Russell Paul Hill (9 March 1920 – 19 November 1988) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.
He served in the Royal Australian Air Force during the later part of World War II.
Hill made his VFL debut in round 16, 1944 against Geelong at full forward, kicking one goal in their winning side.
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.
Older brother of former Collingwood footballer,
Mac Hill
John McMahon "Mac" Hill (22 March 1925 – 24 September 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally from Beechworth where he won their 1947 best and fairest aw ...
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Essendon Football Club past player profile
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1920 births
1987 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
Royal Australian Air Force airmen
Military personnel from Victoria (state)
People from Beechworth