Terry Wickey

Terry Wickey (born 5 November 1954) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played most of his career at the Penrith Panthers, but he also had brief stint at the Canberra Raiders. His position of choice was halfback.[2]

Terry Wickey
Personal information
Full nameTerry Wickey
Born (1954-11-05) 5 November 1954
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–80 Penrith Panthers 90 17 0 0 51
1982 Canberra Raiders 10 0 0 0
Total 100 17 0 0 51
Source: [1]

Playing career

Wickey was graded by the Penrith Panthers in the 1974 season. Penrith captain-coach Mike Stephenson gave Wickey his first grade debut in the 1975 season. He made his first grade debut in his side's 23−8 loss to the Balmain Tigers at Penrith Park in round 10 of the 1975 season. He scored his first try in his sides' 24–15 loss to the St. George Dragons at Kogarah Oval the following week.[3]

Wickey was a tough and no nonsense halfback who always gave his best every week. This made him a very popular with the Penrith fans. Despite this, the 1970s was a troubled period both on and off the field for the Panthers club. Penrith repeatedly tried to attract the star Australian players they knew they needed, and they were consistently unsuccessful in doing this. This was primarily due to Penrith's poor reputation and it's seemingly remote location, the M4 Motorway was still only a distant dream during the 1970s.[4]

Penrith had a crop of exciting young stars come through in the 1970s. Along with Wickey, players such as Kevin Dann, Ross Gigg, Phil Gould, Paul Merlo, Zac Olejarnik, Tim Sheens, and Glenn West all showed great potential, but they lacked the right sort of on-field leadership and direction to turn them into a successful team. Wickey was the club's first choice halfback throughout the second half of the 1970s. After playing only three matches in the 1980 season, a season in which the Panthers went on to finish with the wooden spoon for the second time in the club's history, Wickey's stint with the Panthers ended at the conclusion of the 1980 season.[5]

In 1982, Wickey joined newly formed entity the Canberra Raiders. He made 10 appearances for the Raiders in their inaugural season before retiring at season's end. In total, Wickey played 100 first grade games and scored 17 tries.

References
  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. "Terry Wickey - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. "Penrith Panthers". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. Jones, Cathy (2017-01-31). "M4 Motorway – history". Strathfield Heritage. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. "MIGHTY PANTHERS: Terry Wickey". mightypanthers.webs.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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