Jacob Weitering

Jacob Weitering
Jacob Weitering
	Weitering playing for Carlton in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Weitering
Born	23 November 1997 (age 28)
Original team	Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 1, 2015 national draft
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Position	Key Defender
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	23
Playing career1
Years	Club
2016–	Carlton
Representative team honours
Years	Team
2026–	Victoria
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2026. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2026.
Career highlights
	Carlton Vice-Captain: 2022–; 2× John Nicholls Medal: 2020, 2023; All-Australian team: 2024; AFL Rising Star nominee: 2016; 22under22 team: 2016, 2019, 2020 (vc);
	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]

In October 2024, Weitering re-signed with Carlton on a six-year contract.^[8]

Personal life

In April 2023, Weitering publicly acknowledged that his entire life savings had been stolen through a sophisticated phone scam six months prior.^[9] 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

Updated to the end of round 19, 2026.^[10]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
†	Led the league for the season


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals	Averages (per game)	Votes
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	6.4	14.6	5.3	1.2	0
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	0
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	0
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	1
2020^[a]	Carlton	23	17	0	1	146	42	188	74	17	0.0	0.1	8.6	2.5	11.1	4.4	1.0	1
2021	Carlton	23	22	0	1	301	60	361	167	29	0.0	0.0	13.7	2.7	16.4	7.6	1.3	1
2022	Carlton	23	18	1	0	169	47	216	109	16	0.1	0.0	9.4	2.6	12.0	6.1	0.9	0
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	6
2024	Carlton	23	22	0	1	245	68	313	142	33	0.0	0.0	11.1	3.1	14.2	6.5	1.5	0
2025	Carlton	23	23	0	0	247	69	316	162	22	0.0	0.0	10.7	3.0	13.7	7.0	1.0	1
2026	Carlton	23	10	0	0	96	43	139	67	8	0.0	0.0	9.6	4.3	13.9	6.7	0.8
Career	214	11	6	2209	771	2980	1354	251	0.1	0.0	10.3	3.6	13.9	6.3	1.2	10

Notes

↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

↑ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 38
↑ Twomey, Callum (4 July 2015). "Vic Country dominates U18 All Australian team".
↑ Twomey, Callum (29 June 2015). "Prospective No.1 pick Jacob Weitering wins AFL Academy's Ben Mitchell Medal".
↑ Phelan, Jennifer; Twomey, Callum (24 November 2015). "Jacob Weitering: What are the Blues getting for their No.1 draft pick?".
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Beveridge, Riley (19 February 2021). "No.1s quinella Blues' B&F count, top five surprises". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
↑ "Weitering signs for six". carltonfc.com.au. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
↑ McKern, James (28 April 2023). "Carlton co-captain loses everything to bank scam". news. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
↑ "Jacob Weitering". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

External links

Jacob Weitering's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
Jacob Weitering's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[11] The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[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] "Weitering signs for six". carltonfc.com.au. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

[9] McKern, James (28 April 2023). "Carlton co-captain loses everything to bank scam". news. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[10] "Jacob Weitering". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

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v t e 2024 All-Australian team
Full-back	Nick Blakey (Sydney) Jacob Weitering (Carlton) Luke Ryan (Fremantle)
Half-back	Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) Dan Houston (Port Adelaide)
Centre	Errol Gulden (Sydney) Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) (c) Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Half-forward	Chad Warner (Sydney) Jeremy Cameron (Geelong) Isaac Heeney (Sydney)
Full-forward	Jake Waterman (West Coast) Jesse Hogan (Greater Western Sydney) Dylan Moore (Hawthorn)
Ruck	Max Gawn (Melbourne) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) (vc) Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
Interchange	Lachie Whitfield (Greater Western Sydney) Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) Zak Butters (Port Adelaide)
Coach	Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions)
← 2023 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2025 →

v t e 2020 22 Under 22 team
Full-back	Jack Lukosius (Gold Coast) Jacob Weitering (Carlton) (vc) Jordan Ridley (Essendon)
Half-back	Hunter Clark (St Kilda) Noah Balta (Richmond) Liam Baker (Richmond)
Centre	Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane Lions) Andrew McGrath (Essendon) (c) Sam Walsh (Carlton)
Half-forward	Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs) Gryan Miers (Geelong)
Full-forward	Izak Rankine (Gold Coast) Max King (St Kilda) Josh Daicos (Collingwood)
Ruck	Sean Darcy (Fremantle) Bailey Smith (Western Bulldogs) Tim Taranto (Greater Western Sydney)
Interchange	Nick Coffield (St Kilda) Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle) Adam Cerra (Fremantle) Ben King (Gold Coast)

v t e 2015 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jacob Weitering 2. Josh Schache 3. Callum Mills (academy selection) 4. Clayton Oliver 5. Darcy Parish 6. Aaron Francis 7. Jacob Hopper (academy selection) 8. Callum Ah Chee 9. Sam Weideman 10. Harry McKay 11. Wayne Milera 12. Charlie Curnow 13. Matthew Kennedy (academy selection) 14. Eric Hipwood (academy selection) 15. Daniel Rioli 16. Harry Himmelberg (academy selection) 17. Tom Doedee 18. Jade Gresham 19. Ryan Burton 20. Brayden Fiorini 21. Ben McKay 22. Kieran Lovell 23. David Cuningham
Second round	24. Ben Keays (academy selection) 25. Josh Dunkley 26. Kieran Collins 27. Darcy Tucker 28. Luke Partington 29. Alex Morgan 30. Mason Redman 31. Ryan Clarke 32. Brayden Sier 33. Mitchell Hibberd 34. Josh Schoenfeld 35. Marcus Adams 36. Tom Cole 37. Riley Bonner 38. Harley Balic
Third round	39. Rhys Mathieson 40. Brandon White 41. Matt Flynn (academy selection) 42. Mitch King 43. Corey Wagner 44. Blake Hardwick 45. Aidyn Johnson 46. Liam Hulett 47. Sam Skinner 48. Bailey Williams 49. Bailey Rice (F/S) 50. Oleg Markov 51. Tyrone Leonardis 52. Mackenzie Willis 53. Jack Silvagni (F/S) 54. Mitch Brown
Fourth round	55. Sam Collins 56. Jordan Dawson 57. Kurt Mutimer 58. Tom Phillips 59. Ryan Gardner 60. Declan Mountford 61. Shane Yarran 62. Matthew Allen
Fifth round	63. Rupert Wills 64. Yestin Eades 65. Ben Crocker 66. Sam Menegola 67. Nathan Broad
Sixth round	68. Michael Hartley 69. Wylie Buzza
Seventh round	70. Matthew Hayball

v t e 2016 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Oliver Rd 2: Parish Rd 3: Weitering Rd 4: Daniel Rd 5: Papley Rd 6: Acres Rd 7: Harmes Rd 8: Hopper Rd 9: Petracca Rd 10: Byrne-Jones Rd 11: Blakely Rd 12: Weller Rd 13: Sicily Rd 14: Gresham Rd 15: Wright Rd 16: Mills Rd 17: Fantasia Rd 18: Clarke Rd 19: Moore Rd 20: Dunkley Rd 21: McDonald Rd 22: Rioli Rd 23: Barrass
Italics denote winner