Jeff Hilton Explained

Jeff Hilton
Fullname:Jeffrey Hilton
Birth Date:27 May 1972
Originalteam:Dromana
Height:183 cm
Weight:87 kg
Statsend:1996
Years1:1991–1992
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:6 (6)
Years2:1993–1996
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:43 (23)
Games Goalstotal:49 (29)

Jeffrey Paul Hilton (27 May 1972 – 06 August 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

Hilton was a utility player, recruited to St Kilda from Dromana.[2] He only managed to break into the seniors at St Kilda six times and switched clubs in the 1992 National Draft, selected by Melbourne at pick 99.[3]

In his first season with Melbourne he was restricted to the reserves and was a member of their premiership team.[4] He was, however, regularly selected in 1994, making 19 appearances, three of them in finals.[5] In 1995 he also played 19 games but he added just five more games in 1996 and was delisted.[5] Hilton went to Western Australian club Peel Thunder in 1997.[6]

Jeff Hilton died on 06 August 2023, at the age of 51.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-08-11 . Vale, Bob Dawson and Jeff Hilton . 2023-08-20 . saints.com.au . en.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  4. Web site: Jeff Hilton. Demon Wiki.
  5. Web site: AFL Tables: Jeff Hilton . afltables.com.
  6. Web site: Jeffrey Hilton (Peel Thunder). WAFL Online.