][14] scoring a try.[15] Coincidentally,Suliasi Vunivalu made his debut on that same day opposite Addo-Carr for the Storm, also scoring a try on debut, Vunivalu would go on to be Addo-Carr's wing partner during his tenure at the Melbourne-based club.
On 6 June, he signed a three-year contract with theMelbourne Storm starting in 2017.[16]
In September, he was named on the wing in the 2016Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[17]
Addo-Carr made his Melbourne Storm debut in round 1 of the season against theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs atBelmore Sports Ground.[18] In Round 3 against theBrisbane Broncos, Addo-Carr scored his first club try for Melbourne in the final minutes to win the match 14–12 atAAMI Park.[19] On 7 May, he representedCity Origin againstCountry Origin, playing on the wing in the 20–10 win atMudgee.[20][21] In round 25 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Addo-Carr scored his first career hat-trick of tries in the 64–6 win at AAMI Park.[22] On 31 August 2017, Addo-Carr extended his contract with Melbourne to the end of the 2021 season.[23] He went on to play in2017 NRL Grand Final and scored two tries to help seal the premiership for the Storm.[24]
In 2018, Addo-Carr was selected to play for New South Wales in the2018 State of Origin series. He played in all three games as New South Wales won their first origin shield since 2014.[25] In the2018 NRL Grand Final, Carr scored an 85-metre intercept try in the 21–6 loss to theSydney Roosters, bringing his year tally to 18 tries from 25 games.
Before the start of the2019 State of Origin series, Addo-Carr was one of the New South Wales players who declared they would not sing theAustralian National Anthem.[26] He played in all 3 games as New South Wales won 2–1 and retained the shield for the first time since 2005. At club level, Addo-Carr made 23 appearances and scored 16 tries as Melbourne finished as minor premiers. Melbourne would go on to reach the preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters but were defeated 14–6.[27][28]
On 7 October 2019, Addo-Carr Made his international debut forAustralia Kangaroos in squads for both the2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s andOceania Cup fixtures.
On 27 April, Addo-Carr was fined $1000 by the NRL and placed under investigation after he broke strict lockdown protocols with fellow playerLatrell Mitchell by going on a weekend camping trip during the Coronavirus pandemic. He was also placed in further scrutiny for use of a firearm after he posed with and fired a gun in a video posted on his Instagram page.[29] The next day, he was fined an additional $50,000 by the NRL for breaching strict self isolation protocols and for bringing the game into disrepute.[30]
At club level, he went on to win the2020 NRL Grand Final at Melbourne, finishing his season with 16 tries in 21 appearances. He was later on selected on the wing to representNew South Wales in the2020 State of Origin series, scoring two tries in their 14–18 loss in game 1, and two tries in the 34–10 victory in game 2. NSW would end up losing the series 2–1 after defeat toQueensland in Game 3.[31] On 16 December 2020, he signed a four-year deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown from 2022 onwards.[32]
In round 9 of the2021 NRL season, Addo-Carr scored six tries in Melbourne's 50–0 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In scoring six tries in a single game, Addo-Carr set a new Melbourne Storm club record and became the first player in Australia in 71 years to do so; the last wasJack Troy in 1950 while playing forNewtown.[33]
On 30 May, he was selected for game one of the2021 State of Origin series.[34] In game two of the series, he scored two tries as New South Wales defeated Queensland 26-0.[35] Addo-Carr played a total of 22 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season and scored 23 tries as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed theMinor Premiership. He played in the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiersPenrith.[36]
In round 1 of the2022 NRL season, Addo-Carr made his club debut for Canterbury in their 6–4 victory againstNorth Queensland at theQueensland Country Bank Stadium.[37]
In round 6, Addo-Carr scored his first try for Canterbury in their 36–16 loss against South Sydney.[38]In round 8, Addo-Carr captained the Canterbury side and scored two tries in their upset 16–12 victory over the Sydney Roosters.[39]
On 29 May 2022, Addo-Carr was not selected by New South Wales coachBrad Fittler for game one of the2022 State of Origin series.
In round 13, Addo-Carr scored two tries for Canterbury in a 30–18 loss against a depleted Penrith side.[40]
In round 14, Addo-Carr scored ahat-trick in Canterbury's 34–4 victory over arch-rivalsParramatta.[41]On 19 June, Addo-Carr was not selected for game two of the State of Origin series despite his good form at club level with coach Brad Fittler opting to retain the out of formDaniel Tupou.[42]In round 19, Addo-Carr scored a hat-trick in Canterbury's 36–26 victory over the haplessGold Coast.[43]
Addo-Carr was selected in the 24-man squad for theAustralian Kangaroos byMal Meninga to travel to England to compete in the2021 Rugby League World Cup.[44] He proved the critics wrong, as journalist Paul Crawley said in response to Brad Fittler's controversial decision to not select him for the 2022 State of Origin series: "so from a Canterbury recruitment perspective and Gus is talking about having all this money that is available in 2024, what rep player or future rep player with half a clue would want to go to the Bulldogs knowing it could be the end of your representative career if you go there?"[45] He was accompanied by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs five-eighthMatt Burton, both representing the Belmore-based club.
Addo-Carr played on the wing againstFiji Bati atEmerald Headingley Stadium inLeeds scoring a double as the Kangaroos won 42-8.[46] Addo-Carr's first try was a spectacular 98 metre run beating Fiji fullbackSunia Turuva. For the second, Addo-Carr in a roaming role picked up a grubber kick fromHarry Grant to score next to the posts. After the game, the media posed serious questions to Fittler for making the call not to pick Addo-Carr for the Blues in 2022, in a series they would ultimately lose.[47]
After scoring four tries againstScotland including a "world class" try in the final minute, the "Foxx" was labelled a star, unstoppable and a "freaky man".[48][49] In the quarter-final of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Addo-Carr scored five tries for Australia in a 48–4 victory over Lebanon.[50][51] In the semi-final of the 2021 Rugby League World cup, Addo-Carr scored one try against theNew Zealand Kiwis in a 16-14 win.[52] The try was a cross-field kick by hookerBen Hunt that was picked up by Addo-Carr and put down on the left side of the field, which equalled theWorld Cup record of most tries scored in one tournament, set byValentine Holmes in the2017 Rugby League World Cup.[53]
Addo-Carr played for Australia in their 2021 Rugby League World Cup final victory over Samoa.[54] In November he was named in the2021 RLWC Team of the Tournament.[55]
In round 3 of the2023 NRL season, Addo-Carr scored two tries in Canterbury's 26-22 victory over theWests Tigers atBelmore Sports Ground.[56]In round 6 of the 2023 NRL season, Addo-Carr was taken from the field during Canterbury's 50-16 loss against South Sydney with a leg injury. The following day it was confirmed that Addo-Carr would require surgery and was ruled out for eight weeks, adding to an already extensive injury list for Canterbury.[57][58][59] After dropping out the week before, Addo-Carr made his return in round 12, in Canterbury's 20-18 victory over the Gold Coast Titans, scoring a try in Indigenous Round.[60][61] In Round 14, Addo-Carr scored a double in Canterbury's 25-24 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[62] On 22 May 2023, Addo-Carr was selected by New South Wales for game one of the2023 State of Origin series.[63]In game 2 of the series, Addo-Carr was sent to the sin bin just before full-time for punching Queensland playerReece Walsh. New South Wales would lose the game 32-6.[64]In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season, Addo-Carr scored ahat-trick in Canterbury's 34-30 loss against the Gold Coast.[65]
In round 1 of the2024 NRL season, Addo-Carr suffered a serious shoulder injury in Canterbury's 28-6 loss against Parramatta.[66]In round 6, Addo-Carr scored ahat-trick in Canterbury's narrow 16-14 loss against his former club Melbourne.[67]Addo-Carr was overlooked by New South Wales selectors ahead of the2024 State of Origin series. In round 13, Addo-Carr scored two tries but was later taken during the field in Canterbury's 32-2 victory over Newcastle.[68]It was revealed after the match that Addo-Carr had torn his hamstring and was ruled out for a minimum of eight weeks.[69] On 18 November, Addo-Carr signed a two-year deal to join the Parramatta Eels[70]
On 10 September 2024, it was reported that Addo-Carr had been pulled over by police as part of a random alcohol and drug test a week earlier. It was alleged that he had failed the roadside drug test and informed the Bulldogs the following day. Addo-Carr was tested a second time, with that sample sent away for further analysis. The following day, he stood himself down from playing in the club's elimination final against Manly.
On 13 September, police advised that the second sample was positive. Addo-Carr did not contest a $682 fine and a three-month suspension from driving (without having a conviction recorded) after testing positive to cocaine, but claimed that he did not knowingly take any drugs. He may be further dealt with by the NRL and his club.[71]On 25 October, it was reported that Canterbury had issued Addo-Carr with a show cause notice.[72] On 31 October, Addo-Carr was sacked by the Bulldogs due to breaches of his playing contract and lack of transparency when he faced the board.[73][74] After being sacked by the Bulldogs, Addo-Carr began working a labouring job.[75]
Following his sacking by Canterbury, Addo-Carr signed a two-year deal with arch-rivalsParramatta.[76]
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