George Vautin

George Vautin
Born	George James Phillips Vautin 23 April 1869 Orielton, Tasmania
Died	9 January 1949(1949-01-09) (aged 79) East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Australian rules football career Personal information Original team(s) City (Hobart) Playing career^1 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
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1889/90	Tasmania
1894/95	Victoria
FC debut	8 January 1890 Tasmania v Victoria
Last FC	26 January 1895 Victoria v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 55 Batting average 18.33 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 44 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 January 2023

George James Phillips Vautin (23 April 1869 – 9 January 1949) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)[1] and first-class cricket for both Tasmania and Victoria.

Family

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

Football

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 and he was a key part of their premiership teams over the next three seasons. The VFL began in 1897 and Vautin was a member of Essendon's inaugural VFL premiership side.

Cricket

Vautin was also a cricketer, playing a first-class match for Tasmania in 1889/90[3] and another for Victoria in 1894/95.[4] He played club cricket for East Melbourne Cricket Club and St Kilda Cricket Club during the 1890s.[5]

See also

• The Footballers' Alphabet

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.909
2. "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 31, 937. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 January 1949. p. 9.
3. "Tasmania v Victoria, 1889/90". Cricinfo.
4. "Tasmania v Victoria, 1894/95". Cricinfo.
5. George Vautin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-01-28. (subscription required)

References

• 'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
• The Tasmanian Mail, 7 May 1892

External links

• George Vautin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• George Vautin at AustralianFootball.com
• George Vautin at ESPNcricinfo