1. William John Schofield was born on 24 January 1989 and is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
29 Facts About Will Schofield
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Will Schofield achieved life membership at West Coast in 2016 after playing 150 games for the club.
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Will Schofield was a strong track athlete in his youth, and was invited to participate internationally on a scholarship.
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Will Schofield was drafted by West Coast with the 50th pick overall in the 2006 national draft, and made his senior debut for West Coast in round 17 of the 2007 season against the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium.
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From 2007 to 2009, Will Schofield usually represented Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League, playing 41 WAFL matches over the three seasons.
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In 2010, Will Schofield began to play more often in the AFL, reaching 20 games in a season for the first time in his career.
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Will Schofield played 12 of the first 13 matches in the 2011 AFL season, signing a two-year contract extension in the middle of the year.
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Will Schofield polled one vote in the 2011 Brownlow Medal; as of 2018 he has not polled another in his career.
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Will Schofield finished the season with 23 games, followed by a 20-game season in 2012.
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Will Schofield played 16 matches in the 2013 AFL season, averaging 7.8 kicks, 4.3 handballs and marks, and 2.2 tackles per game.
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In round 8, Will Schofield overcame a compound dislocation of his finger to play out the final quarter of the match: coach John Worsfold praised his efforts and estimated he would miss "a couple of weeks" after surgery.
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Will Schofield missed the last game of the NAB Challenge and round 1 of the home-and-away season after hurting his ankle.
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Will Schofield suffered another injury, this time to his calf, against Sydney in round 17.
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Will Schofield was substituted at the end of the third quarter.
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Simpson was unsure whether Will Schofield's calf was strained or merely corked.
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In early 2016, Will Schofield signed a three-year contract extension with West Coast.
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In 2017, Will Schofield was a "sporadic pick" for the senior side.
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Will Schofield was offered a one-match suspension by the AFL Tribunal as the strike was graded as intentional with low impact.
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However, Will Schofield still missed a match against the Western Bulldogs due to a hip injury.
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Will Schofield anticipated pressure on his backline spot from other West Coast defenders, but said he would use it as motivation.
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Will Schofield was expected to miss two matches after scans revealed a minor strain.
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Will Schofield was dropped from the side, but returned in the preliminary final after Brad Sheppard injured his hamstring.
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Will Schofield played all possible time on field, becoming the sixth West Coast player to do so in a grand final.
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Will Schofield said post-match he had been nervous about playing on De Goey, but said it was part of his defensive role and he had tried his best.
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Will Schofield played four games for the Eagles in 2020 and retired from the AFL at the conclusion of the season.
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Will Schofield's mother is Jan Schofield; his father John Schofield died in 2012.
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Will Schofield has a wife, Alex, and a son named Nash.
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In 2013, Will Schofield was attacked while in Geelong after a round 22 loss to Collingwood.
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Will Schofield suffered a broken cheek and serious bruising to the face, causing him to withdraw from the last match of the season.