Josh Addo-Carr checks himself into a rehabilitation clinic

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Parrafan101 September 14, 2026 at 3:19pm

I stand with Fox most of you are haters.
- Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve > Parrafan101 September 14, 2026 at 3:22pm
  
  Well you can stand and walk with him as he's not allowed to drive.
- LB > Parrafan101 September 14, 2026 at 3:30pm
  
  Haters? Clarify?
  - Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve > LB September 14, 2026 at 4:05pm
    
    Least it wasn't the "R" word. Been expecting that to show its face.
Perpetual Motion September 14, 2026 at 3:35pm

When does he push the barrow on a worksite for a camera crew?
- Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve > Perpetual Motion September 14, 2026 at 4:01pm
  
  Pre season. Its useless waisting that manoeuvre too early. First steps will likley be kicking a ball with some kids at the Koori punch-ons , sorry Knockouts. Let's just hope we aren't subject to the story about converting to Islam like Mundane , Fergo , Haas and SBW did for extreme damage control.
  
  Actually didn't Mitch Pearce also pull this stunt lol.
  - Perpetual Motion > Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve September 14, 2026 at 4:10pm
    
    Got it. Man of the people play first.
    - Wizard “Alcatraz “Sleeve > Perpetual Motion September 15, 2026 at 11:31am
      
      Throw in a bit of culture somewhere for good measure. Maybe a trip to Bowraville or the likes with a camera to give back to the community , even a ADHD Willie Mason type yarn to really get us relating to his struggles.
Anguillidae September 14, 2026 at 3:39pm

Maybe JAC will pick up JAC when he gets his licence back?
The Captain September 14, 2026 at 4:08pm
PR 101.
1. Public persona do bad thing and get caught
2. Persona claims mental health struggles and/or books into rehab to avoid having to front the media
3. Persona emerges from retreat/rehab a "new person" and speaks about commitment to being their best self and that this was the circuit breaker they needed
4. All is forgiven and forgotten and everything is back to business as usual
Pretty sure Ben Cousins had this script in his pocket most of the time. On a personal level it annoys me because it's clearly a PR tactic to avoid responsibility. On a professional level I can see that it works and it's the only way forward in these situations short of publicly lashing the person in question.

JAC will come out a "new man", he will probably do some charity work to help others with their demons. And he'll be put on a "final strike" situation and given a corporate Uber account (given he'll also have no license for 12 months he'll need it).

I'd say given this move he will see out his contract with us.

And for everyone seriously disappointed in him... seriously? Did you ever look at JAC and think "now there's a really smart thinker and good planner"? He is fast and runs into people head first for a living. These kind of dumb decisions are always going to be more common in NRL players than the general population.

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"I'd sell it as, Moses requested it as he wishes to focus on returning to his pre injury form . Unfortunately this only works with a retirement from rep footy.
I wonder if the shared captaincy says the exact same thing as him losing captaincy?…"

"How good would a story about him doing some concreting around the rehab centre be ? Picture Josh , high Viz , digging holes at rehab.
He'd be back and all forgotten by Xmas . "

"Throw in a bit of culture somewhere for good measure. Maybe a trip to Bowraville or the likes with a camera to give back to the community , even a ADHD Willie Mason type yarn to really get us relating to his struggles. "

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