George Vautin

George Vautin
Personal information
Full name	George James Phillips Vautin
Date of birth	23 April 1869
Place of birth	Orielton, Tasmania
Date of death
Place of death	West Preston, Victoria
Original team(s)	City (Hobart)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1898	Essendon	26 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898 season.

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

Biography

He was born at Orielton, Tasmania and died at West Preston, Victoria.

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

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers
• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

References

• George Vautin's statistics from AFL Tables
• George Vautin's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• Cricket Archive page for George Vautin
• The Tasmanian Mail, 7 May 1892