31 Facts About Josh Addo-Carr

Josh Addo-Carr began his career with the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Josh Addo-Carr won the 2017 and the 2020 NRL Premiership with the Storm.

Josh Addo-Carr is known as one of the fastest players in the NRL.

Josh Addo-Carr was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Aboriginal descent from Gunggandji, Birrbay and Wiradjuri people.

Josh Addo-Carr first picked up a football playing for the Doonside Roos as a three-year-old, before his family moved to Earlwood, New South Wales, where he began playing rugby league for the Earlwood Saints.

Josh Addo-Carr attended Matraville Sports High School and played his junior rugby league for the La Perouse Panthers and Moore Park.

In 2012, Josh Addo-Carr played with the South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball team before being released due to an off-field incident.

Josh Addo-Carr is the grandson of Australian former boxer, Wally Carr.

In 2014 and 2015, Josh Addo-Carr played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' National Youth Competition team where he scored 28 tries in 44 matches.

In Round 7, Josh Addo-Carr made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the Melbourne Storm, scoring a try.

Josh Addo-Carr made his Melbourne Storm debut in round 1 of the season against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground.

On 31 August 2017, Josh Addo-Carr extended his contract with Melbourne to the end of the 2021 season.

Josh Addo-Carr went on to play in 2017 NRL Grand Final and scored two tries to help seal the premiership for the Storm.

In 2018, Josh Addo-Carr was selected to play for New South Wales in the 2018 State of Origin series.

Josh Addo-Carr played in all three games as New South Wales won their first origin shield since 2014.

At club level, Josh Addo-Carr made 23 appearances and scored 16 tries as Melbourne finished as minor premiers.

On 7 October 2019, Josh Addo-Carr Made his international debut for Australia Kangaroos in squads for both the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s and Oceania Cup fixtures.

Josh Addo-Carr was 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.

In scoring six tries in a single game, Josh 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 in 1950 while playing for Newtown.

Josh 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.

On 29 May 2022, Josh Addo-Carr was not selected by New South Wales coach Brad Fittler for game one of the 2022 State of Origin series.

Josh Addo-Carr was selected in the 24-man squad for the Australian Kangaroos by Mal Meninga to travel to England to compete in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

Josh Addo-Carr's first try was a spectacular 98 metre run beating Fiji fullback Sunia Turuva.

The try was a cross-field kick by hooker Ben Hunt that was picked up by Josh 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 in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Josh Addo-Carr played for Australia in their 2021 Rugby League World Cup final victory over Samoa.

On 22 May 2023, Josh Addo-Carr was selected by New South Wales for game one of the 2023 State of Origin series.

In game 2 of the series, Josh Addo-Carr was sent to the sin bin just before full-time for punching Queensland player Reece Walsh.

Josh Addo-Carr was overlooked by New South Wales selectors ahead of the 2024 State of Origin series.

On 10 September 2024, it was reported that Josh Addo-Carr had been pulled over by police as part of a random alcohol and drug test a week earlier.

Josh Addo-Carr was tested a second time, with that sample sent away for further analysis.

Josh Addo-Carr did not contest a $682 fine and a three-month suspension from driving after testing positive to cocaine, but claimed that he did not knowingly take any drugs.