Josh Addo-Carr cleared in roadside test before Eels meeting
Parramatta winger Josh Addo-Carr’s second result from a roadside drugs test has come back negative, just hours before he is scheduled to front the Eels board about his future.
Addo-Carr allegedly tested positive to cocaine at a random police roadside test in September. However, police on Monday informed him that the second test result provided a result for no drugs, meaning there will be no further action from police.
The development comes amid speculation that Addo-Carr was poised to be sacked at Parramatta headquarters tonight, where he is scheduled to address Eels directors.
With players poised to return to pre-season training, the Eels were keen the matter to a head. To that end, Addo-Carr has been to provide his version of events. Now, it appears that a career that appeared over could resume with the blue and golds.
The premiership-winning winger is a popular member of the club on and off the field. Addo-Carr has scored 27 tries since joining Parramatta last year.
Addo-Carr is expected to be accompanied by lawyer Elias Tabchouri and agent Marcel Tartak when he fronts directors this afternoon. The former Storm star was sacked after providing a positive roadside test while employed at Canterbury over a separate incident.
If Addo-Carr had been guilty of a second incident, it would have resulted in an automatic 12-game suspension.
Addo-Carr, who lost a sponsorship deal with automotive firm JAC, spent about a month in a rehabilitation centre to deal with off-field issues.
The Eels were already making contingency plans. They had been in discussions with Melbourne centre Jack Howarth, but have opted to abandon those negotiations. They have also been linked to Penrith’s Blaize Talagi, but if there is to be any pursuit it will be for 2028 due to his Achilles injury.
Newcastle winger James Schiller is a potential signing for 2027, while Bradman Best and Jack Bostock have been linked to the Eels for the following year.
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He should. They made false claims based on a flawed testing the regime and he lost a sponsor.
Lets Trot!
This is great news on a few different levels.
What an amazing result, and truly a good lesson for everyone that we're innocent until proven guilty, something I admittedly already judged on before this news.
Welcome back Josh, I'm glad you're here.
It is good for us as we have a good Winger, with the market being very sparce of decent Wingers.
Does this guarantee the Eels will keep him
Yes, technically we can't sack him because he hasn't done anything wrong, the B sample which is what you need to legally go from is negative. He's legally innocent.
Rush makes things happen, now he's made the fox cleaner than a Taiwanese microchip factory lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow, how lucky is the fox.
There's only two possible scenarios if the a sample showed a positive and the b negative.
One scenario is that the body has so little trace that by the time the second sample was taken ( i gather later that evening), that the body had deleted that trace over time.
The second scenario is that the A sample was a false negative.
Now the issue here is that the fox voluntarily went to rehabilitation. Now if the a sample was a false positive he probably wouldn't have gone into rehabilitation
Now Well lets celebrate because its great news for the fox and Parramatta. What do we do with Schiller now lol. Maybe replace Samrani with him. Id still go for him.
Fox is back baby - or is this April 1 ????
“I can confirm that Josh Addo-Carr and my office have been contacted by NSW Police,” Tabchouri said. “The police have confirmed the drug test carried out on Josh on September 11, 2026 has returned a result of nil drugs detected.
“Josh has always maintained – and still maintains – a commitment to the Parramatta club.”
Asked if he expected Addo-Carr to remain employed by the Eels, Tabchouri said: “That’s a matter for the Parramatta Eels. But noting the negative result, we reiterate that he remains committed to the club.”
The Eels were already making contingency plans. They had been in discussions with Melbourne centre Jack Howarth, but have opted to abandon those negotiations. They have also been linked to Penrith’s Blaize Talagi, but if there is to be any pursuit it will be for 2028 due to his Achilles injury.
Newcastle winger James Schiller is a potential signing for 2027, while Bradman Best and Jack Bostock have been linked to the Eels for the following year.
LetsTrot!
I always say to my kids, "Keep going! Eventually you will get some good luck"
I hope that he still been keeping fit !
Surely he will still get a few weeks suspension? He still brought the club into a drama it didn't need. Checking into rehab seems to imply that he does have an issue with drugs. But we should be able to keep him now. It definitely won't be a 12 game ban.
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