Rory Hilton

Infobox afl player
firstname = Rory
lastname = Hilton




birthdate = birth date|1979|4|15|df=y
birthplace = Wodonga
heightweight = 182cm / 96kg
originalteam = Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 6, 1 May 1998
debutteam = Brisbane Lions
debutopponent = Richmond
debutstadium = Gabba
playingteams =
Brisbane Lions (1998)
9 games, 3 goals

Richmond (1999–2005)

82 games, 53 goals

coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2006
careerhighlights=

Rory Hilton (born 15 April 1979), is an Australian rules footballer.

Overview

Drafted at no.3 in the 1996 AFL Draft, there were big raps on Hilton as a quality key position player. Recruited from Murray Bushrangers, at the time of the draft Hilton was injured, but that didn't stop him being picked up by the Brisbane Lions. He played just 9 games with them in 2 seasons (making his debut in 1998), before being traded to the Richmond Football Club.

While there he suffered a spate of injuries and only managed 82 games there over 7 seasons. He was delisted at the end of 2005, at the age of only 26.

After briefly returning home to play for Euroa, in the Goulburn Valley Football League, Rory returned to Melbourne to play with Old Camberwell Grammarians Football Club. Playing as a key forward, Rory played a pivotal role in Camberwell's 2007 premiership team helping to elevate the club to 'B' section of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).

External links

* [http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13452 Richmond Profile - Rory Hilton]
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* [http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/12/16/1134703611933.html 2005 article on Rory Hilton after his delisting from Richmond] in "The Age"
* [http://www.yellowandblack.info/forums/showthread.php?p=46787#post46787 Feature story on Rory Hilton after his delisting] from the "Yellow and Black" supporters website