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Footy world divided by controversial Josh Addo-Carr call in Dragons' win
Parramatta was denied a try after a hugely controversial call in the second half of their 34-20 loss to St George-Illawarra on Saturday night. The Dragons led 26-4 at halftime after a dominant opening 40 minutes and appeared ready to coast to victory at WIN Stadium. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. But the Eels had other ideas, scoring three tries in an 11-minute stretch to roar back into the contest at 26-20. Then came the moment that will have plenty of people talking. The Eels moved the ball to the left side of the field with just over 17 minutes remaining, when Sean Russell found Josh Addo-Carr on the left wing. The man known as the Foxx broke a Corey Allan tackle and passed back inside to Russell, who had clear air in front of him to stroll to the line and give Parra the chance to tie the game at 26-26. But the touch judge had other ideas, lifting his flag and ruling Addo-Carr had touched the sideline to stun the Eels fans watching on. When the replay was shown, it was one of the tightest calls you could see on the footy field and far from convincing. 'Addo-Carr is away, it might be 26-26 in a moment,' Andrew Voss yelled on Fox League. 'No the flag is up, a foot over the sideline. Our man is standing by his decision. 'Addo-Carr, left leg down and then the right, where is it? Could be this one. I don't know. 'If it's not, it's as close as you can go. Oh boy.' Steve Roach added: 'I don't know about that. How could naked eye make a call? 'He had a player down in front of him, how could he see it?' Voss then clarified the ruling, stating: 'That is incredible that moment, but once the sideline official's flag goes up, the protocol is you don't go to the Bunker. It was going to be 26-all. 'Send some Panadol to the Dragons' box.' Fans were deeply divided by the incident on social media. Lui Zacher tweeted: 'Touchie has X ray vision to see through a Dragons player, and CSI: Enhance technology to call Addo-Carr's boot on the line 15 metres away, but someone chucks a forward pass right in front and it's 'I didn't see nuffin'.' @aotesam wrote: 'I think his foot *just* went into touch … but there is absolutely no way you can call it with confidence.' Jack Holdsworth said: 'The first time a useless touch judge has ever made a live call and he reckons he's seen 1mm of Addo-Carrs foot on the sideline. Give me a f**king spell.' Mr_Ives wrote: 'That Dragons Eels touchie could see Uranus without a telescope.' Gemma Rogers suggested: 'I thought the touchie got that right. Looked like his foot was just on the line.' LJ declared: 'Parra have been screwed big time there, that was never in touch!' The Dragons eventually scored another try through Valentine Holmes with five minutes remaining to establish a match-winning lead. Voss was left hoping Addo-Carr's moment wouldn't be the biggest talking point of a great game of footy. 'There's been so much happening in this game,' he said. 'I know people are going to go back to the Addo-Carr foot on the line. 'If he's in, it's the closest to being out anyway there's ever been and that would be 26-all at that point. 'But I'd rather savour the game at the moment, rather than the controversy.'
News.com.au
29-05-2025
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Casualty ward: Tom Hazelton set to be out for three months, Josh Addo-Carr locked in for another year at the Eels
The Sharks have been dealt a major blow with towering prop forward Tom Hazelton set to be sidelined for the next three months following surgery on his sternoclavicular joint injury that he suffered against Manly earlier this month. Hazelton had surgery on Tuesday following several consultations with shoulder specialists, with the consistent prop suffering the collarbone injury when he landed awkwardly in a tackle back in round 10. The club expects him to be out for up to 12 weeks, although that will be offset by the return of experienced stars like Sione Katoa, Toby Rudolf and Teig Wilton in the coming rounds. Wishing Hazo a quick recovery ðŸ'™ This Sharks Medical Update is brought to you by @pilothealth1 — Cronulla Sharks (@cronullasharks) May 29, 2025 Meanwhile, the Eels have activated their option for Josh Addo-Carr to remain at the club in 2026. The flashy winger joined Parramatta this year after he was let go by the Bulldogs and has scored a team-high seven tries on the left wing despite missing the start of the season through suspension. 'Josh has been a popular addition to our club. From day one, he has embraced the Parramatta community and brought a real spark to our group,' Eels general manager of football Mark O'Neill said. 'The coaching staff have been impressed with his leadership on the field, particularly with our younger players. 'His passion and personality have had a positive effect across the organisation, and we're happy to have him with us for another season.'
