When Barry Mitchell first picked up a camera 20 years ago to help out the local footy awards night, little did he know he would be capturing a moment in AFL history.
A young Patrick Cripps "had a field day" during this match in 2007.Barry Mitchell began photographing the Great Northern Football League in 2003 to help in presenting its awards night.What's next:abc.net.au/news/patrick-cripps-afl-community-photographer-pre-brownlow-success/104390544When Barry Mitchell first picked up a camera 20 years ago to help raise the professionalism of the local footy awards night, little did he know he would be capturing a moment in AFL history.
When Patrick Cripps snared his second Brownlow Medal, Mr Mitchell was able to delve into the archives to find images of him as a junior in his Northampton Rams colours.Supplied: Barry Mitchell Snapaction Sports photographyThe Rams, and Northampton more broadly, have become famous as one of WA's most productive "footy factories" of the modern era.
"Most of the local lads that are playing right now or recently retired like Josh Kennedy or Harry Taylor ," Mr Mitchell said. "I think the whole town, I mean the whole of the Midwest, would surely be feeling a little bit proud," he said.
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