Overview
- Conversations between Hill’s management and Collingwood began on Sunday to finalise a severance that is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
- The 26-year-old has not played a senior AFL game since August last year and made three VFL appearances in May 2026 during intermittent personal leave.
- Hill signed a five-year deal in April last year that runs through the end of 2030 and was reported at roughly $750,000 per season.
- He has told close contacts he prefers a move to a Queensland-based club or possibly Port Adelaide but no rival clubs have formally approached him yet.
- Collingwood coach Craig McRae and club staff repeatedly tried to support Hill’s wellbeing while he was away and the severance will allow him to focus on playing options and family life.