Charlie Gaudion
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File:Charlie Gaudion 1963.jpg Charlie Gaudion in 1963 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Henry Gaudion | ||
| Born |
14 April 1904 Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Died |
24 September 1979 (aged 75) Midland, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | 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 | |||
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).
Family
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Footscray (VFL)
[edit | edit source]Gaudion was a key position player and began his career in 1926 at Footscray.
Coburg (VFA)
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]In 1940 he was captain-coach of West Adelaide.
Coach
[edit | edit source]In both 1956 and 1957 he coached North Melbourne, many of those games involving his son Michael.
VFL Tribunal
[edit | edit source]In the 1960s he served as players' advocate at the VFL Tribunal.[4]
Death
[edit | edit source]He died at the Marshall Park Nursing Home in the Perth suburb of Midland on 24 September 1979.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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 | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Charlie Gaudion's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Gaudion at AustralianFootball.com
- Charles Gaudion, at The VFA Project.
- 1904 births
- 1979 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Western Bulldogs players
- Coburg Football Club players
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- North Melbourne Football Club coaches
- West Adelaide Football Club coaches
- People from Footscray, Victoria
- Australian rules football biography, 1904 birth stubs