Top AFL prospect Jacob Weitering signs with leading agent Liam Pickering’s stable

TOP player agent Liam Pickering has signed this year’s potential No. 1 draft pick ... but where is athletic key defender Jacob Weitering likely to end up?

TAC Cup: Calder Cannons versus Dandenong Stingrays at Visy Park , Carlton. Dandenong Stingrays Jacob Weitering,31. Pictures:Angie Basdekis

TOP player agent Liam Pickering has signed this year’s potential No. 1 draft pick Jacob Weitering.

The athletic 195cm key defender from Dandenong Stingrays is a strong overhead mark and has encouraged recruiters with his ability to run hard through the midfield.

He averaged 22 disposals, five rebound 50m, three intercept marks and 120 SuperCoach points in his two TAC Cup games this year.

Weitering, 17, also bolstered his stocks in two AFL academy games against senior VFL teams, Werribee and Northern Blues, averaging 81 per cent disposal efficiency and three intercept marks.

Jacob Weitering in action for the Dandenong Stingrays. Picture: Angie Basdekis

The key defender was trusted with the kick-in duties last year, with the Stingrays retaining possession from 21 of his 24 kick-ins at a percentage of 88 per cent, according to Champion Data.

The Herald Sun confirmed he has joined Pickering’s stable at Precision Sports Management.

Pickering has overseen some of the biggest player moves in the game in recent years and also handles out-of-contract Brisbane Lion James Aish, who is also tipped to depart at season’s end.

St Kilda ($2.20), Brisbane ($2.30), Gold Coast ($10) and Carlton ($10) are favoured to finish with the least wins, according to Sportsbet.com.au, and claim this year’s top pick.