Noel Jarvis
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Noel Jarvis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 12 December 1924 | ||
Date of death | 14 February 1975(1975-02-14) (aged 50) | ||
Place of death | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | East Brunswick | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1944–1952 | Fitzroy | 159 (31) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Noel Jarvis (12 December 1924 – 14 February 1975)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
In 1975, Jarvis was found dead in a Clifton Hill street. He had fallen to his death while intoxicated.[4]
References
- ^ "Noel Jarvis - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 88
- ^ "1953 - Fitzroy clear Jarvis to Fitzroy". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic). 3 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "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
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Fitzroy Football Club 1944 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 9.12 (66) defeated Richmond 7.9 (51), at the Junction Oval
Coach: Hughson