268:'Dick' Bliss commenced his football career with Port Melbourne in 1901, on debut securing the praise of The Age correspondent who wrote that "the best game on the other side was played by a young giant named Bliss, who before last Saturday had never played a game of football with a recognised club of any sort". He played a total of 18 games over two seasons for Port Melbourne, missing four games through a suspension for fighting in 1902.
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The son of Henry Bliss (1826-1906), and Emma Bliss (1835â1911), nÊe Buxton, Benjamin
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The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897
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285:Adelaide on 20 August 1904. He played well.
255:He married Janet Campbell Caldwell in 1907.
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416:"RICHMOND (5.13) BEAT PORT MELBOURNE (4.6)"
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778:Dick Bliss
647:"FOOTBALL"
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343:"SPORTING"
206:AFL Tables
86:Deniliquin
51:1881-04-07
27:Dick Bliss
741:The Argus
669:The Argus
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456:Standard
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527:The Age
492:The Sun
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