Charles Henry Gaudion (14 April 1904 – 24 September 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Henry Gaudion | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 September 1979 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Midland, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | North Melbourne Juniors | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1929 | Footscray | 63 (7) | |
| 1931–1937 | North Melbourne | 77 (9) | |
| Total | 140 (16) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1956–1957 | North Melbourne | 36 (11–25–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of John Richard Gaudion (1878-1914),[1] and Margaret Robina Parkhill Gaudion (1884-1964), née Cunningham,[2] Charles Henry Gaudion was born at Footscray on 14 April 1904.
He married Mary Monica Agnes "Molly" Kelly (1912-1961), in Footscray, on 22 July 1933.[3] He was the father of North Melbourne player Michael Gaudion (1938-2021) and VFL umpire Charles Joseph "Barry" Gaudion, the brother of Yarraville, North Melbourne, Geelong, and Coburg footballer John Donald "Jack" Gaudion (1910-1993), and the nephew of Collingwood footballer Francis Charles "Frank" Gaudion (1882-1952).
Football edit
Footscray (VFL) edit
Gaudion was a key position player and began his career in 1926 at Footscray.
Coburg (VFA) edit
He played with the club for four seasons before moving to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he signed with Coburg.
North Melbourne (VFL) edit
After just a year at Coburg he returned to the league and played with North Melbourne, becoming a regular in their side during the 1930s.
Interstate football edit
He was also a regular for Victoria at interstate football, playing every year from 1932 to 1936, the last as captain.
West Adelaide (SANFL) edit
In 1940 he was captain-coach of West Adelaide.
Coach edit
In both 1956 and 1957 he coached North Melbourne, many of those games involving his son Michael.
VFL Tribunal edit
In the 1960s he served as players' advocate at the VFL Tribunal.[4]
Death edit
He died at the Marshall Park Nursing Home in the Perth suburb of Midland on 24 September 1979.[5]
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Funeral Notice: Gaudion, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 August 1914), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Gaudion, The Age, (Monday, 30 November 1964), p.16.
- ^ Footballer Weds: Then Plays in Match, The Herald, Saturday, 22 July 1933), p.3.
- ^ "Football's court of justice", Football 1963, Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 1963, p. 35.
- ^ Deaths: Gaudion, The Age, (Tuesday, 25 September 1979), p.32.
References edit
External links edit
- Charlie Gaudion's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Gaudion at AustralianFootball.com
- Charles Gaudion, at The VFA Project.
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