Charlie Gaudion
Charlie Gaudion in 1963
Personal information
Full name	Charles Henry Gaudion
Date of birth	14 April 1904
Place of birth	Footscray, Victoria
Date of death	24 September 1979(1979-09-24) (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	063 0(7)
1931–1937	North Melbourne	077 0(9)
Total		140 (16)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1956–1957	North Melbourne	36 (11–25–0)
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

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

Footscray (VFL)

Gaudion was a key position player and began his career in 1926 at Footscray.

Coburg (VFA)

He played with the club for four seasons before moving to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he signed with Coburg.

North Melbourne (VFL)

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

He was also a regular for Victoria at interstate football, playing every year from 1932 to 1936, the last as captain.

West Adelaide (SANFL)

In 1940 he was captain-coach of West Adelaide.

Coach

In both 1956 and 1957 he coached North Melbourne, many of those games involving his son Michael.

VFL Tribunal

In the 1960s he served as players' advocate at the VFL Tribunal.^[4]

Death

He died at the Marshall Park Nursing Home in the Perth suburb of Midland on 24 September 1979.^[5]