Weideman is probably best remembered today as
Collingwood's 'enforcer' of the late 1950s and early 1960s, loved by the club's supporters, and loathed by those of the opposition. He made his senior VFL debut in
1953, and was on the bench for that year's
Grand Final, in which Collingwood defeated
Geelong. When regular
Collingwood skipper
Frank Tuck was injured and unavailable for the
1958 VFL Grand Final against
Melbourne, Weideman became Collingwood's acting skipper, and kicked two goals. (Collingwood won by three goals.) The wet weather that day made the ball slippery and produced congested packs of players, which suited Weideman with his physical strength more than it did players who relied on speed and nimbleness. Despite this, Weideman's opponent, the Melbourne centre-halfback
Don Williams, was (as often) among Melbourne's best players —"though outmatched by Weideman in the last [i.e. the third] quarter", according to
Tony Charlton's commentary in the Channel 7 highlights of the final quarter.
Awards Weideman was much more than just the football equivalent of a hit man. He won the
Copeland Trophy for
Collingwood's best and fairest player in
1957,
1961 and
1962, and was usually among the Magpies' best players in important games. He moved to the Albury Football Club in 1964 as captain-coach and was selected as centre half forward in
Collingwood's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century'. ==Coaching career==