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Noel Jarvis (12 December 1924 – 14 February 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jarvis played as a wingman and won premierships in both the Seniors and Reserves with Fitzroy in his debut season, 1944. He represented the VFL at the 1947 Hobart Carnival and in 1952.

Jarvis was appointed as captain-coach of Rochester in the Bendigo Football League in 1953.

In 1975, Jarvis was found dead in a Clifton Hill street. He had fallen to his death while intoxicated.

References

1. "Noel Jarvis - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 88
3. "1953 - Fitzroy clear Jarvis to Fitzroy". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic). 3 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
4. "Former Lion a "semi-alcoholic"". The Age. 15 July 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

• Noel Jarvis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• 2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side

• 1924 births
• Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
• Fitzroy Football Club players
• Fitzroy Football Club premiership players
• 1975 deaths
• VFL/AFL premiership players
• Accidental deaths from falls
• Alcohol-related deaths in Australia
• 20th-century Australian sportsmen