Coaching Career
In 1992 he became assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club, before becoming the head coach at Hawthorn in 2000. 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 semifinal. 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 semifinal. They eventually lost to Essendon in a thriller at the MCG in the Preliminary Finals. In 2002, Hawthorn just missed out of the finals, finishing 10th. In 2003, Hawthorn just missed out of the finals again, finishing 9th. Between coaching stints, Schwab had a brief role as marketing manager at Hawthorn as the club entered into financial losses and a merger crisis. He also had a short stint heading up the umpiring panel.
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