| Wicks while playing for Newcastle in 2009 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Wicksy | |||||
| Born | 5 December 1985 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 1 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2006–07 | St. George Illawarra | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Newcastle Knights | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
| Danny Wicks | |
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| Charge(s) | Supply drugs (three counts) |
| Conviction(s) | Guilty |
| Penalty | Three years imprisonment (18 months non-parole) |
| Status | Incarcerated |
Danny Wicks (born 5 December 1985, in Grafton, New South Wales) is a former professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Wicks also previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. His position of choice is prop, though he can also play second row.
In 2007, Wicks secured a three-year contract with the Newcastle Knights following Brian Smith's clean-out at the club.[1] In 2010 he played for his former club the Grafton Ghosts based in Grafton on the New South Wales north coast.[2]
He is currently serving a prison sentence for trafficking drugs.
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On 16 December 2009, Wicks was arrested and charged with eight drug related offences, including six counts of supplying a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug. Police said that Strike Force Welham had been set up to investigate the supply of amphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy in the Clarence Valley region. Wicks was arrested as he drove his car along Brunker Road, Adamstown at around 6:30am, as part of coordinated police raids in four locations.[3]
In September 2011 Wicks was sentenced to a maximum of three years in jail after being found guilty of trafficking drugs.[4]