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Gary Pert

Personal information
Birth	28 May 1965 (1965-05-28) (age 44), Victoria
Recruited from	Bulleen
Playing career¹
Debut	1982, Fitzroy vs. , at
Team(s)	Fitzroy (1982-1990) 163 games, 42 goals Collingwood (1990-1995) 70 games, 4 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
Fitzroy best and fairest 1989 All-Australian 1985 Fitzroy Team of the Century (HBF)

Gary Pert (born 28 May 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and businessman.^[1] Gary is the son of Brian Pert.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Fitzroy career 2 Collingwood career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Fitzroy career

Pert was recruited from Bulleen to Fitzroy and made his debut for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1982. He played State of Origin for Victoria in 1984 at the age of just 18, and was a champion full-back for the Lions (who could be switched to the forward line). In 1985 and 1986 he would win All-Australian selection.^{[citation needed]}

In 1988 he suffered a knee injury that ruled him out from play. He returned in 1989, winning Fitzroy's best and fairest.^{[citation needed]}

At the end of the 1990 season, he suffered another knee injury that would rule him out of play for the whole year. The Lions let Pert go, having played 163 games with 42 goals between 1982 and 1990. The Collingwood Football Club subsequently picked him up in the 1990 AFL Draft.

[edit] Collingwood career

His career at Collingwood began in 1992 after having to sit out the 1991 season due to his knee injury. Playing mostly at fullback, he played until 1995, having booted 4 goals in 70 games with Collingwood. He is remembered for acting as Gary Ablett's step ladder when Ablett took the 'Mark of the Century' on Mothers' Day, May 8 1994 at the MCG.^{[citation needed]}

Pert is currently the Chief Executive of the Collingwood Football Club.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gary Pert's statistics from AFL Tables