AFL-bound Schwab confirms Lions departure
Dec 2, 2016 - 3:45 AM In a blow to battling Brisbane, respected list manager Peter Schwab has confirmed his departure from the Lions to take up a position with the AFL.Schwab has ended his three year tenure with the rebuilding club to accept the role as the AFL's national umpiring director.
The umpiring vacancy was created by Wayne Campbell's departure in March.
It is a setback for new coach Chris Fagan and new football boss David Noble as they plan to end the Lions' rut in 2017.
Brisbane only avoided the 2016 wooden spoon on percentages and haven't played finals footy since 2009.
"I want to pass on my appreciation to everyone I have had the pleasure of working with in my past three years at the Brisbane Lions," Schwab said in a statement.
"The responsibility to help build the current Brisbane Lions list has been both challenging and exciting and I will watch with great interest the development of the team and club in the coming years, and look forward to the seeing the Lions once again being a successful team in the AFL."
Brisbane CEO Greg Swann said they had not set a deadline to find a replacement.
Schwab, who coached at Hawthorn from 2000-04, joined Brisbane in 2013 and had previously held other roles at the AFL, including director of coaching and chief executive of AFL Victoria.
Source: AAP
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