NRL 2018 Elite Discussion Thread

I'm liking the single Ruby's... nice that they listened on this one, well done. Gives the hobby a boost with more trading and more of an incentive to buy packs .
 
Another Storm heavy release.....yawn.

Mmmm, not sure overall and not much to collect as a StG supporter, at least it should be cheaper in the shares.

SharpShooter 2 from each team? Widdop is the only STG goal kicker, what Hunt gets one for general play kicking?

2015 All Star card? What just so we could have another Thurston....really why is he on it? What next year a JT where is he now card?

Dally M awards 22, I cant work this number out. What have I missed?

1 x Dally M Winner SMITH
10 X TOY including Hooker - SMITH
Provan-Summons Medal
Rookie of the Year
Captain of the Year SMITH
Coach of the Year
Top Tryscorer of the Year
Top Pointscorer of the Year
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year
Holden Cup Player of the Year
Female Player of the Year

Will they just make some extra Smith cards?

Anyway I'm in, shut up and take my money.

Cheers
Ross

The checklist said there's one card for each team's player of the year (basically a fancier Club Hero) plus 6 Dally M awards.

So I'd say the last 6 are Dally M, Rookie, Point Scorer, Try Scorer, Provan-Summons and Coach? Though I could see them going Female player and/or Holden Cup player over the scoring accolades.

EDIT: Never mind, I've misread that
 
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So, ~1100 cards in the set.

From the flyers, the base cards look nicer than the parallels and the Silver/Gold YG/LS look better than the Black. Sounds like they took on board that the 2013 Elite YG/LS design has been one of the nicest but they just applied it the wrong way around!

On the plus side, the Mojos appear to be so hard to differentiate that only one team set should suffice. I think they should have stuck with red/blue/green/etc base-colour cards. Having them look like previous years Silver //s seems to be a let down.

16 box cards, so a minimum of 2 cases to put a set of those together.

Bigger is not always better!

I think the sets are becoming so daunting to even contemplate that some collectors will not even bother.


PS: Maybe they should have another set for old school collectors - 224 cards (13 players per team plus a logo/checklist) - all action/game shots with crowds in the background (no photoshopping because it wasn't around old school times), players numbered randomly (not ordered in teams) and no $%^$ inserts!

….OK, maybe a sticker or 2.
 
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I see this to be an interesting collection
Bigger than Ben hur perhaps? Making up for what was missing from traders?
A combination of new ideas maybe?

A lot of maybes which I do hope will make it succeed .

I do like the golden ticket and the use of part of a footy ball for a card. This has happen with a few things, but not with cards.
Mojo ruby one card in each box, I see people think this is bad. But I see this is an opportunity for all of us to be able to go back to basics and wait for it ... trade!! What a novel idea! You see it already with @joeyhonson and his trade threads. Maybe this one a bigger scale.
 
So, ~1100 cards in the set.

From the flyers, the base cards look nicer than the parallels and the Silver/Gold YG/LS look better than the Black. Sounds like they took on board that the 2013 Elite YG/LS design has been one of the nicest but they just applied it the wrong way around!

On the plus side, the Mojos appear to be so hard to differentiate that only one team set should suffice. I think they should have stuck with red/blue/green/etc base-colour cards. Having them look like previous years Silver //s seems to be a let down.

16 box cards, so a minimum of 2 cases to put a set of those together.

Bigger is not always better!

I think the sets are becoming so daunting to even contemplate that some collectors will not even bother.


PS: Maybe they should have another set for old school collectors - 224 cards (13 players per team plus a logo/checklist) - all action/game shots with crowds in the background (no photoshopping because it wasn't around old school times), players numbered randomly (not ordered in teams) and no $%^$ inserts!

….OK, maybe a sticker or 2.

I'm up for a retro style base set, with background images. The old cards are still so good to look at.
I see this to be an interesting collection
Bigger than Ben hur perhaps? Making up for what was missing from traders?
A combination of new ideas maybe?

A lot of maybes which I do hope will make it succeed .

I do like the golden ticket and the use of part of a footy ball for a card. This has happen with a few things, but not with cards.
Mojo ruby one card in each box, I see people think this is bad. But I see this is an opportunity for all of us to be able to go back to basics and wait for it ... trade!! What a novel idea! You see it already with @joeyhonson and his trade threads. Maybe this one a bigger scale.

Just don't get a 2015 game used ball in a 2018 set.
 
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Another Storm heavy release.....yawn.

Mmmm, not sure overall and not much to collect as a StG supporter, at least it should be cheaper in the shares.

SharpShooter 2 from each team? Widdop is the only STG goal kicker, what Hunt gets one for general play kicking?

2015 All Star card? What just so we could have another Thurston....really why is he on it? What next year a JT where is he now card?

Dally M awards 22, I cant work this number out. What have I missed?

1 x Dally M Winner SMITH
10 X TOY including Hooker - SMITH
Provan-Summons Medal
Rookie of the Year
Captain of the Year SMITH
Coach of the Year
Top Tryscorer of the Year
Top Pointscorer of the Year
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year
Holden Cup Player of the Year
Female Player of the Year

Will they just make some extra Smith cards?

Anyway I'm in, shut up and take my money.

Cheers
Ross
Rep player of the year
 
Fingers crossed the Master/Apprentice for Souths is Sutton/Murray, but then again they generally try not to double up on players with the signatures and lower inserts but I'd rather have the signature.
 
I'm up for a retro style base set, with background images. The old cards are still so good to look at.


Just don't get a 2015 game used ball in a 2018 set.

Definitely a retro looking set - with the background images. Even to look at this week’s PIF card - it just looks so much better with a tackler in the shot. I want the cards to capture memories...
 
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