Reg Conole
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Reginald "Reg" Conole (born 23 April 1902) was an Australian rules football
er who played with Port Adelaide
in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) and Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Conole, who was from Gladstone
, had a late start to his league career, already 24 when he first started playing for Port Adelaide in 1926. He played his football across half back or in the ruck and was also a cricketer with the Port Adelaide Cricket Club.
In 1928 he played in Port Adelaide's premiership winning team and missed a chance of going back to back the following year when an injury cost him a place in the decider.
Although he joined Melbourne in 1930, the injury kept him out of the side until round nine, but he only missed two more games for the rest of the year. He remained with Melbourne for three more seasons.
He represented South Australia at interstate football on one occasion.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL) and Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Conole, who was from Gladstone
Gladstone, South Australia
Gladstone is a small rural town in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. At the 2006 census, Gladstone had a population of 629....
, had a late start to his league career, already 24 when he first started playing for Port Adelaide in 1926. He played his football across half back or in the ruck and was also a cricketer with the Port Adelaide Cricket Club.
In 1928 he played in Port Adelaide's premiership winning team and missed a chance of going back to back the following year when an injury cost him a place in the decider.
Although he joined Melbourne in 1930, the injury kept him out of the side until round nine, but he only missed two more games for the rest of the year. He remained with Melbourne for three more seasons.
He represented South Australia at interstate football on one occasion.