{"id":950245,"date":"2026-11-02T20:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950245\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T20:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:30:19","slug":"eels-provide-statement-on-josh-addo-carr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950245\/","title":{"rendered":"Eels provide statement on Josh Addo-Carr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/parramatta-eels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parramatta Eels<\/a> have provided an update on winger Josh Addo-Carr&#8217;s future following an anticipated board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran is yet to hear a decision on his position at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Addo-Carr and his lawyers attended a board meeting with Parramatta officials on Monday afternoon after being issued a breach notice in September.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/GettyImages-2214040152-scaled.jpg.webp\" alt=\"NRL Rd 10 \u2013 Eels v Dolphins\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  \/>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA &#8211; MAY 08: Josh Addo-Carr of the Eels reacts during the round 10 NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and Dolphins at CommBank Stadium on May 08, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The former Bulldog was allowed to respond to the notice, as the club is now set to consider his submission before making their final decision.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Monday evening, Parramatta confirmed the meeting took place but is yet to confirm their verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJosh and his legal team were given the opportunity to respond to the notice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/parramatta-eels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parramatta Eels<\/a> said in their statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Club will consider their submission and make a decision in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The board meeting comes after Addo-Carr returned a preliminary positive indication for cocaine during a roadside test in September. This prompted an investigation and subsequent breach notice from the club.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/GettyImages-2243226546-scaled.jpg.webp\" alt=\"England v Australia \u2013 Rugby League Ashes\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1622\"  \/>LONDON, ENGLAND &#8211; OCTOBER 25: Josh Addo-Carr of Australia reacts during the Rugby League Ashes match between England and Australia at Wembley Stadium on October 25, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Harding\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>In a twist of events, Addo-Carr&#8217;s secondary roadside drug test returned a negative result, with NSW Police confirming no further action will be taken.<\/p>\n<p>Addo-Carr joined Parramatta ahead of their 2025 season after departing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs<\/a> and has become an integral part of the Eels.<\/p>\n<p>The former Australian representative remains contracted with the Eels for the 2027 season, but his future now rests with the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Parramatta Eels have provided an update on winger Josh Addo-Carr&#8217;s future following an anticipated board meeting. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":950246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-950245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/950246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}