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.
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).
Prior to the start of the 1988 VFL season, Paul Roos was named captain of Fitzroy, and Pert was chosen as his deputy.
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.
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.