Will SCHOFIELD

2017 Digest:   The ex-Geelong Falcon flies under the radar but he has proven himself to be vital the structure. Hobbled off against GWS.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		Senior emergency.
2	WAFL	Steady game in the back half with 18 touches and even pushed forward for a rare goal.	–
3	WAFL	Struggled at times to keep up with Claremont opponents. 18 touches, but not his best outing.	–
4	Syd	Late inclusion for Darling and wasn’t really a factor.	3
5	Haw	No impact in defence. A trip back to East Perth a real possibility.	3
6	WAFL	One of the Royals best in the back half. Helped keep the Thunder forwards mostly quiet.	–
7	WAFL	Bye.	–
8	WAFL	Played his part down back, but didn’t have a great deal to do as East Freo were poor.	–
9	WAFL	Another who improved after half time. 18 possessions across half back.	–
10	GWS	Performed well. Won contests and held firm.	6
11	GCS	Intriguing battle with Wright. Managed to drift forward and boot a goal.	5
12		Bye.
13	Geel	Defended stoutly all night and pushed up the ground to get involved on the odd occasion. Steady without starring.	5
14	Melb	Reported during the game. Had six touches in defence.	4
15		Hip.
16		Hip.
17	Frem	Solid under pressure in the back line. Part of a group that conceded only five goals.	5
18	Coll	Played on the smalls (Elliott and Fasolo). Probably halved that battle. Two late frees against were costly.	5
19	Bris	Smashed by an early tackle. Kept Schache in check.	5
20	StK	No great impact.	2
21	WAFL	Did his bit down back without much fuss.	–
22	WAFL	Defended well and pushed forward for a couple of key majors.	–
23	WAFL	Okay without being a standout in the back half.	–
EF		Senior emergency.
SF		Senior emergency.

2016 Season

1	Bris	Stuck to defending. Took off for a run late.	4
2	Haw	Couldn’t contain Sicily and had next to no impact rebounding from defence.	1
3	Frem	Took off for an old-school run once. The rest of the time he stayed back.	4
4	Rich	Solid defensive job. Stuck to his task.	5
5	Syd	Shared minding duties on Buddy and Tippett. Tried hard but shaded.	4
6	Coll	Not a big game. Stuck to his task.	4
7	Geel	Had Hawkins at times but no match. One kick for the game tells a story.	3
8	StK	Not noticeable but did keep Bruce to just nine touches.	5
9	Port	Played as the plus-one but couldn’t get into the game.	4
10	GCS	His scraps with Lynch at the end kept the game entertaining.	4
11	WB	Had Redpath at times and apart from a few brief moments he did OK.	5
12	Adel	Made too many errors.	3
13	Bris	Besides keeping Schache in check, he also never got much of the ball.	4
15	Ess	Good job against taller forwards. Found the footy too.	6
16	NM	Didn’t give Petrie any space. Did well.	6
17	Carl	Worked up the field to get a kick and scored a rare goal. Played his part.	5
18		Soreness.
19	Coll	Had Moore then Cloke amongst others and had hands full. Not his day.	4
20	Frem	Gave little away when the ball went into Freo’s forward line.	5
21	GWS	Gave away a few frees but ended up keeping Cameron to just one goal. Tick.	6
22	Haw	Played tight on the Hawthorn tall forwards.	5
23	Adel	Took the points against Walker.	7
EF	WB	Under siege down back and didn’t cover himself in glory. Quiet.	3

2015 Season

1	WAFL	Struggled to find much ball and then copped heavy hit late.	–
2	Carl	Used as a key back and helped by fact midfield was on top.	5
3	Frem	Beaten by Taberner but didn’t throw in the towel. Just undersized.	4
4	Bris	Just seven disposals was a bit light on.	4
5	GWS	Dominated Cameron.	7
6	Port	Took on the in-form Schulz and won the battle.	6
7	GCS	Another quality defensive game. He’s in good form.	6
8	StK	Had a good contest with Bruce and could be satisfied with his effort.	5
9	Geel	Had Hawkins who did him a couple of times but still a good player.	5
10	NM	Took Petrie when he was playing forward and did some good things.	5
11	Ess	Never had a problem with Essendon’s tall forwards.	7
12	Rich	Started on Riewoldt. Injured glute later in night and left ground.	5
14	Melb	Opposed to Hogan and kept him to one goal and provided drive.	6
15	Adel	Lost control of Jenkins a few times. Jenkins kicked two and set up others.	4
16	Coll	Staunch game in defence.	6
17	Syd	Didn’t really have a match up and subbed out after half time.	3
18	GCS	Great job on Dixon to limit his influence.	7
19	Haw	Fantastic defensive effort and attacked when he got the chance.	7
20	Frem	Subbed out with injury after playing well.	6
21		Hamstring.
22		Hamstring.
23		Hamstring.
QF	Haw	Did a number on Frawley in first half. Subbed out late as a precaution.	5
PF	NM	Patrolled the back half and got better longer the game wore on.	5
GF	Haw	Had Schoenmakers and found the going tough all day. Battled hard.	5

2014 Season

1	WAFL	18 touches mostly from defence but spent time on the wing.	–
2	WAFL	16 touches mostly from defence but was reported.	–
3	StK	Late inclusion as sub and was on ground quickly when Le Cras went down. Useful.	4
4	Geel	At least took game on for seven rebound 50s. Efficiency not quite up to scratch.	4
5		Senior emergency.
6	Carl	Switched between all out defence and then attack when he got the footy.	5
7	Frem	Did plenty after been subbed on for last quarter, even took 4 bounces.	6
8	WAFL	Solid game in defence with 14 possessions.	–
9	WAFL	Bye.	–
10	WAFL	Bye.	–
11	NM	Tried hard all the way and battled it out.	4
12	Haw	Gave away crucial free kicks. They were costly too.	3
13	GCS	On Lynch and kept at task, but conceded three goals.	4
14	StK	Matched on Lee and did OK.	5
15	Frem	Stepped up down back and gave good drive also from the back half.	6
16	Syd	Found Goodes a bit too smart at times and had his hands full.	4
17	Bris	Kept Merrett in check for most of the night. Job done!	7
18	Rich	Matched to Vickery who kicked two early goals then had better of match-up.	6
19	Adel	Played on Jenkins and both served their teams well.	5
20	Coll	Reid caused him very few problems and was able to run off at times.	6
21	Ess	Had a variety of roles down back and was unobtrusive.	4
22	Melb	Stood Dawes at half back and played a good close-checking role.	5
23	GCS	Went to Martin late but found him slippery. Battled away without incident.	4
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Frem	Beaten by Mayne, but did give some good run from defence.	4
2	Haw	Lowered colours to Roughead and never in it.	2
3	Melb	Had his colours lowered to Sylvia early and failed to provide his usual run.	4
4	Carl	Provided some run and rebound from the back half while tracking Garlett. OK.	5
5		Senior emergency.
6	WB	Late inclusion took Waters’ place. Given task on young Macrae and was OK.	5
7	Bris	Played on talls and smalls. Did pretty well but isn’t finding the footy much.	5
8	NM	Had the job on Daw and kept him quiet but did nothing offensively. Injured shoulder too.	4
9		Finger.
10		Finger.
11		Finger.
12	WAFL	Just 10 possessions on return for East Perth.	–
13	WAFL	Second game back and another 10 disposals for East Perth.	–
14	Ess	Started in attack but hurt knee before half time.	2
15	Adel	Scored one of the goals of the game running almost 70 metres before kicking truly.	5
16	Frem	Played a role as a hard-working forward and did his bit despite heavy knock.	6
17	Syd	Tried to run with the ball on occasions but made lots of basic errors.	4
18	WB	Couple of dashing runs were a highlight of an even if not unspectacular game.	5
19	GCS	Mostly used in attack and showed flexibility.	6
20	Ess	Pushed forward to kick an important goal but was scrappy by foot.	4
21	Geel	Used forward and kicked a goal. Certainly not the worst.	5
22	Coll	Hardly sighted. Not playing anywhere near capabilities.	3
23		Cheekbone.
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	WB	Gave great run from half back and helped up the ground when he could.	6
2	Melb	Had some key attacking moments out of defence.	6
3	GWS	Keeps getting better as a player. Another nice outing.	6
4	Haw	Courageous effort playing after his dad passed away. Did his job.	6
5	Rich	Battled Riewoldt and did a reasonably good job all day.	6
8	StK	Kicked a goal and defended well too.	5
9	Frem	Booted the goal of the day which launched West Coast’s second half.	6
10	Bris	Never really got into the game.	4
12	Carl	Got out on his own and effective at both ends of the field.	7
15	NM	Did some good things, but sometimes slow off the mark.	5
16	Syd	Played forward and back. Lively early.	5
17	Adel	One great contested mark in the forward half but failed to convert.	5
18	Bris	A good first half where he set up play. Didn’t have much to do later on.	5
19	Frem	The Eagles missed his usual run from the backline.	4
20	Geel	No great influence as a defender. Didn’t have match-up after Hawkins injury.	4
21	Port	Played his role down back with a minimum of fuss.	5
22	Coll	Gave little away in defence. The backline performed as a team.	6
23	Haw	Ran his guts out. Good defensively when on Buddy and kicked 2 goals.	7
EF	NM	Numbers down but did what he had to despite heavy knock in second term.	4
SF	Coll	On Dawes at start. Took huge run in third term but muffed kick. Solid game.	6