Terry Wickey

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.