Jeff Hilton

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1972–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Jeff Hilton

| image =

| fullname = Jeffrey Hilton

| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|05|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|08|06|1972|05|27|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Dromana

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 87 kg

| position =

| 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)

| careerhighlights =

}}

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).{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=Vale, Bob Dawson and Jeff Hilton |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1400772/vale-bob-dawson-and-jeff-hilton |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=saints.com.au |language=en}}

Hilton was a utility player, recruited to St Kilda from Dromana.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}} 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.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}}

In his first season with Melbourne he was restricted to the reserves and was a member of their premiership team.{{cite web|url=http://demonwiki.org/Jeff+Hilton| title=Jeff Hilton| publisher=Demon Wiki}} He was, however, regularly selected in 1994, making 19 appearances, three of them in finals.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jeff_Hilton.html |title=AFL Tables: Jeff Hilton |website=afltables.com}} In 1995 he also played 19 games but he added just five more games in 1996 and was delisted.

Hilton went to Western Australian club Peel Thunder in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1658| title=Jeffrey Hilton (Peel Thunder)| publisher=WAFL Online}}

Jeff Hilton died on 6 August 2023, at the age of 51.