Club career Carvell joined
Leeds from junior club Stanningley in 1996. He made his
Super League début as a 17-year-old against the
Sheffield Eagles on Friday 22 August 1997. After a successful loan spell at the newly formed
Gateshead Thunder in 1999, he signed for
Hull F.C. in 2000 where he developed into one of the top s in the country, helping Hull F.C. to win the
2005 Challenge Cup Final. Hull F.C. reached the
2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against
St Helens, and Carvell played as a in his side's 4-26 loss. He also helped Hull F.C. reach the
2008 Challenge Cup Final. After signing a deal that would keep Carvell at Hull F.C. for the next three years he made a controversial U-turn and made the move to
Warrington after a fee was paid. Carvell played for
Warrington in the
2009 Challenge Cup final victory over Huddersfield,
2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds. and the 2012 challenge cup final victory again over Leeds. He also featured in the 2012 and 2013 Grand final defeats. Carvell played in the
2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds at
Wembley Stadium. Carvell played in the
2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds at Wembley Stadium. Carvell played in the
2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by
Wigan at
Old Trafford. Midway through the 2013 season
Bradford announced that they had signed Carvell for the 2014 and 2015 seasons by signing him on a two-year deal. Carvell featured in the pre-season game against
Hull FC. However, in the week leading up to the first
Super League game the Bradford club went into administration and Carvell made the switch to former club Hull F.C. on a one-year deal. He then moved to the
Castleford Tigers before finishing his career with a brief spell at
Featherstone Rovers in the
Championship making his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 26 April 2015.
International honours In 2000, Carvell made his international début when he represented
Wales in the
2000 Rugby League World Cup. Garreth represented
Great Britain in 2006 in the
2006 Tri-Nations competition held in Australia. Carvell was named in the
England training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup. Carvell was also named in England's 24-man
2011 Four Nations squad. He appeared off the bench against New Zealand at the
KC Stadium,
Hull, and in the final against Australia at
Elland Road,
Leeds. In September 2014, Carvell was again called up to play for
Wales in the
2014 European Cup. This was the first time that Carvell played for Wales in 14 years, but he had to withdraw before the tournament due to an injury. ==Post-playing==