- Addo-Carr has started working as a laborer
- He says work on the play is a “reality check”
- He was waived by the Bulldogs on Thursday.
Josh Addo-Carr has accepted a job on a construction site just days after being sacked by the Canterbury Bulldogs for an off-field incident.
Addo-Carr’s season with the Bulldogs ended after the winger tested positive for cocaine following a roadside drug test in September that saw him withdraw for the club’s first finals match in eight years.
Josh Addo-Carr is now a free agent after the Bulldogs released him despite maintaining he did not use cocaine.
Addo-Carr had given a version of events that led the club to back him at the time, but officials were angered when his statements did not match police evidence.
The talented winger, who earned almost $10,000 a week playing in the NRL, intends to keep his football career alive.
Addo-Carr has been getting up for 5am boxing training with iconic Australian trainer Johnny Lewis before joining former pug Garth Wood on the tools as a landscaper.
‘I have a point to prove. “I want to show people that I’m not done yet,” Addo-Carr said. News Corporation.
‘I’ve been doing some boxing sessions with Johnny Lewis over the last week in Erskineville.
‘In the last few days, Garth asked me if I wanted to work on something.
Addo-Carr is trying to rebuild his NRL career and has been training and working hard.
‘He was a boxer and knows what it’s like to be in touch with reality by working every day.
“It’s certainly been a reality check.
“It’s definitely hard to get up and work day in and day out, like a lot of football fans do every day.
‘I get up early to train boxing and then I come to work and stay with work.
“People who do this kind of work on tools every day, it’s very difficult, man.”
“Let’s hope this hard work pays off.”
Addo-Carr’s Bulldogs career ended when the club terminated his contract following a board meeting on Thursday afternoon.
The soccer star has been working on a construction site and says the work is “very hard”
The winger subsequently issued a brief statement thanking his fans during his stay at Belmore.
‘To all Bulldogs fans and family, thank you for these 3 memorable years. “The love and support you have shown me since I came to Belmore has always been incredible and the memories will last forever,” he posted.
‘Bulldogs sponsors and board of directors thank you for your continued support, I appreciate you all.
‘I would also like to thank my teammates and the coaching staff. We built a brotherhood that will last forever and we will miss the time we spent together on and off the field.
“I arrived at the Bulldogs in 2022, a time when the club was struggling and at a low point.
“I wanted to help return the club to the powerhouse it once was and, most importantly, I wanted to help build a winning culture,” Addo-Carr continued.
‘In 3 years, I am proud to be part of that change.
“Unfortunately, circumstances do not allow me to be at the Bulldogs anymore, but I wish the club, my teammates and, most importantly, the fans, every success.”
The Eels and Dragons have been linked with his services for the 2025 season, and Addo-Carr will be one of the most in-demand players on the open market.
