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Key Facts

Full name
Brian Pert

Known as
Brian Pert

Born
28 January 1936 (age 89)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 79d
Last game: 29y 170d

Height and weight
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 3

Family links
Gary Pert (Son)

Brian Pert

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FitzroyV/AFL1954-1965125180.1433%9.910.892.7316
Total1954-1965125180.1433%9.910.892.7316

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,408th player to appear, 1,827th most games played, 3,930th most goals kickedFitzroy: 698th player to appear, 75th most games played, 247th most goals kicked

Fitzroy’s Brian Pert was an extremely versatile footballer who played in virtually every position on the field over the course of a 125 game, 18 goal VFL career between 1954 and 1965. His games tally would have been much higher had he not fallen victim to injury so often.Brian Pert’s son Gary (profiled below) was a bona fide champion with both the Lions and Collingwood.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.