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Why the Bulldogs were justified to cut ties with Addo-Carr
Charles Goodsir, SEN • November 11th, 2024 10:20 pm
*Channel Nine* rugby league reporter Danny Weidler believes the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs were left with no choice but to sack winger Josh Addo-Carr.
The 29-year-old failed a roadside drug test in September and subsequently tested positive for cocaine in his second test.
Whilst Addo-Carr has maintained his innocence throughout the whole saga, the inconsistencies in his version of events led the Bulldogs board to ultimately cut ties with the star despite having a year left on his contract.
“The cover up was bad and his interpretation of the events was wrong,” Weidler said on *SEN 1170 Sportsday*.
“You can’t (lie) to the General Manager of the football club and think that you can get away with it.
“It’s my view that the NRL has gone a little soft on so-called party drugs. It’s almost too accepted and the punishments aren’t hard enough.
“Addo-Carr’s recollection of events to the Bulldogs and to GM Phil Gould was a version of events that didn’t happen.
“The cover up is worse than the truth. The Bulldogs didn’t act quickly on this because there’s a fondness and a regard to everything he has done for the club.
“It’s been six weeks since the incident and Addo-Carr was given time to find another club.
“He wasn’t able to, nothing had changed, he was given a fair hearing from the board and there wasn’t enough in the presentation for the club to want to keep him.”
The Dragons are the leading candidate to acquire Josh Addo-Carr for the 2025 season.
The 29-year-old failed a roadside drug test in September and subsequently tested positive for cocaine in his second test.
Whilst Addo-Carr has maintained his innocence throughout the whole saga, the inconsistencies in his version of events led the Bulldogs board to ultimately cut ties with the star despite having a year left on his contract.
“The cover up was bad and his interpretation of the events was wrong,” Weidler said on *SEN 1170 Sportsday*.
“You can’t (lie) to the General Manager of the football club and think that you can get away with it.
“It’s my view that the NRL has gone a little soft on so-called party drugs. It’s almost too accepted and the punishments aren’t hard enough.
“Addo-Carr’s recollection of events to the Bulldogs and to GM Phil Gould was a version of events that didn’t happen.
“The cover up is worse than the truth. The Bulldogs didn’t act quickly on this because there’s a fondness and a regard to everything he has done for the club.
“It’s been six weeks since the incident and Addo-Carr was given time to find another club.
“He wasn’t able to, nothing had changed, he was given a fair hearing from the board and there wasn’t enough in the presentation for the club to want to keep him.”
The Dragons are the leading candidate to acquire Josh Addo-Carr for the 2025 season.
