Career
Conole, who was from Gladstone, had a late start to his league career, already 24 when he first started playing for Portuguese Adelaide in 1926. He played his football across half-back or in the ruck and was also a cricketer with the Portuguese Adelaide Cricket Club. In 1928 he played in Portuguese 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.
