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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1965}}
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| firstname = Gary
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| name = Gary Pert
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| | birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1965|5|28|df=y}}
| fullname = Gary James Pert
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| birthplace = [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|5|28|df=y}}
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| originalteam = Bulleen
| originalteam = Bulleen
| dead = alive
| height = 189&nbsp;cm
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| weight = 97&nbsp;kg
| deathplace =
| position = Full back
| debutdate = 1982
| statsend = 1995
| years1 = 1982–1990
| debutteam = [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]]
| club1 = {{AFL Fit}}
| debutopponent =
| games_goals1 = 163 (42)
| debutstadium =
| years2 = 1991–1995
| playingteams = [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] (1982-1990)
| club2 = {{AFL Col}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}70 {{0}}(4)
| games_goalstotal = 233 (46)
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| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = 6
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| careerhighlights = * [[Mitchell Medal]]: 1989
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* [[All-Australian team]]: 1985
* Fitzroy team of the century <small>(half back flank)</small>
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'''Gary Pert''' (born 28 May 1965) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who represented {{AFL Fit}} and {{AFL Col}} in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). Tall, well-built and strong in the air, Pert played over 200 league games, despite suffering two serious knee injuries in the prime years of his career. Early in one season, Pert suffered a bizarre injury when he went to his girlfriend's house for dinner and got a biscuit stuck in his [[oesophagus]]. The blockage remained overnight and so the following day he underwent an oesophagoscopy under general anaesthetic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pbMyAAAAIBAJ&dq=gary%20pert&pg=1858%2C5593211|title=Surgery, but Pert may play|work=[[The Age]]|date=28 April 1988|last=Smithers|first=Patrick}}</ref> He recovered in time for the Round 5 game against {{AFL Ric}}. He returned in 1989, winning Fitzroy's [[best and fairest]].<ref>{{cite book|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2010|date=8 October 2023 |page=333|publisher=G. Slattery |editor=Lovett, Michael|isbn=978-0-9806274-5-9}}</ref>
163 games, 42 goals


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==Fitzroy career==
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[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] (1990-1995)
The son of [[Brian Pert]], a former Fitzroy utility player, Pert was educated at [[Templestowe High School]].<ref name="seven">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KzNVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1822%2C221177|title=Kink, Barker back: Seven in for first League games|last=Carter|first=Ron|work=[[The Age]]|date=16 April 1982}}</ref>


Besides representing [[Bulleen Football Club|Bulleen]] in junior football, Pert also played for the Victorian Football League (VFL) schoolboys team in [[Ireland]] in 1981.<ref name="seven"/> He was recruited to {{AFL Fit}}, as Bulleen was in Fitzroy's [[Zoning (Australian rules football)|recruiting zone]], and made his senior debut in Round 4 of the [[1982 VFL season|1982 season]] at only 16 years of age. Also making his debut was [[Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Roos]], with whom Pert formed a great partnership for Fitzroy through the 1980s.
70 games, 4 goals
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| statsend = 2006
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*[[Fitzroy Lions|Fitzroy]] best and fairest 1989
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*[[All-Australian]] 1985, 1986, 1989
*[[Fitzroy Lions|Fitzroy]] Team of the Century (HBF)
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He played [[State of Origin]] for Victoria in 1984 at the age of just 18, and was a champion [[full-back (Australian rules football)|full-back]] for the Lions (who could be switched to the [[forward line]]). In 1985 he won [[All-Australian]] selection.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gVBVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6254%2C1398581 |work=[[The Age]]|date=18 July 1985|page=30|title=Sheedy tables his top 20 in 20 years}}</ref>
'''Gary Pert''' (born 28 May 1965) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[VFL/AFL]] and businessman.


Pert missed much of the first half of the [[1987 VFL season]] due to a knee injury, but was playing again by the end of the season. Prior to the start of the [[1988 VFL season]], Paul Roos was named captain of Fitzroy, and Pert was chosen as his deputy.<ref name="faith">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6L1YAAAAIBAJ&dq=gary%20pert&pg=3721%2C2380489|title=Fitzroy puts its faith in the Young Lions|date=5 February 1988|last=Linnell|first=Garry|work=[[The Age]]}}</ref> On the strong bond between Roos and Pert, [[David Parkin]], who was coach of Fitzroy at the time, said:
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==Fitzroy career==
Recruited from [[Bulleen, Victoria|Bulleen]], Pert was recruited to Fitzroy under the father - son rule (son of [[Brian Pert]]) and made his debut for the [[Fitzroy Football Club]] in 1982 and from the start of his career always looked like being a star. He played [[State of Origin]] for Victoria in 1984 at the age of just 18, and was a champion [[full-back (Australian rules football)|full-back]] for the Lions (who could also be switched to the [[forward line]]). In years 1985 and 1986 he would win back to back [[All-Australian]] selections.


<blockquote>''They're inseparable in everything they do... On the field, from the time the ball leaves Pert and goes to Roos, there is an understanding there. I don't think I've seen such an understanding relationship between two players... It is remarkable''<ref name="faith"/></blockquote>
In 1988 he suffered a [[knee]] [[Australian rules football injuries|injury]] that ruled him out but he returned in amazing fashion in 1989, winning Fitzroy's [[best and fairest]] and his third selection in the [[All-Australian]] team. At this point he and Fitzroy teammate, [[Paul Roos (footballer)|Paul Roos]] were considered two of the finest players in the [[VFL/AFL|VFL]].


At the end of the 1990 season, he suffered another knee injury that would rule him out for a whole year, and the financially struggling Lions had to let one of their favourite sons go, and the [[Collingwood Football Club]] picked him up in the [[1990 AFL Draft]]. He had played 163 games and booted 42 goals for the Roys between 1982 and 1990.
At the end of the [[1990 AFL season]], Pert 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]].


==Collingwood career==
==Collingwood career==
After missing the entire [[1991 AFL season]] with a knee injury that he carried over from Fitzroy, Pert gave {{AFL Col}} loyal service over 70 games in four seasons, continuing to take on and match the best full forwards in the League. Soon after his retirement, his surname became [[rhyming slang]], as evidenced in the popular Australian phrase, "How dare you! You've only gone and bloody well Gary Pert my feelings again!". Pert’s one career highlight came when he was used a human step ladder by Gary Ablett Senior when he took mark of the century.
His career at Collingwood began in 1992 after having to sit out the 1991 season due to his knee injury, and there were many doubts that he could reach his heights again. At only 27, he was still young and provided some valuable service to the Magpies. Playing mostly at fullback, his knees were very sore after a game, but he played until 1995, having booted 4 goals in 70 games with the black and white. He is infamously remembered for acting as [[Gary Ablett]]'s step ladder when Ablett took the 'Mark of the Century' on Mothers' Day, May 8th 1994 at the MCG.


==Post-AFL career==
Pert is currently the Chief Executive of the [[Collingwood Football Club]]
After retiring, Pert worked as a [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) for various high-profile organizations in Melbourne. He was head of [[Austereo]]<ref name="HeraldWilson">{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Caroline|date=28 April 2006|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/new-era-ahead-as-pies-look-to-life-after-eddie/2006/04/27/1145861492867.html|title=New era ahead as Pies look to life after Eddie|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=3 August 2009}}</ref> before taking up a position at the [[Nine Network]] TV station in December 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/pert-perks-up-at-nine/story-e6frf96o-1111112650597|title=Pert perks up at Nine|date=8 December 2006|work=[[Herald Sun]]}}</ref> But that job did not last long.

In May 2007, he replaced [[Greg Swann]] as CEO of {{AFL Col}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/pert-is-eddies-lifeline/story-e6frf36c-1111113514475|work=[[Herald Sun]]|date=11 May 2007|last=Barrett|first=Damien|title=Pert is Eddie's lifeline}}</ref> On 24 July 2017, Pert resigned from his position as CEO of the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/collingwood-chief-executive-gary-pert-resigns-20170724-gxhbu4.html|title=Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert resigns|first=Jon|last=Pierik|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=24 July 2017}}</ref>

In June 2018, Pert returned to the AFL industry after being appointed as CEO of the [[Melbourne Football Club]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/gary-pert-appointed-melbourne-ceo-20180614-p4zlk6.html|title=Gary Pert appointed Melbourne CEO|first=Peter|last=Ryan|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=14 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{AflRleague|ref=G/Gary_Pert.html}}
*{{AFL Tables|G/Gary_Pert}}
*{{AustralianFootball|gary+pert/11651}}
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{{Mitchell Medal}}
{{1985 All-Australian team}}
{{1989 VFL Team of the Year}}
{{1984 Victoria State of Origin players}}
{{1986 Victoria State of Origin players}}


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Latest revision as of 20:29, 26 November 2024

Gary Pert
Personal information
Full name Gary James Pert
Date of birth (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965 (age 59)
Original team(s) Bulleen
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Position(s) Full back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1982–1990 Fitzroy 163 (42)
1991–1995 Collingwood 070 0(4)
Total 233 (46)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Victoria 6
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Pert (born 28 May 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tall, well-built and strong in the air, Pert played over 200 league games, despite suffering two serious knee injuries in the prime years of his career. Early in one season, Pert suffered a bizarre injury when he went to his girlfriend's house for dinner and got a biscuit stuck in his oesophagus. The blockage remained overnight and so the following day he underwent an oesophagoscopy under general anaesthetic.[1] He recovered in time for the Round 5 game against Richmond. He returned in 1989, winning Fitzroy's best and fairest.[2]

Fitzroy career

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The son of Brian Pert, a former Fitzroy utility player, Pert was educated at Templestowe High School.[3]

Besides representing Bulleen in junior football, Pert also played for the Victorian Football League (VFL) schoolboys team in Ireland in 1981.[3] He was recruited to Fitzroy, as Bulleen was in Fitzroy's recruiting zone, and made his senior debut in Round 4 of the 1982 season at only 16 years of age. Also making his debut was Paul Roos, with whom Pert formed a great partnership for Fitzroy through the 1980s.

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 he won All-Australian selection.[4]

Pert missed much of the first half of the 1987 VFL season due to a knee injury, but was playing again by the end of the season. Prior to the start of the 1988 VFL season, Paul Roos was named captain of Fitzroy, and Pert was chosen as his deputy.[5] On the strong bond between Roos and Pert, David Parkin, who was coach of Fitzroy at the time, said:

They're inseparable in everything they do... On the field, from the time the ball leaves Pert and goes to Roos, there is an understanding there. I don't think I've seen such an understanding relationship between two players... It is remarkable[5]

At the end of the 1990 AFL season, Pert 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.

Collingwood career

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After missing the entire 1991 AFL season with a knee injury that he carried over from Fitzroy, Pert gave Collingwood loyal service over 70 games in four seasons, continuing to take on and match the best full forwards in the League. Soon after his retirement, his surname became rhyming slang, as evidenced in the popular Australian phrase, "How dare you! You've only gone and bloody well Gary Pert my feelings again!". Pert’s one career highlight came when he was used a human step ladder by Gary Ablett Senior when he took mark of the century.

Post-AFL career

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After retiring, Pert worked as a chief executive officer (CEO) for various high-profile organizations in Melbourne. He was head of Austereo[6] before taking up a position at the Nine Network TV station in December 2006.[7] But that job did not last long.

In May 2007, he replaced Greg Swann as CEO of Collingwood.[8] On 24 July 2017, Pert resigned from his position as CEO of the club.[9]

In June 2018, Pert returned to the AFL industry after being appointed as CEO of the Melbourne Football Club.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Smithers, Patrick (28 April 1988). "Surgery, but Pert may play". The Age.
  2. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (8 October 2023). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. G. Slattery. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
  3. ^ a b Carter, Ron (16 April 1982). "Kink, Barker back: Seven in for first League games". The Age.
  4. ^ "Sheedy tables his top 20 in 20 years". The Age. 18 July 1985. p. 30.
  5. ^ a b Linnell, Garry (5 February 1988). "Fitzroy puts its faith in the Young Lions". The Age.
  6. ^ Wilson, Caroline (28 April 2006). "New era ahead as Pies look to life after Eddie". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Pert perks up at Nine". Herald Sun. 8 December 2006.
  8. ^ Barrett, Damien (11 May 2007). "Pert is Eddie's lifeline". Herald Sun.
  9. ^ Pierik, Jon (24 July 2017). "Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert resigns". The Age.
  10. ^ Ryan, Peter (14 June 2018). "Gary Pert appointed Melbourne CEO". The Age.
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