Russell Hill (footballer)

Russell Paul Hill (9 March 1920 – 19 November 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He played in Essendon's semi final team in 1946, but was dropped for the Grand Final, which Essendon won.

Russell Hill
Personal information
Full name Russell Paul Hill
Date of birth (1920-03-09)9 March 1920
Place of birth Stanley, Victoria
Date of death 19 November 1987(1987-11-19) (aged 67)
Place of death Mornington, Victoria
Original team(s) Beechworth
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944, 1946–47 Essendon 14 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hill originally played with the Beechworth Stars FC in the Bright / Myrtlford Football League, before playing with Beechworth in the Ovens & King Football League.[2]

He served in the Royal Australian Air Force during the later part of World War II.[3]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1939 - Beechworth Club". Border Morning Mail. 25 May 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "World War II Roll: Russell Paul Hill". Commonwealth of Australia.


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