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 1988(1988-11-19) (aged 68)
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

Russell Paul Hill (9 March 1920 – 19 November 1988) 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.

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]

Hill made his VFL debut in round 16, 1944 against Geelong at full forward,[4] kicking one goal in their winning side.[5]

Hill also played a brilliant game in Point Cook's losing 1944 RAAF grand final side against Laverton in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators at the Fitzroy Cricket Ground.[6]

Older brother of former Collingwood footballer, Mac Hill.

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.
  4. ↑ "1944 - TEST FOR FOUR VFL TEAMS". The Argus. 18 August 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "1944 - THREE VFL TEAMS LEVEL IN GREAT FIGHT". The Argus. 21 August 1944. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "1944 - RAAF Pennant". The Age. 11 September 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2023.


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