Ben Jarvis Biography

Ben Jarvis and Cameron Taheny are told they will not be offered new deals by Geelong for 2022.

Darcy Fort signs a new two-year deal while fellow Cats Quinton Narkle, Zach Guthrie, Ben Jarvis and Stefan Okunbor have all signed on for another season.

"We see Quinton, Darcy, Zach, Ben and Stefan as still having improvement in front of them," Cats head of football Simon Lloyd said.

"They each had limited opportunities this year, but all five players worked hard and got better. We are looking forward to their continued improvement."

Ben Jarvis makes his AFL debut for Geelong with 5 disposals (3 kicks and 2 handballs), 3 marks and a tackle in a 26-point loss to Richmond.

Geelong select Ben Jarvis with pick No.48 in the 2018 National Draft.

“He’s got a terrific leap, he reads the play brilliantly well so he can find that space in the forward line,” Geelong recruiting and list manager Stephen Wells said.

“He did a terrific job for South Australia in the under 18 championships. He played as a marking tall forward and even jumped up in the ruck at times for South Australia, even though he’s only 188cm.

“He’s a country fella so he’s going to take a bit more time to develop physically, but he’s gone back and played great footy with Norwood as well.”