ElijahCraigHyde
OzCardTrader
First things first
after initially suspecting there would be 700 cases this year, plain to see the actual release turned out to be different from anticipating as you'd expect! That's why I wrote up another view on Facebook so to speak upon finding out there would be only 540 cases lol
album cover
now does anybody really collect the assoried album for the according card release?! That's a good question considering series 2 ones typically come with no pockets however to be fair this release's album is a pretty good design and might consider getting one considering I've been filing up others lol: olive black and gold looks pretty hot lol
commons
in all honesty, due to the era of inserts and inserts, could anybody care any less than what I do as far as what the common base cards look like? That's what it comes down to in this release. Perhaps the 1994 commons were the most stunning ones and there's been a bit of talk about them on this forum and IMO that design would make an ideal parallel card set or even a high end in this stone Age of inserts lol
all Australian
Dealers were sensationalizing how these are the best as design ever and agree 90% however come round Christmas, you are only going to see these sets auction off on eBay for $25
Hall of fame gallery
as I speculated earlier in the year, these in particular the numbered edition are the replacement this year for the team leaders and/or goal to goal. The numbered version seems to be fancier looking as from what I recall, the 2012 eternity parallel were identical to the commons only to serial number on rear
rookie cards
I must say these are the best RC design and I love the rich gloss colour used plus the chunkier gold foil components- a stellar! Yes perhaps these would have been better had they fell in ratio of 1:18 packs thus numbered to only 166 however not a lot there to complain.
premiership predictors
Yes! So glad premiership redemption is back via this concept and about time indeed lol. Also love the two different variants of gold and silver. Yes perhaps I initially would have wished the gold variant was out of 300 and the silver variant was platinum instead out of 60 however I buy some arguments over numbering in small amounts can retract from other top end inserts.
Draft Pick signature
many collectors seem to be glad these cards are back however does this question the future of force cards lol? Doesn't matter that much as these are arguably the best DPS cards since the platinum DPS cards released ten years ago. Yes those 2008 DPS cards were better tbh IMO and that's the only down point right here.
SC signature
Thank goodness these are still around not to mention health Shaw the one for my team this year as anticipating! Now I do wish there was going to be a platinum variant of these out of 60 but that's something select could consider in future however looks like this might be final year of these however if that's true, select should find a good new replacement.
medal winners
yes! It's as if select were listening to my idea here if having these fall into an even higher ratio and each numbered and inviting for Dustin collectors! Fingers crossed no more auctions of $5 per card lol
legend cards
As I thought, these are basically the replacement to the unsigned mw jersey cards from the last two years or even footy's finest in some cases. Yes glad those players upgraded to legend status, have been included as such card concepts since 2012 and an ideal corresponding high end far back as 1996.
Future hall of fame
upon knowing the HOF concept would be revisited after completion of certified, I was feeling somewhat optimistic select would find a way to include all clubs in particular gold coast and gws - so this is how it has turned out to be! These cards seem to be the replacement to the finest refractors of certified not to mention influential and am pretty happy with Kelly being the one for gws. Very flash design and appropriately low numbered however I have not gotten my 'money back' for the Cameron finest two years ago, which means I am not going to splurge for one of these until sometime towards Christmas perhaps
HOF legend signature
these four cards are an excellent choice as top end inserts and an ideal substitute for the Guernsey signature cards out of 80. Nicely low numbered however good they're not outrageously limited
Gazza dual father-son signature
yes perhaps even if you're not a Geelong supporter you'll still perhaps want to chase this one but to be fair am I really gonna save up $1.5k for a card that isn't a giants one? Love the way the gold coast logo appears on this likewise and beautifully designed and like other top endse of this release, nicely low numbered but not outrageously limited!
overall verdict: 7.5/10
perhaps the best release of this decade but don't completely agree it's even better than certified 17 IMO. If their was a case search card for all 18 clubs out of 30 if would be better yet alone more of my ideas to accumulate expansion clubs. Also the anticipating in finding out what the front ends were to be was not worth the wait for what it actually is - far cry from NRL Esp whom revealed top end inserts almost 7 weeks out which I found impressive to know what you're chasing. Yes I know the up side prevents excessive presales but still.
Legacy 350 parallel
again it's a blessing to see a parallel set in a series ii release and I am highly proposed to one if it's evidently higher end than a parallel set in a series I release. I don't disagree these are the best parallel design ever however just as we don't care what the common base cards look like, much less is the same for paras just as long as they're fancier than the base ones yet alone numbered in series ii but not series I lol! IMO best parallel cards were of 2013 champions!
after initially suspecting there would be 700 cases this year, plain to see the actual release turned out to be different from anticipating as you'd expect! That's why I wrote up another view on Facebook so to speak upon finding out there would be only 540 cases lol
album cover
now does anybody really collect the assoried album for the according card release?! That's a good question considering series 2 ones typically come with no pockets however to be fair this release's album is a pretty good design and might consider getting one considering I've been filing up others lol: olive black and gold looks pretty hot lol
commons
in all honesty, due to the era of inserts and inserts, could anybody care any less than what I do as far as what the common base cards look like? That's what it comes down to in this release. Perhaps the 1994 commons were the most stunning ones and there's been a bit of talk about them on this forum and IMO that design would make an ideal parallel card set or even a high end in this stone Age of inserts lol
all Australian
Dealers were sensationalizing how these are the best as design ever and agree 90% however come round Christmas, you are only going to see these sets auction off on eBay for $25
Hall of fame gallery
as I speculated earlier in the year, these in particular the numbered edition are the replacement this year for the team leaders and/or goal to goal. The numbered version seems to be fancier looking as from what I recall, the 2012 eternity parallel were identical to the commons only to serial number on rear
rookie cards
I must say these are the best RC design and I love the rich gloss colour used plus the chunkier gold foil components- a stellar! Yes perhaps these would have been better had they fell in ratio of 1:18 packs thus numbered to only 166 however not a lot there to complain.
premiership predictors
Yes! So glad premiership redemption is back via this concept and about time indeed lol. Also love the two different variants of gold and silver. Yes perhaps I initially would have wished the gold variant was out of 300 and the silver variant was platinum instead out of 60 however I buy some arguments over numbering in small amounts can retract from other top end inserts.
Draft Pick signature
many collectors seem to be glad these cards are back however does this question the future of force cards lol? Doesn't matter that much as these are arguably the best DPS cards since the platinum DPS cards released ten years ago. Yes those 2008 DPS cards were better tbh IMO and that's the only down point right here.
SC signature
Thank goodness these are still around not to mention health Shaw the one for my team this year as anticipating! Now I do wish there was going to be a platinum variant of these out of 60 but that's something select could consider in future however looks like this might be final year of these however if that's true, select should find a good new replacement.
medal winners
yes! It's as if select were listening to my idea here if having these fall into an even higher ratio and each numbered and inviting for Dustin collectors! Fingers crossed no more auctions of $5 per card lol
legend cards
As I thought, these are basically the replacement to the unsigned mw jersey cards from the last two years or even footy's finest in some cases. Yes glad those players upgraded to legend status, have been included as such card concepts since 2012 and an ideal corresponding high end far back as 1996.
Future hall of fame
upon knowing the HOF concept would be revisited after completion of certified, I was feeling somewhat optimistic select would find a way to include all clubs in particular gold coast and gws - so this is how it has turned out to be! These cards seem to be the replacement to the finest refractors of certified not to mention influential and am pretty happy with Kelly being the one for gws. Very flash design and appropriately low numbered however I have not gotten my 'money back' for the Cameron finest two years ago, which means I am not going to splurge for one of these until sometime towards Christmas perhaps
HOF legend signature
these four cards are an excellent choice as top end inserts and an ideal substitute for the Guernsey signature cards out of 80. Nicely low numbered however good they're not outrageously limited
Gazza dual father-son signature
yes perhaps even if you're not a Geelong supporter you'll still perhaps want to chase this one but to be fair am I really gonna save up $1.5k for a card that isn't a giants one? Love the way the gold coast logo appears on this likewise and beautifully designed and like other top endse of this release, nicely low numbered but not outrageously limited!
overall verdict: 7.5/10
perhaps the best release of this decade but don't completely agree it's even better than certified 17 IMO. If their was a case search card for all 18 clubs out of 30 if would be better yet alone more of my ideas to accumulate expansion clubs. Also the anticipating in finding out what the front ends were to be was not worth the wait for what it actually is - far cry from NRL Esp whom revealed top end inserts almost 7 weeks out which I found impressive to know what you're chasing. Yes I know the up side prevents excessive presales but still.
Legacy 350 parallel
again it's a blessing to see a parallel set in a series ii release and I am highly proposed to one if it's evidently higher end than a parallel set in a series I release. I don't disagree these are the best parallel design ever however just as we don't care what the common base cards look like, much less is the same for paras just as long as they're fancier than the base ones yet alone numbered in series ii but not series I lol! IMO best parallel cards were of 2013 champions!
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