Overview

Drafted at no.3 in the 1996 AFL Draft

AFL Draft

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, there were big raps on Hilton as a quality key position

Key position

In the sport of Australian rules football, a "key position" refers to positions on the ground that are considered vital to the structure of a team.Key position players make up what is known as the "spine" of a team...

 player. Recruited from Murray Bushrangers

Murray Bushrangers

Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier...

, at the time of the draft Hilton was injured, but that did not stop him being picked up by the Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

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. He played just 9 games with them in 2 seasons (making his debut in 1998), before being traded to the Richmond Football Club

Richmond Football Club

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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

Euroa Football Club

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, 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).

Rory recently completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Property) at RMIT, Melbourne. He also commenced employment with valuations firm m3property.

External links

• Richmond Profile – Rory Hilton
• 2005 article on Rory Hilton after his delisting from Richmond in The Age
• Feature story on Rory Hilton after his delisting from the Yellow and Black supporters website