2002 NRL Challenge Base Set
The 2002 NRL Challenge Base Set forms the backbone of the entire release, featuring a wide spread of players from every NRL club of the era. It’s a straight-shooting, player-focused checklist that captures the competition as it stood in the early 2000s — before jersey sponsors got bigger than the logos.
Base Set Breakdown
The base set consists primarily of player cards from each NRL team, typically supported by club logo cards and checklists. With roughly a dozen cards per club, it offers balanced team representation and makes set building achievable without needing to sell a kidney.
Why Collect the Base Set?
Affordable, nostalgic, and easy to complete, the 2002 NRL Challenge base cards are ideal for team collectors, player collectors, and anyone chasing a full set without modern-day short prints and parallels getting in the way. Sometimes, simple footy cards are exactly what the doctor ordered.
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NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #118 Brendon Reeves Northern Eagles -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #119 Mark Shipway Northern Eagles -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #120 Albert Torrens Northern Eagles -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #121 David Westley Northern Eagles -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #125 Jason Croker Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #127 Brett Finch Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #128 Jamaal Lolesi Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #130 Alan Tongue Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #131 Clinton Schifcofske Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #132 Tyran Smith Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #133 Ruben Wiki Canberra Raiders -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #148 Paul Bowman North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #149 Matthew Bowen North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #150 Tim Brasher North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #151 John Buttigieg North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #152 John Doyle North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #153 Nathan Fien North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #154 Josh Hannay North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #155 Michael Luck North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #156 Glenn Morrison North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #157 Matt Sing North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #158 Julian O'Neill North Queensland Cowboys -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #161 John Cross Penrith Panthers -
NRL 2002 Challenge Base Card #162 Shane Elford Penrith Panthers
