Peter Schwab baulks at Tigers role
Greg Denham | The Australian | September 04, 2008
FORMER Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab has withdrawn from the race to become Richmond's new general manager of football operations, a position that has been vacant since the axing of Greg Miller in July.
Schwab, a dual premiership team-mate of Richmond coach Terry Wallace when the pair played with Hawthorn, went through the interview process with the Tigers but pulled out because of family reasons.
Another candidate, leading player manager Dan Richardson, has also withdrawn after being interviewed by the Tigers.
Schwab, who worked at Richmond for three years as an assistant coach, in 1992 under Allan Jeans and for the following two seasons under John Northey, said yesterday he would remain in his position as chief executive of AFL Victoria, which runs the VFL and TAC Cup competitions.
"I'm staying where I am," Schwab said. "I'm more inclined to stay in the AFL system than return to club footy."
Richardson, who manages a number of high-profile players including Collingwood's Alan Didak, also cited family reasons for withdrawing last week.
"With a young family, it's not the right time to do it," Richardson said. "It was flattering to have been approached."
Former Melbourne and Essendon football manager Danny Corcoran said he was still "weighing up" his options after returning a week ago from Beijing.
Corcoran, who is chief executive of Athletics Australia, said last month that he had never ruled out a return to the AFL at the elite level.
North Melbourne list manager Tim Harrington was confirmed yesterday as still being in the running for the Richmond position.
Tigers president Gary March said last month that Miller's successor should be a "contemporary" person with the necessary experience to have an immediate input into decisions made about drafting, trading and possible further changes to the Tigers football department.
March said yesterday "at least three" candidates remained in contention.
"We're likely to have it finalised next week," he said.
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