Jeff Hilton

Jeffrey Paul Hilton (27 May 1972 – 6 August 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1]

Jeff Hilton
Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Hilton
Date of birth	(1972-05-27)27 May 1972
Date of death	6 August 2023(2023-08-06) (aged 51)
Original team(s)	Dromana
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1991–1992	St Kilda	6 (6)
1993–1996	Melbourne	43 (23)
Total		49 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 6 August 2023, at the age of 51.^[1]