Select AFL Supremacy: What It Is and What the Cards Are Worth

What is Select AFL Supremacy?

Select AFL Supremacy is a limited, hobby-only AFL card release produced in specific years — not an annual product like Footy Stars. It sits at the very top of Select's AFL product hierarchy: above mass-retail Footy Stars, above mid-tier premium sets like Dominance and Eminence, in a tier defined by the most extreme scarcity in the Australian card market.

Because it's hobby-only and deliberately limited in supply, Supremacy cards never appear at Kmart or in a newsagent. You buy them through sealed hobby boxes from specialist retailers, or as singles on the secondary market after the boxes have been opened and the cards distributed.

Which years has AFL Supremacy been produced?

Supremacy is not released every year — the gaps between editions are part of what makes each release significant. In the modern era the major releases are 2019, 2021 and 2024. The fact that there are only three editions across six years concentrates collector demand and keeps values elevated: every card in the product has a finite supply that will never grow.

The 2021 edition is the most famous. It produced the record-breaking AU$50,000 "1000+ Goalkicker Quad Signature" — Lockett, Dunstall, Wade and Ablett Sr (the only four living players to have kicked 1,000 VFL/AFL goals at the time), numbered to just 25, with card #1 selling for AU$50,000 in early 2022. That single sale defines what the Supremacy top end looks like.

What kinds of cards does Supremacy contain?

Supremacy is built around hits — high-value inserts unavailable in any other product. The key card types across Supremacy editions:

• Numbered base parallels: even the base Supremacy cards come in serial-numbered tiers, often running from several hundred copies down to single digits. A low-numbered parallel of a star player in Supremacy is worth real money.
• Single and dual signature cards: on-card autographs of current stars and legends, typically numbered to 25 or fewer at the rarest tiers.
• Quad signatures: the headline chase — four-player signature cards, numbered as low as 25, combining legends or current premiership stars. The 2021 Quad Goalkicker is the iconic example.
• Patch and relic cards: game-worn jumper patches embedded into cards, often paired with a signature — physically scarce in a way no parallel can replicate.
• Superstar Patch Signature booklets: multi-relic premium patch-with-autograph cards of current stars. Nick Daicos's 2024 Supremacy Superstar Patch Signature booklet traded around A$4,000.
• Award predictor and milestone cards: tied to Brownlow Medal, Coleman Medal and milestone achievements — narrative cards that can appreciate sharply if the named player wins.

What are Select AFL Supremacy cards worth?

The range is enormous. At the top end: the 2021 Supremacy Quad Goalkicker card at AU$50,000. At the accessible end: numbered base parallels in mid-print-run tiers (say, /199 or /99) of current stars trade in the hundreds. In between, single-player signature cards of current stars at /25 or fewer regularly trade in the A$500–$5,000 range depending on the player.

Recent examples: Nick Daicos's 2024 Supremacy Superstar Patch Signature booklet traded around A$4,000; his 2021 Supremacy rookie numbered to /75 traded around A$350 raw. Harley Reid's 2024 debut-year Supremacy rookie cards have attracted early secondary-market interest reflecting his status as one of the most hyped recent AFL players.

A 2021 Select Supremacy Red numbered /45 base parallel of Dustin Martin was listed at approximately A$1,364, illustrating the premium the lowest-pop Supremacy tiers command for established legends.

Condition matters at least as much here as anywhere — a Supremacy signature with a surface scratch or bent corner can lose a significant fraction of its value. Collectors pursuing the top end almost always grade Supremacy cards through PSA, BGS or SGC.

How does Supremacy compare to other premium AFL sets?

Select's AFL premium product ladder, from most accessible to most scarce, runs roughly: Footy Stars (mass retail) → Footy Stars Prestige → Dominance → Eminence → Seamless → Supremacy. Supremacy sits at the top because of its combination of very limited print runs, multi-player signature cards and the product's prestige — it has attracted the biggest known AFL card sales.

Seamless occupies a comparable prestige tier for a different reason — every Seamless card contains a piece of actual game-worn jumper, which gives the product a physical authenticity Supremacy parallels don't have. A dual Seamless Patch Signature of Daicos and Pendlebury traded around A$5,200. The two products serve overlapping collector interests and top collectors often pursue both.

Where do I buy or sell Select AFL Supremacy cards?

Sealed hobby boxes go through specialist card retailers — Cherry Collectables, Gold Coast Trading Cards, Card Bot and Ja Ja's are the main Australian sources — and through group breaks where you buy into a box opening. Supremacy is never stocked in mass retailers.

For singles, eBay Australia offers the widest selection and buyer protection. Facebook AFL buy/swap/sell groups and OzCardTrader also carry Supremacy cards. For genuinely rare high-value cards — quad-signatures, /1 or /5 parallels — consider established auction houses or selling graded through a specialist dealer to reach the right buyers.

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