Betts, 22, has kicked 23 goals so far in what has been his best season to date, after becoming what he considers to be a fatherly-figure role for the club's younger Indigenous players.
"It's my fifth year now so basically I had to mature," he said on Tuesday as he prepared to play his part in Indigenous Round.
"When you've got young guys look up to you, you need to be a role model to them as well.
"Jeff has come a long way from being on the rookie list to play three games, and 'Yaz' has his third game coming up.
"It's good for them because 'Yaz' didn't think he was going to play a game this year, so it's good for him to get three and hopefully he can keep going."
Betts said the presence of the younger Aboriginal players influenced his rise in form, as they have put pressure on his previous hold on the small forward position.
"The boys get stuck into me about 'Yaz', saying he's here and he's got my spot and I better keep my head up, so the pressure is on you a little bit when you've got two young guys like them coming in," he said.
"It will be good if we can all play in the same team but that probably won't happen, so we've got to keep performing and playing well.
"It's good we've got pressure on us and depth in the team."
With Andrew Walker out injured, Betts is currently the oldest Indigenous Blue available for selection.
He will consequently lead his side out on Saturday when it takes on Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, and will face off with former hero Andrew McLeod at the coin toss.
"It's going to be a good round. Andy McLeod is going to break the record for Adelaide with 313 games; he could have waited one more week instead of doing it against us," he laughed.
"It will be a good game and we're looking forward to it. It's amazing because I still look up to him now.
"This round is important for all Indigenous people.
"Michael Long and players like that set the footpath for Indigenous people in AFL and around Australia, so now they can sit back and watch and enjoy the round."
While Betts said a close bond existed between Indigenous players across the league, all allegiances were put aside once the ball was bounced on game day.
"You can still be brothers off the field but on the field, you've got to go at each other pretty hard," he said.
"When you step over that line, it's war."
