How Aussie Rules Balls Are Actually Made

Inside Melbourne's Sherrin factory, 16 workers make 200 Aussie Rules balls every day. Dr Karl tags along to learn every step of the process. 📺 Dr Karl's How Things Work — Stream now on ABC iview: https://ab.co/DrKarlHowThingsWork This is an excerpt from Dr Karl's How Things Work, Season 2, Episode 2. First broadcast in 2026 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:44 How Many Balls a Day? 1:05 Step 1: Cutting The Panels 1:46 Yellow vs Red Aussie Rules Balls 2:15 Step 2: Cotton Backing 3:18 What is Silk Screen Printing? 4:19 Step 3: Screen Printing Machine 5:35 Step 4: Stitching The Panels 6:20 Step 5: Shaping The Ball 7:02 Step 6: Closing The Ball 8:02 Step 7: Final Shaping 8:28 Step 8: Finishing Touches Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like:   / abcscience   Follow:   / abchealth   --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/