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Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert has resigned from his post at the AFL club.
The one-time All-Australian-turned-administrator is leaving at a time when the board conducts a wide-ranging review into the powerhouse club’s underperformance.
Pert, a long-time loyal lieutenant of president Eddie McGuire, joined the club in 2007.
The pair held the club’s key off-field roles during the 2010 premiership and helped to mastermind the high-profile coaching transition from flag-winner Mick Malthouse to Nathan Buckley.
Prior to joining the Magpies, Pert worked at media companies Austereo and Channel Nine.
The 52-year-old enjoyed a strong playing career with Fitzroy and Collingwood in between 1982 and 1995.
It remains to be seen what the ramifications of Pert’s decision are on out-of-contract coach Buckley.
Buckley, one of the club’s favourite sons, has come under significant criticism for his coaching tenure at the club.
Collingwood have won their last two matches but are set to miss the finals for a fourth straight year, leading to calls for change at the AFL’s biggest club.
Earlier this month, Pert guaranteed Buckley’s position until the end of the season.
The Magpies, under Pert, have already botched one staff transition.
GWS football boss Graeme Allan was brought to the club and given the role of director of football before he was banned for 12 months for his involvement in the Lachie Whitfield drugs saga.
Allan allegedly advised Whitfield to stay at another staff member’s house to avoid a drugs test last year.
Allan subsequently left the Magpies, as did respected football adviser Neil Balme, who was sidelined by Allan’s arrival.
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