As an Aussie Rugby League fanatic for over 4 decades, Gary Schofield was the player us Kangaroo fans feared in the years from 1984 through to 1992. As great as Hanley was, and he was great, Schofield was always the potential game breaker. He always lifted his game up a notch beyond his usual super high playing level whenever he played the Aussies in Tests. Saw him play for Balmain and Wests in stints out here in the NRL too. Pure class.
I remember watching Schofield play for Wests against the Canberra Raiders in 1989.He was inceredible and helped a bottom of the comp team beat the Raiders who won the comp in Australia that year.The next year I saw him torment the Kangaroos.Brilliant player.
As a young kiwi bloke, I never got to see im or know much about him. Just heard he was one hell of a player from my father. But after watching this, you can just see he was true class. Great video
first saw him at the boulevard on his first night training with hullfc i said then that he would be a gb captain . He proved he could play at the top level and i believe was the best centre i saw in the black and white no matter what fans might think and i go back some
I remember that, we went mentle! Another strong memory was the a length of the field match winner against Hull FC at the Boulevard, I think it was in the regal trophy because it was a Saturday,It was always nice to win there!
A measure of the mans ability is what he did on the international stage as well as top spell down under In my opinion the best centre to play at HullFC.
Schoey was my hero growing up as a Southstander but having read his book and seen him recently on tv he seems a very bitter man which is a shame. Also having read Bentos's book he's described as a difficult character. Undeniably a great player though... the dummy at 1m20 is sublime.
Mate it makes you wonder wtf is going on when an incredible athlete like Schoey was is now fixin steel for a living when these wankey footballers earn in a week enough to retire on! Schoey was a Legend and a massive influance on my teens, he deserves 100 times more whatever those dickhead footballers earn! Thers only 1 Garry Schofield, 1 Garry Schofield! :)
Saw him as a kid at his first training session down at the boulevard He was bloody good ,just class and i came home and said to the current wife ,that schofield will captain GB one day I i did get to tell him at a dinner and the guy was courteous and interested.
IF GARY SCHOFIELD ,PLAYED AGAINST US ,IN THE 1985 CHALLENGE CUP FINAL ,FROM THE KICK OFF ,WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE ,I HONESTLY THINK PICKING EXPERIENCE BEFORE YOUTH,LOST HULL FC THAT GAME ! enough said
