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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.'
News.com.au
28-04-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘I did freak out': Jaime Chapman hasn't slowed down after breaking her back earlier this year
Blues star Jaime Chapman insists she's lost none of her speed despite suffering a spinal fracture just two months ago while scoring a try for the Indigenous All Stars in Sydney. Chapman will line up on the wing for NSW on Thursday night in game one of the women's State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium, with fans south of the border hoping she can replicate last year's stunning solo try in the series opener. Her blistering pace allowed her to torch the Queensland defence as she raced 85 metres to score, and her freaky injury from the All Stars clash won't slow her down if she gets into the clear again. Jaime Chapman reached a speed of 29.88 km/hr scoring this #Origin try! 🫡 #TelstraTracker — NRLW (@NRLWomens) May 17, 2024 Chapman suffered the injury when she copped some accidental knees in the back while scoring a try, with scans the following day revealing a fracture which forced her into a lengthy rehab process that had her racing the clock to be fit for Origin. 'I played the All Stars and got an injury so I've been in rehab,' she said. 'I got through my rehab and am ready to play. I'm all good now. My body is feeling good and my back's great. 'It (the injury) definitely sounded scarier than what it was. When you hear spine fracture, you probably freak out a little bit, and I did freak out when I heard the news. 'But I knew that I was going to be sweet. I could move and my function was fine, but it was just a slow recovery and slow rehab process. 'It started with very slow running and then straight into contact. I've been doing 100 per cent contact the past few weeks leading into camp.' Chapman will be a key weapon for a Blues side that won in Brisbane last year but dropped the next two games to the Maroons. There's a clear hunger in the playing group who want to make a statement on the road in a bid to avoid a repeat of what happened 12 months ago. 'We definitely want to come up here and start off the series with a good win and bring the trophy back to where it belongs in the Blues facility,' she declared. 'We definitely want to win game one and make a statement.'
