Jacob Weitering is an Australian rules footballer plying his trade with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Weitering played youth football for the Mount Martha Junior Football Club and the Auskick program at Mt. Martha before representing the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. At the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was chosen for the under 18 All-Australian team, he captained Victoria Country.
He participated in the NAB AFL Academy in 2014 and 2015.
In 2015, he was selected by his peers to receive the Ben Mitchell Award as the player who best embodied the AFL Academy’s core values.
Weitering was drafted with the first selection in the 2015 national draft by the Carlton Football Club and made his debut in round 1, 2016 against Richmond.
He was outstanding on his debut, recording 17 disposals and 7 marks.
Following an impressive display against the Gold Coast Suns in which he had 26 disposals and took nine marks, he was named the 2016 AFL Rising Star nominee for round 3.
In 2020, he was awarded the John Nicholls Medal as Carlton’s best and fairest player of the season.
In April 2023, Weitering became of prime interest after his revelation of being scammed of his entire life savings through a sophisticated phone scam, resulting in him putting on hold his plans to start a family.
Jacob Weitering Age
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How old is Jacob Weitering? Weitering was born on 23 November 1997 and is 25 years.
Jacob Weitering Weight
How much does Jacob Weitering weight? Weitering weighs 101 kg (223 lb).
Jacob Weitering Number
What number is Jacon Weitering? Weitering wears jersey number 23.
Jacob Weitering Family
Weitering’s parents are Tanya Weitering and Darren Weitering. Though he has not revealed much about his parents, it’s an open secret that they have been very supportive and influential of his career.
Weitering is not married but seems to be in a relationship with a lady whose identity he has kept hidden.
Jacob Weitering Education
Where did Jacob Weitering go to high school? Weitering attended the The Peninsula School.
Jacob Weitering Stats
| 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 |
| Career | 133 | 11 | 5 | 1304 | 506 | 1810 | 775 | 166 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | ||
Jacob Weitering Instagram
Does Jacob Weitering have Instagram? Weitering has 22K Instagram followers.
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