George Vautin

George James Phillips Vautin (23 April 1869 – 9 January 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

George Vautin
Personal information
Full name George James Phillips Vautin
Date of birth 23 April 1869
Place of birth Orielton, Tasmania
Date of death 9 January 1949(1949-01-09) (aged 79)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) City (Hobart)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1892-1896 Essendon (VFA) 087 (13)
1897–1898 Essendon 026 0(1)
Total 113 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Career highlights
  • VFA premiership player 1892-1894
  • VFL premiership player: 1897
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Biography

Vautin was born in Orielton, Tasmania and died in the Mercy Hospital in East Melbourne.[2]

Vautin was from Tasmania and played at the City Football Club in Hobart. A rover, he represented his league in 1889 in an away series in Victoria, impressing the Essendon recruiters who signed him up for the 1892 VFA season. The VFL began in 1897 and Vautin was a member of the inaugural premiership side.

He was also a cricketer, playing a first-class match for Tasmania in 1889/90 and another for Victoria in 1894/95.

See also

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 909. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Family Notices". The Argus (31, 937). Melbourne, Victoria. 11 January 1949. p. 9.


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