Career
Hilton was a utility player, recruited to Street Kilda from Dromana. He only managed to break into the seniors at Street Kilda six times and switched clubs in the 1992 National Draft, selected by Melbourne at pick 99. He was, however, regularly selected in 1994, making 19 appearances, three of them in finals.
In 1995 he also played 19 games but he added just five more games in 1996 and was delisted.
He went to Western Australian club Peel Thunder in 1997.