Leigh Leopards boss Adrian Lam admits he is interested in signing Papua New Guinea international Jacob Alick-Wiencke.
The back-rower has been released by Gold Coast Titans following the end of the NRL season with All Out Rugby League claiming last week that Leigh were in the driving seat to sign him as they bid to strengthen their pack options.
Alick-Wiencke has spent the last three seasons with the Titans, but made just 19 appearances for the club with much of his game time coming in the Queensland Cup. Since making his debut in the second string competition in 2019 he has represented Souths Logan Magpies, Burleigh Bears and Tweed Seagulls, racking up 81 appearances and scoring 30 tries.
He also has 10 caps for the Kumuls under his belt, with his most recent outing coming in the front-row last year against New Zealand.
Leigh Leopards recruitment update
Asked whether he was a person of interest to the Leopards, Lam told Serious About RL: “We don’t really discuss the players we’re signing or we’re interested in but we are interested in him, absolutely. We’ll keep working hard and see where that can get to.
“At this point we’re not making any announcements because we’ve still got a handful of players that we have re-signed within the club on the retention side of things. There’s a few going and a few staying so we need to put that together.
“I’ve tracked him since he was a teenager, obviously being PNG as well there’s a relationship there but we’ll have to see what happens.”
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Leigh have also been linked with a move for Wynnum Manly Seagulls half-back Liam Sutton with Love Rugby League making that link.
Asked about the 22-year-old, Lam added: “His name has popped up a couple of times.
“Again, we’re looking for a player to strengthen that right side half-back so we’ve looked at him and a couple of others.”
