Nick Wilton
Hawthorn
AFL career
13 games7 goals
- Debut
- R9 1978 v STK27 May 1978
- Most recent
- R5 1981 v NTH25 Apr 1981
Stats
1981 | HAW | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1980 | HAW | 2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1979 | HAW | 9 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
1978 | HAW | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bio
Nicknamed "Doc" by his teammates, Nick Wilton was a talented key-position player whose VFL career was defined by the difficult balance between elite sport and a medical degree. The son of a diplomat, Wilton boarded at Xavier College but was recruited to Hawthorn from the VAFA's Old Xaverians as an unzoned player due to his family's permanent residency in London. He broke into the powerful Hawks lineup during the 1978 premiership year and showed promise as a tall, marking forward, but a serious knee reconstruction in 1979 severely interrupted his development. By the early 1980s, the demands of his hospital residency became incompatible with VFL standards, and when forced to choose between football and his studies, Wilton retired from the top level to pursue a career as a radiologist. He subsequently returned to the amateur leagues, where he became a standout performer for Old Xavs.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Feb 1958 (age 68y 240d)
- Height
- 192 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionNicknamed "Doc" by his teammates, Nick Wilton was a talented key-position player whose VFL career was defined by the difficult balance between elite sport and a medical degree. The son of a diplomat, Wilton boarded at Xavier College but was recruited to Hawthorn from the VAFA's Old Xaverians as an unzoned player due to his family's permanent residency in London. He broke into the powerful Hawks lineup during the 1978 premiership year and showed promise as a tall, marking forward, but a serious knee reconstruction in 1979 severely interrupted his development. By the early 1980s, the demands of his hospital residency became incompatible with VFL standards, and when forced to choose between football and his studies, Wilton retired from the top level to pursue a career as a radiologist. He subsequently returned to the amateur leagues, where he became a standout performer for Old Xavs.