Early career In 2006, Wicks played for the
St. George Illawarra Dragons NSW Cup team.
2006 In round 10 of the
2006 NRL season, Wicks made his
NRL debut for
St. George Illawarra against the
New Zealand Warriors. Wicks made 17 appearances in his debut season including the preliminary final defeat against
Melbourne. He scored a try on debut.
2007 In 2007, Wicks signed a three-year contract with the
Newcastle Knights starting in 2008, following
Brian Smith's clean out of the club. In a 2008 interview, Smith referred to Wicks as "Wicksy".
2009 In December 2009, Wicks was arrested for supplying prohibited drugs and possession of prohibited drugs. After being released on bail, he quit the Knights "so the club can move forward".
2010 In 2010, Wicks played for the Grafton Ghosts while his matter was in the courts, eventually being sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
2014 In May 2014, Wicks' agent started approaching clubs about the possibility of signing him to a contract for 2015, with his four-year
WADA suspension for drugs ending in September 2014. During his stay in prison, Wicks lost 20 kilograms to get back to his old playing weight of 106 kilograms. On 30 October 2014, he signed a 1-year contract with the
Parramatta Eels starting in 2015. He made his return to the
NRL in round 2 of the
2015 NRL season against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. On 11 April 2015, he re-signed with the Eels on a one-year contract.
2016 In November 2016, Wicks announced his immediate retirement from professional rugby league despite signing a two-year contract extension with the
Parramatta Eels earlier that year.
2017 On 13 July 2017 it was revealed that Wicks had resumed playing on the NSW Mid North Coast with
Group 2 side the Grafton Ghosts. He captain-coached the team to win both a premiership and the NSW Country Rugby League's
Clayton Cup. ==Drug conviction==