Jarrad Schofield (born 30 January 1975) is a former

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL) and Subiaco in the

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(WAFL). He attended school at Wesley College in South Perth.

AFL career

West Coast career

Schofield was drafted with the 49th selection in the

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by the

. He made his debut in 1993, but only played seven games in three seasons, until 1996, when he played 22 games and won an

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nomination, that he became an important player at the club. He was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 1998 season for Scott Cummings.

Port Adelaide career

He was traded to

in the 1998 trade period in return for Scott Cummings. He was noted for being a useful running outside midfielder, used as a "link man" in the midfield. In Round 5, 2002, he won the

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. In 2004, Schofield enjoyed an outstanding season where he amassed a high amount of disposals for Port, and topped it off by being a part of Port's premiership side.

Fremantle career

In 2005 Schofield went back home to Perth, this time playing with the

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. In 2005 he struggled to get on the field with numerous injuries and had what was considered a disappointing season which was much different from the heights he reached in 2004. Schofield struggled to break into the Fremantle side in 2006, playing only two games for the season. He announced prior to Round 22 that he would retire from AFL football at the end of the 2006 season.

WAFL career

Subiaco career

Schofield made his debut for Subiaco in the

(WAFL) in 1993 and played over 100 games for them until his retirement in 2008. He was a member of their three

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winning sides, in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Coaching career

At the end of the 2008 season he retired from the WAFL and was appointed coach of the Subiaco colts side. In 2012 he joined

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as an assistant coach, before being named as the senior coach of Subiaco for the 2013 season. After a tough 2013 season where Subiaco could only manage an 8th-placed finish in the competition, Schofield led the Lions to a dramatic turnaround with a second-placed finish on the ladder in 2014, and despite a loss to

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in the first final, would turn the tables on them in the grand final where they won by 16 points, their first Premiership since 2008. Schofield would then lead Subiaco to the Minor Premiership in 2015 and would win that seasons Grand Final convincingly over West Perth. Two further Minor Premierships were ensured in seasons 2016 and 2017, however would end up losing to

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in both Grand Finals-with Peel boasting a significant number of

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players. The year 2018 would see Schofield and Subiaco end up making huge amends for the 2016 and 2017 disappointments, which drove them to an undefeated 2018 season and a huge premiership victory over West Perth. As a result, Schofield would end up resigning from the senior coaching position.

Port Adelaide assistant coach (2019-2021)

Schofield joinied his former club

as an assistant coach for the 2019 season under senior coach

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reuniting with former premiership teammates in

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and

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West Coast Eagles

At the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season, he ended up joining the

as an assistant coach under senior coach

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in the role of Strategy and Stoppage Coach. During the 2024 AFL season, he was appointed caretaker senior coach of the

for the remainder of the season, after the club sacked Simpson in the middle of the season after Round 17. Schofield then coached West Coast Eagles for a total of seven games with two wins and five losses. Schofield was not retained as senior coach of the West Coast Eagles at the end of the 2024 season and was replaced by Andrew McQualter.

Personal life

His son Taj is also an Australian rules footballer.

Playing statistics

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schofield, Jarrad 1975 births Living people West Coast Eagles players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club premiership players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Fremantle Football Club players Subiaco Football Club players Subiaco Football Club coaches People educated at Wesley College, Perth Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Australian State of Origin players VFL/AFL premiership players West Coast Eagles coaches