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.

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.

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

Weitering said the theft has "put the brakes on" his plan to start a family.