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Peter Schwab
Peter Schwab (born 22 September 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who also became the Umpiring Director for the AFL.
Recruited from Bennettswood Football Club, Schwab played with Hawthorn Football Club from 1980 to 1991. He played 171 games and scored 38 goals. Schwab was used mainly as a utility. Schwab was also part of the 1983, 1986 and 1988 flags with Hawthorn.
Schwab missed Hawthorn's 1989 VFL Grand Final victory after he was suspended for striking Essendon's Andrew Manning.
In 1992, Schwab became assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club.
Schwab returned to Hawthorn as assistant coach under senior coach Ken Judge in 1996 and 1997.
Schwab then managed the AFL Umpiring Department for two years.
Schwab became Hawthorn's senior coach for five seasons from 2000, when Schwab replaced Ken Judge, who resigned as Hawthorn Football Club senior coach at the end the 1999 season. He took Hawthorn into the finals in his first year. They eliminated Geelong in the first elimination final, but the following week they were eliminated by Kangaroos in the semi-final. He took the Hawks to the finals again in 2001, where they eliminated Sydney in the elimination final and they eliminated Port Adelaide in the semi-final. They eventually lost to Essendon in a thriller at the MCG in the Preliminary Finals. Also during the 2001 season, Schwab took a leave of absence for one game, after Schwab was first diagnosed with a benign arrhythmia of the heart. Assistant coach Chris Connolly then took over as interim senior coach in the absence of Schwab, for the Round 17, 2001 against Carlton, and Hawthorn won this game, with Ben Dixon kicking the winning goal after the siren. In 2002 and 2003, Hawthorn under Schwab just missed out of the finals, finishing 10th and 9th.
In the 2004 season, Schwab announced during the pre-season that the Hawks would win the premiership; however, by Round 16, 2004, the Hawks under Schwab sat in the last position on the ladder with two wins and fourteen losses, and there was pressure on Schwab to resign. Schwab then announced he would step down at the end of the 2004 season. However, after one more game, the Hawks under Schwab were thrashed by the Kangaroos by a margin of 80 points in Round 17, 2004, and he resigned immediately, citing it was too hard to continue. Schwab was replaced by assistant coach Donald McDonald, who became caretaker senior coach of the Hawthorn Football Club for the remainder of the 2004 season.
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Peter Schwab
Peter Schwab (born 22 September 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who also became the Umpiring Director for the AFL.
Recruited from Bennettswood Football Club, Schwab played with Hawthorn Football Club from 1980 to 1991. He played 171 games and scored 38 goals. Schwab was used mainly as a utility. Schwab was also part of the 1983, 1986 and 1988 flags with Hawthorn.
Schwab missed Hawthorn's 1989 VFL Grand Final victory after he was suspended for striking Essendon's Andrew Manning.
In 1992, Schwab became assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club.
Schwab returned to Hawthorn as assistant coach under senior coach Ken Judge in 1996 and 1997.
Schwab then managed the AFL Umpiring Department for two years.
Schwab became Hawthorn's senior coach for five seasons from 2000, when Schwab replaced Ken Judge, who resigned as Hawthorn Football Club senior coach at the end the 1999 season. He took Hawthorn into the finals in his first year. They eliminated Geelong in the first elimination final, but the following week they were eliminated by Kangaroos in the semi-final. He took the Hawks to the finals again in 2001, where they eliminated Sydney in the elimination final and they eliminated Port Adelaide in the semi-final. They eventually lost to Essendon in a thriller at the MCG in the Preliminary Finals. Also during the 2001 season, Schwab took a leave of absence for one game, after Schwab was first diagnosed with a benign arrhythmia of the heart. Assistant coach Chris Connolly then took over as interim senior coach in the absence of Schwab, for the Round 17, 2001 against Carlton, and Hawthorn won this game, with Ben Dixon kicking the winning goal after the siren. In 2002 and 2003, Hawthorn under Schwab just missed out of the finals, finishing 10th and 9th.
In the 2004 season, Schwab announced during the pre-season that the Hawks would win the premiership; however, by Round 16, 2004, the Hawks under Schwab sat in the last position on the ladder with two wins and fourteen losses, and there was pressure on Schwab to resign. Schwab then announced he would step down at the end of the 2004 season. However, after one more game, the Hawks under Schwab were thrashed by the Kangaroos by a margin of 80 points in Round 17, 2004, and he resigned immediately, citing it was too hard to continue. Schwab was replaced by assistant coach Donald McDonald, who became caretaker senior coach of the Hawthorn Football Club for the remainder of the 2004 season.