Paul Hills

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Paul Hills
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-09-20) 20 September 1972 (age 52)
Original team(s) North Ballarat (Ballarat FL)
Draft No. 93, 1988 national draft
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1991–1996 Essendon 63 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Hills (born 20 September 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Hills usually played on the wing and after being recruited from North Ballarat he joined Essendon for the 1991 season, despite not having played a reserves game. In 1993, he was part of the premiership side, playing 20 games during the year for 357 disposals.

The following season, Hills suffered form and injury problems; until he was delisted in 1996, he managed to play just 11 more games.

In 2024, Paul Hills was named at Number 100 in Don The Stat’s Countdown of the Best 100 Essendon players since 1980. [1]

Statistics

[2]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1991 Essendon 4914339510920434200.20.26.87.814.62.41.41
1992 Essendon 33173614516230756250.20.48.59.518.13.31.56
1993† Essendon 11203619216535749270.20.39.68.317.92.51.40
1994 Essendon 118115148991680.10.16.46.012.42.01.00
1995 Essendon 11311181432410.30.36.04.710.71.30.30
1996 Essendon 11100156000.00.01.05.06.00.00.00
Career6311175025031005159810.20.38.08.016.02.51.37

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References

  1. ↑ TheStat, Don (28 November 2024). "Essendon's Best 100 Players Since 1980". Don The Stat. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Paul Hills' player profile at AFL Tables
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