17 Facts About Peter Schwab

Peter Schwab was part of the 1983,1986 and 1988 flags with Hawthorn.

Peter Schwab missed Hawthorn's 1989 VFL Grand Final victory after he was suspended for striking Essendon's Andrew Manning.

In 1992, Peter Schwab became assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club.

Peter Schwab returned to Hawthorn as assistant coach under senior coach Ken Judge in 1996 and 1997.

Peter Schwab then managed the AFL Umpiring Department for two years.

Peter Schwab became Hawthorn's senior coach for five seasons from 2000, when Peter Schwab replaced Ken Judge, who resigned as Hawthorn Football Club senior coach at the end the 1999 season.

Peter Schwab took Hawthorn into the finals in his first year.

Peter Schwab 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.

Also during the 2001 season, Peter Schwab took a leave of absence for one game, after Peter Schwab was first diagnosed with a benign arrhythmia of the heart.

In 2002 and 2003, Hawthorn under Peter Schwab just missed out of the finals, finishing 10th and 9th.

Peter Schwab then announced he would step down at the end of the 2004 season.

However, after one more game, the Hawks under Peter 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.

Peter 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.

Peter Schwab coached Australian rules football at prominent Melbourne School Wesley College, Melbourne, for a number of years from 2006.

In November 2013, Peter Schwab took up the role of Senior Director of Coaching and Development at Brisbane Lions.

Peter Schwab left the Brisbane Lions Football Club on 1 December 2016 to accept the role as the AFL's national umpiring director.

Peter Schwab then took up the role of AFL's national umpiring director on 1 December 2016, until he was sacked from the position on 14 November 2017 after serving in the role for one year.