Originally from Newborough, Wheildon bagged a seven-goal haul in just his third league game, against the Brisbane Bears at Carrara.
One of his best performances came when he kicked six goals and six behinds against a strong Hawthorn team in 1992.
On one occasion, in 1993, he was fined after being found guilty of shaking a goalpost when an opponent was taking a shot at goal.
Wheildon left Fitzroy after the 1994 season and played at West Adelaide before he was given another chance at AFL, recruited by Essendon with pick 15 in the 1995 AFL Draft.
He however never got a chance to play for them after he was hit by a taxi in King Street and badly injured his legs, ending his career.