In 2005 Schofield went back home to Perth, this time playing with the Fremantle Football Club.
[2] Schofield made his debut for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 1993 and played over 100 games for them until his retirement in 2008.
[4] 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 East Perth 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.
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.