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Johnny Bliss

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
John Charles Bliss
Born
Monday, 30th August, 1920
Died
Friday, 9th August, 1974 (Aged 53 years and 344 days)
Place Of Birth
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1947
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1948, 1947, 1951

Biography

Dashing winger, a professional beach sprint champion with 12 Australian sprint titles to his credit, scored a club record-equalling five tries for Norths in a match against Easts in 1944. Bliss made his debut for NSW while playing for Manly in their inaugural season (1947). He went on to make one Test appearance, against France in 1951, but missed the club's maiden grand final appearance that year because of injury. He remained closely associated with the Manly club right up to his death in 1974.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesSydney FirstsSDF-1-1------------10.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-3-32-2---6---2-166.67%List
Interstate Series 16-69-9---27---32150.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 33-33-3---9---3--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 36-65-5---15---6--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -126-12680-80---240---5074239.68%List
NRL Finals -2-23-3---9---11-50.00%List
City Cup -1-12-2---6----1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 141-14194-94---282---6077442.55%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1951 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Metropolis Seconds1944 1-1----------1--100.00%List
NSW City Seconds1944, 1946, 1948-49 4-44-4---12---4--100.00%List
Sydney Firsts1945, 1951 3-31-1---3----210.00%List
Probables (AU)1946, 1950 1122-2---6---11-50.00%List
NSW City Firsts1946-48, 1951 4-45-5---15---4--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1947, 1951 8-810-10---30---52162.50%List
Possibles (AU)1948 1-12-2---6---1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
BalmainBalmain19421942 NSWRFL 11-1111-11---33---65-54.55%List
BalmainBalmain19431943 NSWRFL 4-41-1---3---31-75.00%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19441944 NSWRFL 8-87-7---21---43150.00%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19451945 NSWRFL 15-159-9---27---87-53.33%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19461946 NSWRFL 12-1211-11---33---48-33.33%List
ManlyManly19471947 NSWRFL 14-1410-10---30---410-28.57%List
ManlyManly19481948 NSWRFL 15-155-5---15---311120.00%List
ManlyManly19491949 NSWRFL 10-102-2---6---28-20.00%List
ManlyManly19501950 NSWRFL 18-1810-10---30---612-33.33%List
ManlyManly19511951 NSWRFL 14-1412-12---36---86-57.14%List
ManlyManly19521952 NSWRFL 1-1----------1--100.00%List
ManlyManly19531953 NSWRFL 4-42-2---6---13-25.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Balmain1942-43 15-1512-12---36---96-60.00%List
North Sydney1944-46 35-3527-27---81---1618145.71%List
Manly1947-53 76-7641-41---123---2550132.89%List

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