George Vautin

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) and first-class cricket for both Tasmania and Victoria.

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 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
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

Family

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

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 and another for Victoria in 1894/95. He played club cricket for East Melbourne Cricket Club and St Kilda Cricket Club during the 1890s.

See also

• The Footballers' Alphabet

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