Josh Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995) is an Australian professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who plays as a er for the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...
in the
National Rugby League
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(NRL) and
Australia
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at international level.
He began his career with the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional Rugby league, rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a j ...
in the NRL. Addo-Carr won the
2017
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and the
2020 NRL Premiership with the
Storm
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. At representative level he has played for the
Indigenous All Stars,
NSW City and helped
New South Wales
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win the
2018 State of Origin in his Origin debut series. He is known as one of the fastest players in the NRL.
Early life
Addo-Carr was born in
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, and is of
Aboriginal descent: from
Gunggandji
The Guŋgañji, also transcribed Gungganyji, Gunggandji, Kongkandji, and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland.
Language
The Guŋgañji speak Gungay, a dialect of the Yidiny language.
Country
Norman T ...
,
Birrbay
The Birrbay people, also spelt Birpai, Biripi, Birippi and variant spellings, are an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales. They and share a dialect continuum with the Worimi people.
Language
The Gathang language (aka Gadjang or Wor ...
&
Wiradjuri
The Wiradjuri people (; ) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales
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people.
Addo-Carr first picked up a football playing for the
Doonside Roos
Doonside Roos Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Doonside, New South Wales formed in 1968.
Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Doonside Roos include:
*Jarrod Sammut (2007- ...
as a three-year-old, before his family moved to Earlwood, New South Wales, where he began playing rugby league for the Earlwood Saints.
Addo-Carr attended
Matraville Sports High School as a teenager and played his junior rugby league for the
La Perouse Panthers and
Moore Park. In 2012, Addo-Carr played with the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
SG Ball team before being released due to an off-field incident. He was then signed by the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
.
Addo-Carr is the grandson of Australian former boxer
Wally Carr
Wally Carr (11 August 1954 – 13 April 2019) was an Australian professional boxer. A Wiradjuri man who was born and raised in Wellington, New South Wales, Carr held twelve titles across six different divisions across his 15-year career as a box ...
.
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, Addo-Carr played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks'
National Youth Competition team where he scored 28 tries in 44 matches. On 23 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional Rugby league, rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a j ...
starting in 2016.
2016: Wests Tigers
![Joshua Addo-Carr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Joshua_Addo-Carr.jpg)
In Round 7, Addo-Carr made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the Melbourne Storm, scoring a try. 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 the
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...
starting in 2017.
In September, he was named on the wing in the 2016
Intrust Super Premiership NSW
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...
Team of the Year.
2017–2021: Melbourne Storm
Addo-Carr made his Melbourne Storm debut in round 1 of the season against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...
at
Belmore Sports Ground
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. In Round 3 against the
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...
, Addo-Carr scored his first club try for Melbourne in the final minutes to win the match 14–12 at
AAMI Park. On 7 May, he represented
City Origin
The Sydney Rugby League team, known as the City Rugby League team, or Combined Sydney, or Sydney Firsts, or Sydney Capitals, is a representative rugby league team. From 2021, the men's team is to consist of players selected from the New South Wa ...
against
Country Origin
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, playing on the wing in the 20–10 win at
Mudgee
Mudgee is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area as well as being th ...
. 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. On 31 August 2017, Addo-Carr extended his contract with Melbourne to the end of the 2021 season. He went on to play in
2017 NRL Grand Final
The 2017 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2017 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday October 1 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Melbourne Storm and ...
and scored two tries to help seal the premiership for the Storm.
In 2018, Addo-Carr was selected to play for New South Wales in the
2018 State of Origin series. He played in all three games as New South Wales won their first origin shield since 2014. In the
2018 NRL Grand Final
The 2018 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2018 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday September 30 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Sydney Roosters ...
, Carr scored an 85-metre intercept try in the 21–6 loss to the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...
, bringing his year tally to 18 tries from 25 games.
![Josh Addo-Carr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Josh_Addo-Carr.jpg)
Before the start of the
2019 State of Origin series
The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.
For just the second t ...
, Addo-Carr was one of the New South Wales players who declared they would not sing the
Australian National Anthem
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. 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.
On 7 October 2019, Addo-Carr Made his international debut for
Australia Kangaroos in squads for both the
2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s
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and
Oceania Cup
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fixtures.
On 27 April, Addo-Carr was fined $1000 by the NRL and placed under investigation after he broke strict lockdown protocols with fellow player
Latrell Mitchell
Latrell Mitchell (''né'' Goolagong; born 16 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and has represented both New South Wales in the State of Origin series and ...
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. 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.
At club level, he went on to win the
2020 NRL Grand Final at Melbourne, finishing his season with 16 tries in 21 appearances. He was later on selected on the wing to represent NSW in the
2020 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 to Queensland in Game 3. On 16 December 2020, he signed a four-year deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown from 2022 onwards.
In round 9 of the
2021 NRL season
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Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
Ladd ...
, 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 was
Jack Troy
John Bernard Troy (2 October 1928 – 20 January 1995), was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a er for Newtown Jets, Newtown and Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), Australia's major ru ...
in 1950 while playing for
Newtown.
On 30 May, he was selected for game one of the
2021 State of Origin series. In game two of the series, he scored two tries as New South Wales defeated Queensland 26-0. 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 the
Minor Premiership. He played in the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers
Penrith.
2022: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
In round 1 of the
2022 NRL season, Addo-Carr made his club debut for Canterbury in their 6–4 victory against
North Queensland
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at the
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
North Queensland Stadium, commercially known as Queensland Country Bank Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in South Townsville, Queensland, Australia, primarily used for rugby league.
History
As part of Australia's 2022 FIFA World Cup bid in ...
.
In round 6, Addo-Carr scored his first try for Canterbury in their 36–16 loss against South Sydney.
In round 8, Addo-Carr captained the Canterbury side and scored two tries in their upset 16–12 victory over the Sydney Roosters.
On 29 May 2022, Addo-Carr was not selected by New South Wales coach
Brad Fittler
Bradley Scott Fittler (born 5 February 1972), also known by the nickname of "Freddy", is the head coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team, a commentator and a television presenter. Fittler has previously coached the Sydney Roosters in ...
for game one of the
2022 State of Origin series
The 2022 State of Origin series was the 41st annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 22 times, NSW 16 times, with two series drawn.
Game I
Game One was a ...
.
![AddoCarrPreGame](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/AddoCarrPreGame.jpg)
In round 13, Addo-Carr scored two tries for Canterbury in a 30–18 loss against a depleted Penrith side.
In round 14, Addo-Carr scored a
hat-trick
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Origin
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in Canterbury's 34–4 victory over arch-rivals
Parramatta
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.
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 form
Daniel Tupou
Daniel Tupou (born 17 June 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He has played for Tonga and Australia at international level.
Tupou has played for the City Origin, New South W ...
.
In round 19, Addo-Carr scored a hat-trick in Canterbury's 36–26 victory over the hapless
Gold Coast
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* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
.
2021 Rugby League World Cup
Addo-Carr was selected in the 24-man squad for the
Australian Kangaroos
The Australian National Rugby League Team, the Kangaroos, have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competition since the establishment of the 'Northern Union game' in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian ...
by
Mal Meninga
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to travel to England to compete in the
2021 Rugby League World Cup
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. 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?" He was accompanied by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs five-eighth
Matt Burton, both representing the Belmore-based club.
Addo-Carr played on the wing against
Fiji Bati
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at
Emerald Headingley Stadium
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in
Leeds
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scoring a double as the Kangaroos won 42-8. Addo-Carr's first try was a spectacular 98 metre run beating Fiji fullback
Sunia Turuva. For the second, Addo-Carr in a roaming role picked up a grubber kick from
Harry 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.
After scoring four tries against
Scotland
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including a "world class" try in the final minute, the "Foxx" was labelled a star, unstoppable and a "freaky man".
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.
In the semi final of the 2021 Rugby League World cup, Addo-Carr scored one try against the
New Zealand Kiwis
The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...
in a 16-14 win. The try was a cross-field kick by hooker
Ben Hunt that was picked up by Addo-Carr and put down on the left side of the field, which equalled the
World Cup record of most tries scored in one tournament, set by
Valentine Holmes
Valentine Holmes (born 24 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays across the backline as a or er for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He began his career with the ...
in the
2017 Rugby League World Cup.
![Josh Addo Carr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Josh_Addo_Carr.jpg)
Addo-Carr played for Australia in their 2021 Rugby League World Cup final victory over Samoa.
In November he was named in the
2021 RLWC Team of the Tournament.
Samoan domination as unlikely halfback earns No.7 jersey: WC Team of the Tournament
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Honours
Club: Melbourne Storm
* 2017
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Minor Premiership Winners
* 2017 NRL Grand Final
The 2017 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2017 National Rugby League season and was played on Sunday October 1 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between minor premiers the Melbourne Storm and ...
Winners
* 2018 World Club Challenge Winners
* 2018 NRL Grand Final
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Runner-up
* 2019
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Minor Premiership Winners
* 2020 NRL Grand Final Winners
* 2021
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Minor Premiership Winners
Representative
* 2018 State of Origin series Winners
* 2019 State of Origin series
The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.
For just the second t ...
Winners
* 2021 State of Origin series Winners
International
* 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s
The 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s was the first staging of the Rugby League World Cup 9s tournament and took place on 18 and 19 October 2019 at Sydney's Bankwest Stadium. The tournament featured teams from 12 International Rugby League member ...
Winners
* 2021 Rugby League World Cup
The 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) was a collection of world cups in the sport of rugby league, held in England from 15 October to 19 November 2022. England won hosting rights for the competition on 27 October 2016. The bid received £2 ...
winners
References
External links
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs profile
Melbourne Storm profile
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1995 births
Living people
Australia national rugby league team players
Australian rugby league players
Indigenous Australian rugby league players
Melbourne Storm players
New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players
New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
People educated at Matraville Sports High School
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Blacktown
Rugby league wingers
Wests Tigers NSW Cup players
Wests Tigers players
Wiradjuri
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players