Jason Akermanis - Herald Sun - 7 April
IT'S time for an AFL investigation into the air conveyances that have been taken for granted in the league for 113 years.
What on earth has happened to Sherrin footballs? All clubs are supplied with footballs from the same Sherrin factory in Melbourne.
They are made to a strict code and the Sherrin people take their responsibilities very seriously.
I have been to the factory and have found Sherrin's people to be a very good bunch to work with. But the whispers among players are starting to become roars of complaint about the new balls being delivered. Most seem heavier, fatter and more slippery.
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