Nicholas Sautner was born on 19 June 1977 and is an Australian rules footballer, best known for his Victorian Football League football career with the Sandringham Zebras.
15 Facts About Nick Sautner
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Nick Sautner played for Frankston in 2001 and 2002 and the Northern Bullants in 2003.
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Nick Sautner won the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal for leading goalkicker in the VFL a record nine times, breaking the record held by the eponymous Jim 'Frosty' Miller of six.
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Nick Sautner was league leading goalkicker a record six consecutive seasons, breaking the record of four consecutive seasons held by George Taylor and Miller, and won the award nine times in 11 consecutive seasons.
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Nick Sautner began his VFL career in 1996 with the Springvale Football Club, playing as a defender, but he never managed a senior game for Springvale.
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Nick Sautner moved to Sandringham in 1997, where he played in a premiership side in 1997.
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Two years later, Nick Sautner kicked 89 goals and won the inaugural Jim "Frosty" Miller Medal as the competition's leading goalkicker.
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Nick Sautner kicked 70 goals and won the Frosty Miller Medal again as part of the Zebras' premiership team.
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Nick Sautner switched teams in 2001 when he moved to bayside rival Frankston and again in 2003 when he was lured to the Northern Bullants.
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Nick Sautner played a total of 58 games with those clubs, and he was the league's leading goalkicker again in all three seasons, including his career-best 93 goals in the 2002 season with Frankston.
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Nick Sautner returned to Sandringham in 2004 and won the Frosty Miller medal for the sixth consecutive time, a VFL record, as well as winning a third premiership with the Zebras.
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Nick Sautner announced his retirement from VFL football in January 2011.
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Nick Sautner played with Collegians in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in 2011 and 2012, winning premierships in both seasons.
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In June 2016, Nick Sautner was announced as the General Manager Commercial at Eden Park, New Zealand.
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Nick Sautner was appointed CEO of Eden Park Stadium 1st November 2017.