Jacob Alick

Jacob Alick-Wiencke (born 3 November 1999) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower or lock for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).[3]

Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Personal information
Full nameJacob Alick-Wiencke
Born (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999[1]
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– Gold Coast Titans 8 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Papua New Guinea 8 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
As of 22 June 2024

Early life

Alick-Wiencke was born in Brisbane, Australia. His late grandmother was born in Daru.[4]

Career

Alick-Wiencke made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test. In round 19 of the 2023 NRL season, Alick made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast against the Dolphins.[5] Alick represented PNG at the 2021 World Cup held in 2022.[6][7] Alick played a total of five matches for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.[8]

In Round 12, Jacob played his first NRL match of 2024 in the Gold Coast Titans upset win over the Broncos 36-34, Jacob had 9 runs for 100m, a try assist, 27 tackles playing at centre.

References
  1. "Player Profile: Jacob Alick". titans.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Titans debutant called up to Kumuls". Gold Coast Titans. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. "PNG Kumuls debutant, Jacob Alick to play for Grandmother". Papua New Guinea Today. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. "Johnston, Coates among key faces in Kumuls World Cup squad". 3 October 2022.
  7. "2023 NRL ROUND 19: DOLPHINS 23, TITANS 21". nothingbutleague.com.
  8. "NRL 2023: Gold Coast Titans season review". www.sportingnews.com. 5 September 2023.


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