Sir William Schofield

[lyall]

Name: Will Schofield

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Number: 31

DOB: 24/1/1989

Height: 195cm

Weight: 84 (Last year stat, will hopefully be updated soon)

Recruited from: Geelong U/18s taken at pick 50 in the 2006 draft

Career matches: 3

Career goals: 0

2007 matches: 3

2007 Goals: 0

Disposals: 20

Marks: 9

Surprisingly played 3 games late in 2007 to show just how highly rated he is by Woosha and the crew before being ousted for senior players coming back into the side. Has a very good aerobics capacity and while it looks like he may start his career dominating down in the backline, he looks like a player who will develop into a tall winger and dominate the AFL. Highly exciting prospect.

Will be dominating for Peel in the WAFL when not destroying teams in the AFL.

[lyall]

Thanks to Lynch takes a mark for bringing this to my attention.

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Wisbey Profile

SCHOFIELD, Will (50 WCE) [44] Emerging 195cm HBF with a style similar to Bassett. Raw but showing good signs. Punt on developing. I wrestled with whether to include Will in this category as he hasn't really done much to this stage but, as a bottom-age tall who only played 11 TAC games due to school footy, I was impressed with his improvement trend late '06 and various AFL-like traits he displayed in that period. Good endurance, works hard and prepared to create run out of defence yet still be accountable.

His actual form to date doesn't scream "AFL!" but I suspect he will continue to be a rapid developer. There's not much about the way he was going about his game latish season that caused me concern. Pace was only average for a flanker but he looks to me to have scope to improve it. Attacks the ball, balanced mover, makes a contest, prepared to judiciously back his judgement. Reads the play well, shows poise, looks for and finds options (even on the run, which he often is), links well, works hard.

Kicking accuracy and marking aren't quite there yet but I believe he has the scope to be a fairly reliable kick and a good contested mark. Might always be a flanker as he is very slim and he is suited to HBF (or maybe 3rd tall defender) but perhaps he might even be able to play "wing" in time. If he can bulk up enough, could definitely be a nice CHB or FB on the right opponent but ability to bulk up enough for that has to be a query. The WCE style of game and big grounds will suit him.

Logically he hasn't yet shown enough to be classed as any sort of "sure bet" but I'm quietly confident that he and WCE will be a good fit for each other and that we'll see a lot of him in future years, possibly as a reliable Bassett type.

[greennick]

Good to hear that Schofield's scans on his shoulder showed no real damage and he is already back in full training!!

Good news for the young man.

[Lynch takes a mark]

Great Job on the weekend

No doubt about him being a handy player for a bloody long time to come, runs the lines, is accountable, breaks tackles and has fairly good disposal.

Between Schofield & Spangher we have some really good 2nd/3rd defenders who can run

Throw in Davis, BJ & Hurn and a big body key defender and you almost have a defence