Jacob Alick-Wiencke

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Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Personal information
Full nameJacob Alick-Wiencke
Born (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25) [1]
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–25 Gold Coast Titans 190000
2026– Leigh Leopards 00000
Total190000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Papua New Guinea 100000
2025 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 10000
Source: [2]
As of 12 October 2025

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 Leigh Leopards in the Super League. [3]

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Early life

Alick-Wiencke was born in Brisbane, Australia. His late grandmother was born in Daru, Papua New Guinea. [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 of the 2024 NRL season, he played his first NRL match of 2024 in the Gold Coast Titans upset win over the Brisbane Broncos 36-34, he had 9 runs for 100m, a try assist, 27 tackles playing at centre. He played six games throughout 2024 as the club finished 14th on the table. [9] On 19 November 2024, the Titans announced that Alick-Wiencke had re-signed with the club for the 2025 season. [10]

2025

Alick-Wiencke was released by Gold Coast at the end of their season. [11]

On 7 October 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Leopards in the Super League on a 3-year deal [12]

On 12 October 2025 he made his debut for the PNG Prime Minister's XIII in the 28-10 defeat to Australia’s Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby [13]

References

  1. "Player Profile: Jacob Alick-Wiencke". titans.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  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.
  9. "The Mole's end-of-season review: Titans 'perennial enigma' who went missing as Des Hasler 'hallmark' falls flat". www.nine.com.au.
  10. Staff Writer (19 November 2024). "PNG International extends time on the Coast". Gold Coast Titans. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. "Titans thank departing players in '25". Gold Coast Titans. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. Callum Walker (7 October 2025). "Gold Coast Titans forward Jacob Alick-Wiencke makes Leigh Leopards move". Total RL.
  13. Daniel Nuttall (12 October 2025). "Zero for seven?! Aussie's double hat-trick powers PM's XII past PNG despite horrific kicking". FoxSports.au.