He moved to Port Melbourne in the VFA in 1922 was fullback for their premiership side in that year.

[5] In 1930, he was part of the combined Wimmera Football League team that defeated a combined Gippsland team 11.15 (81) to 4.8 (32),[6] in the Victorian Country Football Championship match, played on Saturday, 9 August 1930, on a very muddy M.C.G.

Bisset had an immediate impact on the club, guiding them to their first premiership in 15 years — the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 became known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".

South Melbourne however could not repeat their 1933 success, losing the Grand Finals by 39, 20 and 11 points respectively.

He was appointed captain-coach of Port Melbourne in 1937;[9] however, as a consequence of the team's poor performance, he resigned his position mid-way through the season.