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| Full name | Joshua Addo-Carr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1995 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Matraville Sports High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Tyrone Munro (cousin) Wally Carr (grandfather) |
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Joshua Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995), known as "The Foxx", is an Australian professional rugby league player. He plays as a winger for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL). He also represents Australia in international games.
Addo-Carr has won two premierships with the Melbourne Storm in 2017 and 2020. He also won the 2021 Rugby League World Cup with Australia. He started his career with the Wests Tigers. He is famous for being one of the fastest players in the NRL. He has also played for the Indigenous All Stars and NSW City. In 2018, he helped New South Wales win the 2018 State of Origin series.
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Early Life and Beginnings
Addo-Carr was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. He is from Aboriginal heritage, with connections to the Gunggandji, Birrbay, and Wiradjuri people.
He started playing rugby league at just three years old for the Doonside Roos. Later, his family moved to Earlwood, New South Wales, where he played for the Earlwood Saints.
Addo-Carr went to Matraville Sports High School. He played junior rugby league for the La Perouse Panthers and Moore Park. In 2012, he played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball team. After an incident, he then joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His grandfather, Wally Carr, was a famous Australian boxer.
Playing Career Highlights
Early Professional Steps
In 2014 and 2015, Addo-Carr played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' National Youth Competition team. He scored 28 tries in 44 matches during this time. On 23 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Wests Tigers for the 2016 season.
2016: Wests Tigers Debut
Addo-Carr made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers in Round 7. This game was against the Melbourne Storm, and he scored a try. Interestingly, Suliasi Vunivalu also debuted for the Storm in the same game and scored a try. Vunivalu later became Addo-Carr's wing partner at the Melbourne Storm.
On 6 June, Addo-Carr signed a three-year contract with the Melbourne Storm. This contract would start in 2017. In September, he was named on the wing in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.
2017–2021: Success with Melbourne Storm
Addo-Carr played his first game for the Melbourne Storm in Round 1 of the 2017 season. This was against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground. In Round 3, he scored his first try for Melbourne against the Brisbane Broncos. This try helped Melbourne win the match 14–12.
On 7 May, he played for City Origin against Country Origin. He played on the wing in their 20–10 win. In Round 25, Addo-Carr scored his first hat-trick of tries against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Melbourne won that game 64–6. On 31 August 2017, Addo-Carr extended his contract with Melbourne until the end of the 2021 season. He then played in the 2017 NRL Grand Final and scored two tries. These tries helped the Storm win the premiership.
In 2018, Addo-Carr was chosen to play for New South Wales in the 2018 State of Origin series. He played in all three games, helping New South Wales win their first Origin shield since 2014. In the 2018 NRL Grand Final, he scored an 85-metre intercept try. However, Melbourne lost the game 21–6 to the Sydney Roosters. He finished the year with 18 tries from 25 games.
Before the 2019 State of Origin series, Addo-Carr was among the New South Wales players who chose not to sing the Australian National Anthem. He played in all three games as New South Wales won 2–1. This meant they kept the shield for the first time since 2005. For his club, Addo-Carr played 23 games and scored 16 tries. Melbourne finished as minor premiers that year. They reached the preliminary final but lost to the Sydney Roosters 14–6.
On 7 October 2019, Addo-Carr made his international debut for Australia Kangaroos. He was part of the squads for both the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s and Oceania Cup games.
In 2020, Addo-Carr faced consequences for breaking team rules during a health situation. Despite this, he went on to win the 2020 NRL Grand Final with Melbourne. He finished the season with 16 tries in 21 games. He was then selected to play for New South Wales in the 2020 State of Origin series. He scored two tries in Game 1 and two tries in Game 2. New South Wales lost the series 2–1 to Queensland. On 16 December 2020, he signed a four-year deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown starting in 2022.
In Round 9 of the 2021 NRL season, Addo-Carr scored six tries in Melbourne's 50–0 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Scoring six tries in one game set a new Melbourne Storm club record. He was the first player in Australia to do this in 71 years.
On 30 May, he was chosen for Game 1 of the 2021 State of Origin series. In Game 2, he scored two tries as New South Wales beat Queensland 26–0. Addo-Carr played 22 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season. He scored 23 tries as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Melbourne lost a close preliminary final 10–6 to the Penrith Panthers.
2022–2024: Time with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
In Round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, Addo-Carr made his debut for Canterbury. They won 6–4 against North Queensland. In Round 6, he scored his first try for Canterbury in their loss to South Sydney. In Round 8, Addo-Carr captained the Canterbury team and scored two tries. This helped them win 16–12 against the Sydney Roosters.
On 29 May 2022, Addo-Carr was not selected for Game 1 of the 2022 State of Origin series.
In Round 13, Addo-Carr scored two tries for Canterbury in a loss to Penrith. In Round 14, he scored a hat-trick in Canterbury's 34–4 win over Parramatta. On 19 June, he was again not selected for Game 2 of the State of Origin series.
In Round 19, Addo-Carr scored another hat-trick in Canterbury's 36–26 victory over the Gold Coast.
Addo-Carr was selected for the Australian Kangaroos squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England. He played on the wing against Fiji Bati and scored two tries as the Kangaroos won 42–8. His first try was a spectacular 98-metre run. He scored four tries against Scotland, including a "world class" try. In the quarter-final, Addo-Carr scored five tries for Australia in a 48–4 win over Lebanon. In the semi-final, he scored one try against the New Zealand Kiwis in a 16–14 win. This try equaled the World Cup record for most tries in one tournament.
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.
In Round 3 of the 2023 NRL season, Addo-Carr scored two tries in Canterbury's 26–22 win over the Wests Tigers. In Round 6, he left the field with a leg injury during a loss to South Sydney. He needed surgery and was out for eight weeks. He returned in Round 12, scoring a try in Canterbury's 20–18 win over the Gold Coast Titans. In Round 14, he scored two tries in a close loss to the Sydney Roosters. On 22 May 2023, Addo-Carr was selected for Game 1 of the 2023 State of Origin series. In Game 2, he was sent off briefly for an incident. New South Wales lost the game 32–6. In Round 27, Addo-Carr scored a hat-trick in Canterbury's 34–30 loss to the Gold Coast.
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Addo-Carr suffered a shoulder injury in Canterbury's loss to Parramatta. In Round 6, he scored a hat-trick in a narrow loss against his former club Melbourne. Addo-Carr was not chosen for the 2024 State of Origin series. In Round 13, he scored two tries but left the field with an injury. It was later confirmed he had torn his hamstring and would be out for at least eight weeks. On 18 November, Addo-Carr signed a two-year deal to join the Parramatta Eels.
2025: Joining Parramatta
After leaving Canterbury, Addo-Carr signed a two-year deal with the Parramatta Eels. In Round 3 of the 2025 NRL season, he made his debut for Parramatta and scored a try in their loss to his former club Canterbury. In Round 7, he scored two tries in Parramatta's 38–22 win over the Wests Tigers. In Round 9, Addo-Carr scored two tries for Parramatta in their loss to Cronulla at Magic Round.
Achievements and Awards
Club: Melbourne Storm
- 2017 Minor Premiership Winners
- 2017 NRL Grand Final Winners
- 2018 World Club Challenge Winners
- 2019 Minor Premiership Winners
- 2020 NRL Grand Final Winners
- 2021 Minor Premiership Winners
Representative Teams
- 2018 State of Origin series Winners
- 2019 State of Origin series Winners
- 2021 State of Origin series Winners
International Games
- 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s Winners
- 2021 Rugby League World Cup winners
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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| 2016 |  Wests Tigers |
9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2017 |  Melbourne Storm |
27 | 23 | 92 | |
| 2018 | 25 | 18 | 72 | ||
| 2019 | 23 | 16 | 64 | ||
| 2020 | 21 | 16 | 64 | ||
| 2021 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 94 | |
| 2022 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
23 | 16 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 | 44 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 11 | 44 | ||
| 2025 |  Parramatta Eels |
13 | 9 | 36 | |
| Totals | 193 | 149 | 1 | 598 |
Images for kids
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Addo-Carr playing for the Wests Tigers NSW Cup team in 2016
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Addo-Carr with Melbourne in 2019
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Addo-Carr playing for the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2022
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Addo-Carr during the closing stages of the 2021 RLWC Final in 2022
