Jacob Weitering

Jacob Weitering
Weitering playing for Carlton in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Jacob Weitering
Date of birth (1997-11-23) 23 November 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 1, 2015 national draft
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 23
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Carlton 181 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jacob Weitering (born 23 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Weitering participated in the Auskick program at Mount Martha[1] and played junior football for the Mount Martha Junior Football Club, before playing for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. He captained Victoria Country at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was selected in the under 18 All-Australian team.[2] He was a member of the NAB AFL Academy in 2014 and 2015, and was awarded the Ben Mitchell Medal in 2015, voted by his peers as the player who best represents the values important to the AFL Academy.[3]

He was drafted with the first selection in the 2015 national draft by the Carlton Football Club.[4]

AFL career

Weitering made his debut in round 1, 2016 against Richmond. Weitering had a solid debut with 17 disposals and 7 marks. He was named the 2016 AFL Rising Star nominee for round 3 following an impressive display against the Gold Coast Suns in which he had 26 disposals and took nine marks.[5][6]

After an impressive 2020 season, Weitering was awarded the John Nicholls Medal as Carlton's best and fairest player of the season.[7]

Personal life

In April 2023, Weitering publicly acknowledged that his entire life savings had been stolen through a sophisticated phone scam six months prior.[8] He also made a video for his bank, NAB, as a public service announcement. Weitering said the theft has "put the brakes on" his plan to start a family.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Led the league after finals only
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Carlton 23 20 2 0 164 127 291 106 24 0.1 0.0 8.2 6.3 14.5 5.3 1.2
2017 Carlton 23 22 7 3 198 103 301 122 28 0.3 0.1 9.0 4.7 13.7 5.5 1.3
2018 Carlton 23 14 1 0 127 62 189 82 22 0.1 0.0 9.1 4.4 13.5 5.9 1.6
2019 Carlton 23 20 0 0 199 65 264 115 29 0.0 0.0 10.0 3.3 13.2 5.8 1.5
2020 Carlton 23 17 0 1 146 42 188 74 17 0.0 0.0 8.5 2.4 11.0 4.3 1.0
2021 Carlton 23 22 0 1 301 60 361 167 29 0.0 0.0 13.6 2.7 16.4 7.5 1.3
2022 Carlton 23 18 1 0 169 47 216 109 16 0.0 0.0 9.3 2.6 12.0 6.0 0.8
2023 Carlton 23 26 0 0 317 85 402 208 23 0.0 0.0 12.2 3.3 15.5 8.0 0.9
Career 159 11 5 1621 591 2212 983 189 0.0 0.0 10.2 3.7 13.9 6.2 1.2

References

  1. ^ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 38
  2. ^ Twomey, Callum (4 July 2015). "Vic Country dominates U18 All Australian team".
  3. ^ Twomey, Callum (29 June 2015). "Prospective No.1 pick Jacob Weitering wins AFL Academy's Ben Mitchell Medal".
  4. ^ Phelan, Jennifer; Twomey, Callum (24 November 2015). "Jacob Weitering: What are the Blues getting for their No.1 draft pick?".
  5. ^ Landsberger, Sam (11 April 2016). "Carlton's Jacob Weitering wins Rising Star nomination after outstanding performance in Round 3". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ Guthrie, Ben (11 April 2016). "No.1 pick Jacob Weitering earns Rising Star nod after impressive start". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ^ Beveridge, Riley (19 February 2021). "No.1s quinella Blues' B&F count, top five surprises". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ McKern, James (28 April 2023). "Carlton co-captain loses everything to bank scam". news. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Jacob Weitering". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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