Name Sid Pert | ||
Died August 17, 1966, Arncliffe, Australia | ||
Sidney 'Sid' Pert (1890-1966) was a pioneer Australian rugby league player of the 1900s and 1910s.
Sid Pert was born at Bettington Street, Millers Point in 1890 to parents Robert and Winifred Pert. A local rugby union convert, Sid Pert joined Glebe in the NSWRFL foundation year of 1908. A prop-forward, 'Siddy' Pert played twelve seasons for Glebe between 1908-1919. He played 119 first grade games for the Glebe Dirty Reds, and scored 28 tries during his long career at the club. After retiring from playing, Sid Pert became a conditioner/trainer and later the time-keeper for the St George Dragons, a position that he retained for until the 1950s. He later became an official at St George Dragons and was associated with the club for much of his life. His son, also named Sid Pert, played with the St George Dragons during the 1950s.
After a lifetime of service to Rugby League, Sid Pert died on 13 August 1966, aged 76.