Originally from Geraldton, where he played for the Railways Football Club in the Great Northern Football League, Schofield moved to Perth in 2010 to play for East Fremantle in the Colts (Under 18s) team. He was selected in the Western Australian team at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named on the half-back flank in the Colts Team of the Year.[1]
He was delisted from the Western Bulldogs senior list at the end of the 2011 season, in order to return home to Western Australia and deal with personal matters. He played seven senior games with the Western Bulldogs.[2]