Phil Gould reveals new details about Josh Addo-Carr’s cocaine test – and uncovers the inside knowledge that has him convinced it was IMPOSSIBLE for the star to have taken the drug

Phil Gould has revealed new details about Josh Addo-Carr’s alleged failed drugs test, including what convinced him there is no way the Bulldogs winger took cocaine.

The fallout from Addo-Carr’s alleged positive road test for cocaine continued on Tuesday, as the winger withdrew himself from training and the squad list for the club’s final against Manly on Sunday.

The 29-year-old has told Bulldogs officials he is adamant he did not take cocaine in the run-up to Friday night’s test, and cannot explain the alleged positive result.

Bulldogs boss Phil Gould spoke again about the situation on Wednesday Six tackles with Gus podcasting.

Gould explained that Addo-Carr had informed Bulldogs officials on Saturday morning that the initial swipe test conducted by police was inconclusive and that he was innocent because officers allowed him to drive after the test.

Gould said he had spoken directly to the winger about the incident and that after Addo-Carr explained he had not been charged and was allowed to drive home, he had one more question for him.

“I said, ‘What are you worried about?’” Gould explained.

He said, “I’m not doing that, I’m just letting you know it happened.”

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs winger was arrested by police on Friday night and reportedly tested positive while driving

“I said ‘good as gold’ and didn’t think about it anymore. Didn’t think about it anymore.”

Gould went on to say he believes Addo-Carr’s statement that he did not use drugs, as there was “no time frame” in which the star would have had the opportunity to do so without the club’s knowledge.

‘When we thought about it… that he had cocaine in his system on Friday night, he must have had it. [the drug] “In the last 48 to 72 hours,” Gould said.

‘Well, he trained with us. He played until Friday morning. He pulled out on Friday morning because he had an ankle injury.

“So if you think back over the previous two or three days, there’s no window where you would ever consider him doing something like that. Not that we would consider it anyway.”

Addo-Carr stayed with his team-mates in a hotel in Homebush on Friday night, an arrangement the club always has in place before matches at Accor Stadium.

However, the winger was not with his teammates on Thursday evening.

Gould added that initial drug tests conducted by police on the side of the road are notoriously unreliable, he said.

NSW Police will have drivers do an initial ‘scrape’ test for drugs. If that is positive, they will usually do a second ‘scrape’ test and collect a third sample which is sent to a lab for more extensive testing, which can take weeks.

Officers did not give Addo-Carr a second scraping test because they were called to a report of a home invasion. They did take a sample of the star, which will be tested in a lab.

“The first sample, they don’t convict you – they don’t charge you for it. They never do that, it’s just an indication of whether they need to retest,” Gould insisted.

‘I’ve had a number of calls from NRL players and NRL clubs saying they’ve had a player who’s tested positive but on the second test he’s come back negative.

Gould suggests Addo-Carr will return for the Bulldogs if they advance to the NRL finals

“They’re not accurate. They’re very, very inaccurate.”

Gould also indicated that the Flyer will play for the Bulldogs again in the second week of the finals should they win this weekend.

“Our season, we’re in sudden death mode right now. We can go a week, four weeks, we don’t know,” Gould explained.

‘But from next week there is really no reason for the club or the NRL Integrity Unit to keep Josh Addo-Carr out of the game.

This is Josh’s decision this week.

‘Hopefully we can get through this match this weekend.’