by OnSong » Thu May 22, 2014 3:05 pm
by woodublieve12 » Thu May 22, 2014 3:27 pm
by Dogwatcher » Thu May 22, 2014 3:34 pm
by OnSong » Thu May 22, 2014 3:40 pm
by heater31 » Thu May 22, 2014 3:43 pm
OnSong wrote:My balls have certainly changed over the years...
by OnSong » Thu May 22, 2014 3:47 pm
by OnSong » Thu May 22, 2014 3:48 pm
heater31 wrote:OnSong wrote:My balls have certainly changed over the years...
Blue?
by Fricky » Thu May 22, 2014 3:58 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:I think there's been lots of change over the years.
Look back at some of the older photos and you'll see the balls were a lot rounder.
Even as a kid, I think my first footy was a lot rounder than the balls are today.
In the late 80s I think they started to streamline them a bit more and I think you'll find the balls are lot lighter now than they used to be.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't look at different designs - I'm just suggesting design hasn't been as stagnant as you might think.
I've never used the word balls so often in a post.
Balls.
by Pag » Thu May 22, 2014 4:59 pm
by OnSong » Thu May 22, 2014 5:03 pm
Pag wrote:I hate using a brand new footy out of the bag, needs to be used at training for a week before used on the Saturday IMO.
Once at this stage, the Sherrin absolutely shits all over a Burley. Used a Burley in a trial game this year and nobody in our side could kick the thing whatsoever. Horrible piece of leather.
by Mythical Creature » Thu May 22, 2014 5:20 pm
by Dogwatcher » Thu May 22, 2014 5:30 pm
Suri wrote:Dogwatcher wrote:I think there's been lots of change over the years.
Look back at some of the older photos and you'll see the balls were a lot rounder.
Even as a kid, I think my first footy was a lot rounder than the balls are today.
In the late 80s I think they started to streamline them a bit more and I think you'll find the balls are lot lighter now than they used to be.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't look at different designs - I'm just suggesting design hasn't been as stagnant as you might think.
I've never used the word balls so often in a post.
Balls.
The balls were rounder because they didn't always use new balls for each game. These balls would have been used before, at training or perhaps in another game, like we do in the ammos. Today, the balls are taken out of the plastic on game day and pumped up. Probably use two balls per game, a new one for each half. I doubt in the 70s and 80s they were paying for a new ball each game
by Mr Beefy » Thu May 22, 2014 8:56 pm
new Ross Faulkners were the go back in tge 80sDogwatcher wrote:Suri wrote:Dogwatcher wrote:I think there's been lots of change over the years.
Look back at some of the older photos and you'll see the balls were a lot rounder.
Even as a kid, I think my first footy was a lot rounder than the balls are today.
In the late 80s I think they started to streamline them a bit more and I think you'll find the balls are lot lighter now than they used to be.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't look at different designs - I'm just suggesting design hasn't been as stagnant as you might think.
I've never used the word balls so often in a post.
Balls.
The balls were rounder because they didn't always use new balls for each game. These balls would have been used before, at training or perhaps in another game, like we do in the ammos. Today, the balls are taken out of the plastic on game day and pumped up. Probably use two balls per game, a new one for each half. I doubt in the 70s and 80s they were paying for a new ball each game
In the 80s, I'm pretty certain they were new balls at the start of the game. They were at my local club in the late 80s, so I'm pretty certain they would have been at SANFL level.
They were still rounder then than they are now. Just my observation. I could well be wrong.
by gadj1976 » Thu May 22, 2014 9:21 pm
by the joker » Thu May 22, 2014 9:51 pm
burley too pointy? You ever kicked one?gadj1976 wrote:South Adelaide used to use a Kookaburra - a favourite of mine back in the 70s and 80s.
Worst footies - Faulkner (too pointy), Burley (too pointy), Match (bloated bloatfish)
This thread - don't get it personally. Why would you redesign perfection?
by JK » Thu May 22, 2014 9:59 pm
by The Dark Knight » Thu May 22, 2014 10:34 pm
JK wrote:The Faulkners were great .. Best for marking and Torps back in the day the latter was more in vogue
by The Dark Knight » Thu May 22, 2014 10:35 pm
gadj1976 wrote:South Adelaide used to use a Kookaburra - a favourite of mine back in the 70s and 80s.
Worst footies - Faulkner (too pointy), Burley (too pointy), Match (bloated bloatfish)
This thread - don't get it personally. Why would you redesign perfection?
by valleys07 » Thu May 22, 2014 10:58 pm
woodublieve12 wrote:Do not touch the sherrin....
by gadj1976 » Thu May 22, 2014 11:34 pm
the joker wrote:burley too pointy? You ever kicked one?gadj1976 wrote:South Adelaide used to use a Kookaburra - a favourite of mine back in the 70s and 80s.
Worst footies - Faulkner (too pointy), Burley (too pointy), Match (bloated bloatfish)
This thread - don't get it personally. Why would you redesign perfection?
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