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    Warriors coach Andrew Webster says they appointed Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris as co-captains for the upcoming NRL campaign because both have shown their value as leaders in pre-season

    Warriors coach Andrew Webster says they appointed Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris as co-captains for the upcoming NRL campaign because both have shown their value as leaders in pre-season

    - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

    Stacey Jones
    Stacey Jones
    The pair replace former skipper Tohu Harris, who retired during the offseason - becoming the second set of co-captains in the club's history, after Stacey Jones and Kevin Campion in 2001.

    Webster says Barnett and Fisher-Harris have both shown their value as leaders.



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