Footy Stars which traditionally is a product for collectors of all ages has a very limited Hobby release in 2025. Limited to only 8400 boxes of 18 packs per Hobby box this release is for the more seasoned collector.

The Footy Stars Hobby release features a number of the insert sets which also appear in the Footy Stars Retail release.  

Along with the the Luminous Base series (198) and the Luminous - Thunderbolt (216), there is the numbered Luminous - Thunderbolt Gold Logo (216), an the new version of Luminous - Superstars (110), Luminous - Myriad (90) and Luminous - Myriad Signatures (18) series. All Luminous cards are printed on a limited PET silver non-scratch 55 point board with each Luminous card having a protective clear film which you may choose to remove.

An insert set exclusive to the Hobby release is the Majestic (90) insert set which feature the players who finished in the top 5 at each club's Best and Fairest for 2024. Each Majestic card is individually numbered to 99 and the Brownlow, Premiership, Coleman and Rising Star Platinum Predictors all return and are individually numbered to 60 only. However, added to the Predictor family is the Norm Smith Medal Platinum (also numbered to 60).

Additional numbered inserts featured in Footy Stars Hobby included Milestones -  (105), Booom (108), Epic Black (40), Epic Black Signature Redemption (18).

Also included in Footy Stars 2025 Hobby is the Instant Win card.