Wakeham played a total of 16 appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against.[4]
2021
In round 7 of the 2021 NRL season, Wakeham became the first ever 18th man to take the field after Canterbury-Bankstown suffered a concussion which invoked the new 18th man rule which had been brought in by the NRL.[5]
Wakeham made a total of eight appearances as Canterbury claimed the wooden spoon.[6]
On 24 January, Wakeham signed a one-year deal to join the Wests Tigers ahead of the 2023 NRL season.[9]
Wakeham played a total of 15 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season with 2 tries and 8 try assists and kicking 27/33 goals as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a second straight year.[10]
2024
On 9 January 2024, it was announced that he would join Blacktown Workers for 2024.[11][12] In December, Wakeham was handed a lifeline by Manly as they had given him a train and trial contract.[13]
Controversy
On 25 June 2021, Wakeham was one of three Canterbury players who were ordered to self-isolate after attending a Covid-19 exposure site in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The NRL had ordered players of all 16 teams a week earlier not to attend any restaurants, clubs or bars in the Waverley Local Government area.[14]
On 15 May 2024, it was alleged that Wakeham had been arrested by police at a Blacktown Workers training session. It had been reported that Wakeham was not charged by police but was suspected of possessing cocaine and supplying MDMA.[15]
The following day, Wakeham was granted bail in court. He was charged with taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug in greater than a large commercial quantity, taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug in greater than an indictable amount and less than a commercial quantity, and participating in a criminal group.[16] On 12 November it was announced that all the charges against Wakeham had been dropped.[17]
