Search for Aussie Rules Oldest Footballs

[Plogs]

Below is a personal picture of mine of the 1920 Walhalla Premiers. Good picture of the ball in it, but it looks pretty well worn and I can't identify any manufacturer.

Great thread. Thanks to those contributing.

Dog in the team photo. Gold.

 

[finders]

I know at the VFA from at least the 1950s if not before only used Ross Faulkner ( native brand) footballs mainly I would think because the Sherrin company and the Sherrins were too closely associated to the VFL

 

[Michael Riley]

I know at the VFA from at least the 1950s if not before only used Ross Faulkner ( native brand) footballs mainly I would think because the Sherrin company and the Sherrins were too closely associated to the VFL

Also probably because Ross Falkner was Northcote club President

 

[basashi]

http://www.wafl.com.au/football-budget/year/2010

Clint Roberts has a column in the Rd 3 edition talking about the WAFL practice if using a yellow ball.

it includes how Burley took over the Chesson factory. I recall that the modern Burley ball used in the WAFL is a continuation of the Chesson product, not one of the early Burley balls.

 

[scalives]

http://www.wafl.com.au/football-budget/year/2010

Clint Roberts has a column in the Rd 3 edition talking about the WAFL practice if using a yellow ball.

it includes how Burley took over the Chesson factory. I recall that the modern Burley ball used in the WAFL is a continuation of the Chesson product, not one of the early Burley balls.

Clint mentions they started using red Footys in WA from the 80s. It was about 1975 actually they switched to the red footy. Before that I remember them using the yellow ones and as a kid I was a disappointed because the yellow looked better and I owned a burley yellow footy.

 

[brooser]

Below is a personal picture of mine of the 1920 Walhalla Premiers. Good picture of the ball in it, but it looks pretty well worn and I can't identify any manufacturer.

 

[brooser]

Below is a personal picture of mine of the 1920 Walhalla Premiers. Good picture of the ball in it, but it looks pretty well worn and I can't identify any manufacturer.

 

[brooser]

Hi, I have noticed your 1920 WalhallaFooty team
I would like to know if I could use it on a gippsland site.

 

[brooser]

Hi, I have noticed your 1920 WalhallaFooty team I would like to know if I could use it on a gippsland site.

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[PumpyChowdown]

No worries mate, I sent you a PM.

 

[brooser]

No worries mate, I sent you a PM.

i see u live on the Gold Coast too.

 

[BringBackTorps]

Sherrin was a part of that pre-Collingwood team, he probably supplied the ball and got the team photo as a benefit. You can see the same team photo on the Sherrin Stand at the Melbourne Exhibition (in the same book). I would say that this actually shows that Sherrin footballs were not that popular in the 1880's, otherwise he would have had an endorsement from one of the more important clubs at the time. I think Sherrin's rise is actually quite fast. From being a no-name brand in 1893 to being the manufacturer of the VFL ball only a few years later.

The other point on football size is that Sherrin was a leather maker. I wonder where he got his bladders from? did he import the bladders? if so then it would be hard to have a football significantly different in shape than the standard ball of the time (The Gilbert Rugby ball).

And in terms of leather, I think that Waterproofing of the leather got better over time, with special efforts in the later 30s through to the 1950's. There must have been some new treatments that they used.

 

[Garlic muncher]

http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/..._RULE_ID=4&divType=&usePid1=true&usePid2=true

This is one of the best, early, clear studio photos known to exist of an early Victorian Rules footballer, with his football.The footballer is unidentified. The studio is named Tim Noble 1874-78, in Melbourne.

Try marking that!!!!

BRINGBACKTORPS - cheers.

 

[PigeonDave]

Hi All, any idea on this old Chesson? It's almost round? Much blunter ends than a modern footy.
The other side says "6 Panel"
Cheers