| Gary Pert | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gary James Pert | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1965 | ||
| 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 | 70 (4) | |
| Total | 233 (46) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 6 | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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]