What's with the Burley footballs?

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HitEmHardFreo said:
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Haven't seen it in the WAFL, the only other league to use them.
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Burley Footballs were a purely Western Australian brand made in Bassendean until taken over by Sekem in the 1960's. Sekem went and started having the balls made in India and even made plastic balls. They are just not the same anymore.

Burleys were for all of the first century the official brand of the WAFL

Old Joe Burley used to be a big supporter and promoter of football and he took East Perth on a tour of Tasmania in the 1930's for winning the premiership.

He originally grew up in Hamilton Victoria where he learn't about football which he later promoted in WA. He came from a very large family and a couple of his much younger brothers formed a company making ladies underwear called Berlei (years after Joe had already come to Perth and set up Burley Footballs).

Trivial, I know, but it's interesting to find out how a bloke like Joe Burley, my great grandfather, was in some way responsible for developing and spreading Aussie Rules around Australia.
 
Great story petedavo. :thumbsu:

The NTFL however are now using Sherrin footballs for 2008/09 matches.
 

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