2021 Elite Official Thread

[ElijahCraigHyde]

Are we gunna see the funny boat again before you accidentally leak the sell sheet Matt LoL

 

[Matt26]

Thanks to TLA here is the Elite 2021 Sell Sheet

 

[pingkarrot]

Is it just the sell sheet tonight or is there gonna be a checklist too?

 

[Dingo]

Is it just the sell sheet tonight or is there gonna be a checklist too?

just the sell sheet. Flyer will release about a week before release date

 

[Dingo]

Doubt it, but at this rate, he might be the ball patch card too

god I said it as a joke

 

[Mattstorm]

Do we have a release date yet?

 

[Sharks16]

So who is the boot patch of ? Sorry if I’m a bit slow

 

[Matt26]

So who is the boot patch of ? Sorry if I’m a bit slow

Darius Boyd..... worn in his 300th game against the Rabbitohs....... the game he made his most meme-orable tackle ever!

 

[Brendan_B]

Do we have a release date yet?

13 August was what I heard

 

[Angry]

Any clues on who the roosters signature cards are please

 

[Brendan_B]

A couple of new concepts and the return of YG signatures is good.

I also like the idea of the Milestone case card, they could keep this running year after year.

20 YGS, maybe the first ever WNRL signature?

Darius is a poor choice for the MS if comparing to the standard that has been set.

I really hope collation is spot on. I saw multiple priority boxes from 20 Elite with 7 numbered hits, hope this is not how it rolls this time.

Not including Priority, there are 19,210 numbered hits, enough for three per box. At the current price, this needs to be spot on.

Lastly, the numbering TLA use is so odd. 40 to 46 rubies, 20 to 23 sapphires. Just make them 50 and 25. Spotlight jerseys now /42 when the previous 19 have been /40?

 

[Matt26]

A couple of new concepts and the return of YG signatures is good.

I also like the idea of the Milestone case card, they could keep this running year after year.

20 YGS, maybe the first ever WNRL signature?

Darius is a poor choice for the MS if comparing to the standard that has been set.

I really hope collation is spot on. I saw multiple priority boxes from 20 Elite with 7 numbered hits, hope this is not how it rolls this time.

Not including Priority, there are 19,210 numbered hits, enough for three per box. At the current price, this needs to be spot on.

Lastly, the numbering TLA use is so odd. 40 to 46 rubies, 20 to 23 sapphires. Just make them 50 and 25. Spotlight jerseys now /42 when the previous 19 have been /40?

Yes the first NRLW signatures..... and agreed on Darius....... think of all of the players who have represented their state and country that could have been done?

Cronk, Smith, Thurston, Sterling, Kenny, Fittler, Gallen, Meninga, Clyde, Stuart, Lewis....... Darius seems a beyond bizzare choice.

The numbering is something I am also intrigued..... as you said make the Rubies 50 and the Sapphires 25......means some boxes over the print run may get 1 extra..... but if you are paying $240 a box extra value isn't a bad thing.

Also the Darius ball card...... why not have a NSW player who played in that Origin as well.....1 QLD & 1 NSW

Overall as always there are some great stuff in the release, and as always some head scratchers.

 

[Dingo]

13 August was what I heard

Friday release?

 

[Sharks16]

Darius Boyd..... worn in his 300th game against the Rabbitohs....... the game he made his most meme-orable tackle ever!

So you mean to say a player that didn’t even want to play the last 3 years and took the piss every week gets a M/S , Ball patch and boot patch . Save money by using the one player and Jack the price up $60 a box WOW

 

[MikeK]

Re the Mojo numbering xx/46, it sounds like TLA have listened to collectors to remove the dud box issue which has hung around from when they split the Rubies.

Cases: 600 + 60 Priority = 6600 boxes
6600 / 144 = 45.8 or ~46, so 1 per box (with 24 boxes having 2 rubies)

Similarly the Sapphires are now exactly 1 per 2 boxes as advertised.

So well done to TLA for at least addressing one major gripe from recent releases.

 

[jrinbulli]

Re the Mojo numbering xx/46, it sounds like TLA have listened to collectors to remove the dud box issue which has hung around from when they split the Rubies.

Cases: 600 + 60 Priority = 6600 boxes
6600 / 144 = 45.8 or ~46, so 1 per box (with 24 boxes having 2 rubies)

Similarly the Sapphires are now exactly 1 per 2 boxes as advertised.

So well done to TLA for at least addressing one major gripe from recent releases.

They aren’t listening to collectors they have only done it since it’s a dealers only release. If it were still also a retail release they wouldn’t have changed the numbers IMO.

 

[tak35bne]

They aren’t listening to collectors they have only done it since it’s a dealers only release. If it were still also a retail release they wouldn’t have changed the numbers IMO.

what do you call a dealers only release??

 

[jrinbulli]

what do you call a dealers only release??

This release. It’s not being sold in retail like previous years and the previous years they have used the retail market to give the dud boxes to so dealers boxes/cases match up perfectly to ratios.

 

[Sharks16]

Re the Mojo numbering xx/46, it sounds like TLA have listened to collectors to remove the dud box issue which has hung around from when they split the Rubies.

Cases: 600 + 60 Priority = 6600 boxes
6600 / 144 = 45.8 or ~46, so 1 per box (with 24 boxes having 2 rubies)

Similarly the Sapphires are now exactly 1 per 2 boxes as advertised.

So well done to TLA for at least addressing one major gripe from recent releases.

I think Ruby’s are the least of the issues with this

 

[tak35bne]

I think Ruby’s are the least of the issues with this

I think there are still more announcements to come.