2025 Elite NRL Official Thread
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Isn't this you’re domain, breaking trading card release news Matt. lolAs was posted in the Traders thread, these images are for this years Traders release as posted on FB by Gold Coast Cards.
Feel free to post any other info you see or hear in this thread!
Cheers
Matt
I don't mind a die-cut if it's a little bit off the top or corners, but I still like it to resemble a trading card - this looks too much like a sticker or something out of a chippy packet.
And, as someone pointed out on FB, a shame they're using same photo from Traders. I'm sure these cards required extra time, but a 2025 series released in July/August etc should really have photos from the current season.
And, as someone pointed out on FB, a shame they're using same photo from Traders. I'm sure these cards required extra time, but a 2025 series released in July/August etc should really have photos from the current season.
shane_sharks
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ElijahCraigHyde
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Firstly I have to admit I have a strange hankering for parallels but an unapologetic one lol 
Any I really do think it will make it easier for collectors if the mojo cards worked like this
2 variants of the NRLW mojos!
Yellow diamond being single
cards once again like t22
Pink
paras back to team packed or via redemption
Nrl men's
RUBY back to team packed; 1:case hit, every colour gem split as single cards has made it soo difficult to build
even for just a titans collector!
SAPPHIRE numbered to at list 25 still if not 30 and should ruby's be team pulled once again it should sustain collectors patience if they struggle to collect the 3 remaining gems
Emerald-- please be numbered to 15 this year not 10! This will put pressure of upper end non signature collectors and will help the previous Emerald paras numbered to 10 or less gain value
Black diamond
please be numbered to 8 not 5 to put pressure off collectors as discussed above plus add in some bonus black header cards (ie checklists and other logos) to make it easier for all of us to acquire as least one black 
️ in our collections without having to pay more 
for just one bd card that a complete x9 bd set from 2018-20
Any I really do think it will make it easier for collectors if the mojo cards worked like this
2 variants of the NRLW mojos!
Yellow diamond being single
cards once again like t22 Pink
paras back to team packed or via redemption Nrl men's
RUBY back to team packed; 1:case hit, every colour gem split as single cards has made it soo difficult to build
even for just a titans collector!SAPPHIRE numbered to at list 25 still if not 30 and should ruby's be team pulled once again it should sustain collectors patience if they struggle to collect the 3 remaining gems
Emerald-- please be numbered to 15 this year not 10! This will put pressure of upper end non signature collectors and will help the previous Emerald paras numbered to 10 or less gain value
Black diamond
please be numbered to 8 not 5 to put pressure off collectors as discussed above plus add in some bonus black header cards (ie checklists and other logos) to make it easier for all of us to acquire as least one black ️ in our collections without having to pay more for just one bd card that a complete x9 bd set from 2018-20
pingkarrot
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I like the idea of having 2 NRLW mojo sets as yellow looked great with the Sapphires for parra but I'd go with yellows Redemption and the Pinks just the 6 cardsFirstly I have to admit I have a strange hankering for parallels but an unapologetic one lol
Any I really do think it will make it easier for collectors if the mojo cards worked like this
2 variants of the NRLW mojos!
Yellow diamond being single
Pink
Nrl men's
RUBY back to team packed; 1:case hit, every colour gem split as single cards has made it soo difficult to build
SAPPHIRE numbered to at list 25 still if not 30 and should ruby's be team pulled once again it should sustain collectors patience if they struggle to collect the 3 remaining gems
Emerald-- please be numbered to 15 this year not 10! This will put pressure of upper end non signature collectors and will help the previous Emerald paras numbered to 10 or less gain value
Black diamond
BDs in packets again cause it was super exciting when i cracked a dragoms set in 2020, Ruby's and Sapphires come up eventually to finish sets
If Elite is going to be the highest end release this year, I think less NRLW content.
One set of NRLW Mojo's is enough and only YGS.
Certainly, NRLW have a place in a high-end release, but these are $10 per packet, $240 per box and very popular now days. The value just isn't there on the vast majority of NRLW cards. If you are buying boxes / cases of Elite, and your major hits are NRLW, it is a bit disappointing.
If we maintain the 4 levels of Mojo's, and I assume we will because TGI don't change things up much from year to year, I am all for two variants being inserted individually and then 2 as complete team sets.
It would be nice if the signature cards were a different theme, something other than LS (and variants) and Spotlight / All Stars / Road to the Finals booklets.
The themes are endless for a different signature series.
One set of NRLW Mojo's is enough and only YGS.
Certainly, NRLW have a place in a high-end release, but these are $10 per packet, $240 per box and very popular now days. The value just isn't there on the vast majority of NRLW cards. If you are buying boxes / cases of Elite, and your major hits are NRLW, it is a bit disappointing.
If we maintain the 4 levels of Mojo's, and I assume we will because TGI don't change things up much from year to year, I am all for two variants being inserted individually and then 2 as complete team sets.
It would be nice if the signature cards were a different theme, something other than LS (and variants) and Spotlight / All Stars / Road to the Finals booklets.
The themes are endless for a different signature series.
This has always been a great idea..... I mean as a Panthers supporter id love a Cleary/Alexander dual auto........ or a Martin/Geyer one?
The older players (think immortal/top tier legends) can be expensive to get to agree.......some want $50+ a signature......but for a vast majority of them I have no doubt they would love to get paid again for signing some stuff!
Its all down to the willingness of the manufacturer to go and create these types of products.......unless there is an outside party willing to chip in with production costs and take most of the product, I don't see TLA doing it alone.
So many great cards still willing to be made......
Couldn't agree more. The lack of auto content of both active and retired players is mind boggling. It's almost a blank canvas imo. I get that those who have highly desirable autos would not want anymore of them made but I think the hobby will grow along with the game itself and surely we can have some more Meninga, Lewis, Johns, ( add in another 20 names) autos.
And many great players that have no autos.
I'd love to see autos of Meninga and Lewis maybe wearing their Souths, Valleys/Wynnum Manly jerseys? They're not young anymore. Thankfully there are some licensed autos of Arthur Beetson. But no licensed autos of Raudonikis( at least none I'm aware of) is a real shame. So many cards that need to be made before they can never be made.
There should be an auto in every hobby box and one legend auto per case.
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