New Zealand Warriors - 2002

The Warriors' renaissance continued in 2002, culminating in a historic NRL minor premiership and grand final appearance.

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Despite the success of the Jones-Campion co-captaincy model, Daniel Anderson and Tony Kemp chanced their arm on a surprise new skipper: 24-year-old enforcer Monty Betham.

“I captained pretty much every team I played for [in the juniors],” Betham explains. “It was something I loved to do and I saw that as my strength. Some people scored tries; I could get teammates up and bring the best out of people.”