Canterbury will maintain conferences on Tuesday to determine whether or not to play Josh Addo-Carr of their NRL elimination remaining, simply days after the star winger allegedly returned a optimistic roadside take a look at to cocaine.
Addo-Carr and his supervisor met with Bulldogs soccer boss Phil Gould on Monday night, after particulars of his roadside take a look at emerged.
Gould mentioned the Canterbury flyer had advised him he didn’t know why he had examined optimistic, and vehemently denied taking any medication to result in the end result.
Gould will meet with Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo and membership bosses on Tuesday, earlier than they determine whether or not to call Addo-Carr to face Manly on Sunday.
“Josh has had quite a bit happening in his life in latest time. Harm, household, individuals near him with their households,” Gould mentioned on 100% Footy.
“I feel it has been a troublesome time for him off the sector, and we now have to be conscious of the actual fact we now have a giant sport and we won’t be distracted.
“Josh has indicated he desires to play, and I’ve spoken to the NRL integrity unit and as of this level, they’d haven’t any cause to cease him from taking part in.
“However that may be a dialogue for the coach and chairman after I sit down with them tomorrow, and Josh, once we get slightly bit extra info.”
Addo-Carr’s alleged optimistic take a look at threatens to overshadow Canterbury’s first finals match in eight years.
The winger was suggested to not attend the membership’s presentation night time on Monday, because the drama performed out.
Josh Addo-Carr initially advised the Bulldogs he “hadn’t examined optimistic to something”, in line with Phil Gould. (Getty Pictures: Cameron Spencer)
Police pulled the Bulldogs star over round 10:45pm on Friday night time whereas he was driving in Wentworth Level, a suburb in Sydney’s internal west.
Addo-Carr is alleged to have examined optimistic to cocaine however the 29-year-old has not been charged, pending additional evaluation of his pattern.
“About 10.45pm on Friday (6 September 2024), officers connected to Auburn Police Space Command had been patrolling Baywater Drive, Wentworth Level, after they stopped a Toyota hatchback for random testing,” a NSW Police assertion learn.
“The driving force — a 29-year-old man — was topic to roadside testing which allegedly returned a optimistic indication for cocaine.
“The pattern has been despatched for evaluation.”
Gould mentioned Addo-Carr had approached the membership on Saturday morning to tell them of the matter, however mentioned the winger had advised him the take a look at was inconclusive and there was no challenge.
It was solely when the membership acquired telephone calls concerning the matter on Monday they found that the Kangaroos Check star had allegedly returned a optimistic pattern.
“He got here in and reported it to us the following morning, however the best way it was reported to us, he was very dismissive of it,” Gould mentioned.
“That there was no drama, he hadn’t examined optimistic to something, they’d allowed him to drive residence.
“What Josh thought was as a result of he went and did the second take a look at they usually allowed him to go, he thought it was damaging.
“I am not saying Josh was intentionally misrepresenting, that was his interpretation of occasions. The police have a special interpretation.”
Addo-Carr had been dominated out of Canterbury’s loss to North Queensland final weekend attributable to an ankle harm, and had spent Friday night time on the South Sydney-Sydney Roosters match.
An NRL spokesman confirmed to AAP the league was conscious of the matter and was “liaising with the membership”.
Addo-Carr’s alleged optimistic take a look at got here amid Operation RAID, a state-wide operation focusing on site visitors offences between Thursday and Sunday morning.
In complete, the operation detected 470 alleged drug drivers from 10,885 assessments.
AAP
