‘Looking for a new club’: Addo-Carr tipped to be ‘cut loose’

The Bulldogs are expected to part ways with winger Josh Addo-Carr within days with “big news” set to be dropped.

Josh Addo-Carr of the Bulldogs. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images.

The Bulldogs are expected to part ways with winger Josh Addo-Carr this week after the star winger failed two roadside illicit drug tests.

Bulldogs general manager of football Phil Gould fronted the media last week (prior to the results of the second test), saying he believed Addo-Carr’s assertion that he was innocent and hadn’t taken cocaine.

The results of a second test, however, came back positive casting doubt over Addo-Carr’s future at the club.

It comes as Bulldogs officials are reportedly set to meet on Monday to discuss what punishment their star winger will face.

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The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield said that the fact that Addo-Carr has accepted the $682 fine and three-month driving suspension (to avoid court) for the incident even though he doesn’t think he’s guilty is “unusual”.

“That will drag on this week but I’m pretty sure there will be a big story later this week and that’ll be that the Bulldogs will cut Josh Addo-Carr loose,” Rothfield said on Sky Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast.

“They got to do their due diligence, they’ve got to dot their i’s and cross their t’s with their legal procedures but I think he’s done at the Bulldogs.

“He still won’t admit guilt but he’s paid the fine which is a very unusual situation.

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“I think Josh Addo-Carr will be looking for a new NRL club by the end of the week.”

Fox League’s James Hooper said on Triple M’s Sunday Sin Bin that he’s expecting the same result.

“The reality of it now is that it looks as though all roads are heading towards the Bulldogs and Josh Addo-Carr parting ways.” Hooper said.

“Phil Gould has said on the record a number of times … that his club wouldn’t stand for that

and his club wouldn’t tolerate that type of thing.

“I think that they will end up parting ways and that he’ll end up at another club.”

Originally published as ‘Looking for a new club’: Addo-Carr tipped to be ‘cut loose’