Essendon cut former top-10 draft pick Sam Weideman after just 17 games

The AFL career of Sam Weideman is seemingly over after Essendon refused to offer him a new contract.

Weideman is the grandson of late Collingwood legend Murray Weideman, a team-of-the-century member and dual premiership hero.

Murray was also the acting captain of Collingwood’s famous 1958…