George Vautin


George James Phillips Vautin was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League.

Biography

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