NRL drops bombshell about Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr's white powder suspensions
NRL drops bombshell about Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr's white powder suspensions
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In what has been hailed as 'great news for South Sydney fans', Latrell Mitchell will be available for the round-one clash with the Dolphins following a key NRL decision. The NRL has ruled that both Mitchell and new Parramatta signing Josh Addo-Carr can use the All Stars clash on February 15 towards their respective suspensions.
![[Josh Addo-Carr switched to Parramatta after losing his job with the Bulldogs due to his positive cocaine test - and now he is likely to be back to face his old club in round three]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/05/92077247-14336625-image-a-80_1738129491599.jpg)
Rabbitohs fullback Mitchell was handed a one-match ban after a photo emerged of him standing above a white substance last year in a hotel room in Dubbo, an action which was ruled to have brought the game into disrepute. Addo-Carr was sacked by Canterbury after testing positive to cocaine in a roadside drugs test last year and was handed a four-match ban.
He has already served one match after missing the Bulldogs' semi-final against Manly. In a coincidental twist he will now be available for the round-three showdown between Parramatta and Canterbury. Both players have been Indigenous All Stars regulars and the NRL took that into account in making the decision. Mitchell has played six times for the side, including last year as captain. Addo-Carr has represented the team on four occasions.
Latrell Mitchell (pictured) has received some good news from the NRL after an injury and controversy-marred 2024 season he'd rather forget. Josh Addo-Carr switched to Parramatta after losing his job with the Bulldogs due to his positive cocaine test - and now he is likely to be back to face his old club in round three.
Mitchell, 27, has played some of his best football under returned South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett. And Bennett will now have him on deck for the round-one blockbuster at Suncorp Stadium against the Dolphins on March 7, the club he coached for the past two seasons.
