Jacob Weitering, an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) is not married. There is no information about his wife online.
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Weitering has become of interest to the public as a result of his revelation about being scammed.
In April 2023, he publicly acknowledged that his entire life savings had been stolen through a sophisticated phone scam six months prior.
Born on 23 November 1997, Weitering participated in the Auskick program at Mt Martha and played junior football for the Mount Martha Junior Football Club before moving on to the TAC Cup with the Dandenong Stingrays.
He captained Victoria Country at the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was named to the All-Australian under 18 team.
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He was a member of the NAB AFL Academy in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 he was awarded the Ben Mitchell Medal, which was voted on by his peers as the player who best represents the AFL Academy’s values.
The Carlton Football Club selected him with the first pick in the 2015 national draft.
Weitering made his debut in round one of the 2016 season against Richmond. Weitering had a strong debut, recording 17 disposals and 7 marks.
Following an impressive performance against the Gold Coast Suns in which he had 26 disposals and nine marks, he was named the 2016 AFL Rising Star nominee for round 3.
After an outstanding 2020 season, Weitering received the John Nicholls Medal as Carlton’s best and fairest player.
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