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The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Touch judge makes huge call as Dragons thwart late Eels comeback
There was very little between Parramatta and St George Illawarra. In the end, there might have just been a millimetre in it. With the game in the balance, Eels winger Josh Addo-Carr was flying down the left flank, seemingly setting up a try that would level the scores. 'The Foxx' flirted with the sideline and the touch judge raised his flag in the belief he put a toe on the white paint. It was a huge call and one that may have determined one of the most helter-skelter games of the season. In the end, the Dragons just hung on to record a thrilling 34-20 win at WIN Stadium. Their ability to overcome adversity proved decisive. Nathan Lawson had four minutes to prepare for his breakout game. The Australian Olympian – he made the switch from rugby sevens after the Paris Games – wasn't expecting to participate. Wearing jersey No.22, Lawson completed the pre-game warm-up as an emergency reserve, just in case he was needed. He was. The luckless Christian Tuipulotu succumbed to yet another hamstring strain just moments before kick-off. Lawson didn't waste his opportunity. It took just two minutes for Lawson to score his first try, and before long he had bagged a double. The winger even managed to defuse the majority of bombs that came his way, despite the constant threat of Zac Lomax. This was the story of the Dragons' night. Whether it be the Tuipolutu drama, the injuries that ended Luciano Leilua's (quad) and Toby Couchman's (shoulder) nights, the head-injury assessments to Corey Allen, Emre Guler and Hamish Stewart, or a spirited Eels comeback, the Red V somehow hung on.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Touch judge makes huge call as Dragons thwart late Eels comeback
There was very little between Parramatta and St George Illawarra. In the end, there might have just been a millimetre in it. With the game in the balance, Eels winger Josh Addo-Carr was flying down the left flank, seemingly setting up a try that would level the scores. 'The Foxx' flirted with the sideline and the touch judge raised his flag in the belief he put a toe on the white paint. It was a huge call and one that may have determined one of the most helter-skelter games of the season. In the end, the Dragons just hung on to record a thrilling 34-20 win at WIN Stadium. Their ability to overcome adversity proved decisive. Nathan Lawson had four minutes to prepare for his breakout game. The Australian Olympian – he made the switch from rugby sevens after the Paris Games – wasn't expecting to participate. Wearing jersey No.22, Lawson completed the pre-game warm-up as an emergency reserve, just in case he was needed. He was. The luckless Christian Tuipulotu succumbed to yet another hamstring strain just moments before kick-off. Lawson didn't waste his opportunity. It took just two minutes for Lawson to score his first try, and before long he had bagged a double. The winger even managed to defuse the majority of bombs that came his way, despite the constant threat of Zac Lomax. This was the story of the Dragons' night. Whether it be the Tuipolutu drama, the injuries that ended Luciano Leilua's (quad) and Toby Couchman's (shoulder) nights, the head-injury assessments to Corey Allen, Emre Guler and Hamish Stewart, or a spirited Eels comeback, the Red V somehow hung on.
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Josh Addo-Carr lifts the lid on where he wants to finish his footy career and the pledge he made to his new coach after his Bulldogs exit
Footy star Josh Addo-Carr spent several weeks out of the game at the back end of last season. Now he's back fighting fit and has pledged to his new boss Jason Ryles that he's not going to let him down, after revealing that the Parramatta coach was the 'only one who backed him'. It's been a turbulent six months for Addo-Car, who was signed to the Parramatta Eels after his contract was torn up by the Canterbury Bulldogs with a year left on his $500,000-a-season deal. Things are now looking back on track for the 29-year-old, who told The Sydney Morning Herald that he has lost 7kg since last year. The change in weight has also helped the winger add some speed to his game, with Addo-Carr topping speeds of 10.7 metres per second. 'I don't know how much that is in kilometres an hour, but that's pretty quick bro,' he told The Sydney Morning Herald at the launch of his new range of 'Lets Trot' apparel in Bankstown. That equates to around 37.44km/h with his best-ever reading on a game day being registered as 38.7km/h by the Telstra Tracker. 'You need to run fast to get fast and stay fast, but I feel like the last few years I didn't give myself a chance because of how heavy I was,' Addo-Carr, who has turned out for the Eels in five matches so far this season, said. The flying winger believes that perhaps working on his physique too much last season may have been why he suffered a high-grade tear in his hamstring that saw him sit out of action for around nine weeks. With his body back to its best, Addo-Carr is firing hot at his new club, having scored five tries in his first five matches for the Eels. That includes his exploits this weekend, with the footy star crossing the whitewash twice to seal a 38-22 victory for Parra against the Wests Tigers and their second win of the season. Now, the footy star has one eye on getting a recall to play for New South Wales in the upcoming State of Origin series, and another eye on a Kangaroos recall. 'The hate between each state, it's real,' he said. 'When you're in it, it's mad, I love it. To play with the best players in the world, I'd love to get that opportunity again. I just need to keep focusing on what I need to do for the Eels and keep improving every day, which I am trying to do. 'And I'd love to put that Kangaroos jersey on again, 100 per cent. I definitely do miss representative football.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Let's Trot™️ (@letstrotco) Addo-Carr is also settling in well to life with the Eels. The two-time Grand Final winner and three-time State of Origin Champion also admitted that he wants to end his career at the Eels and is focused on paying back Ryles for the faith he's shown in him. 'Rylesy was the only person who backed me, so I told him I wouldn't let him down,' Addo-Carr said. 'I'd love to [finish my career at Parramatta], to be honest with you. I love Parra.'
