Krystal Blackwell

Krystal Blackwell
Personal information
Full nameKrystal Blackwell
Born (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 23)
Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight67 kg (10 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023–25 Nth Qld Cowboys 27 7 0 0 28
2026– Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 21 February 2026

Krystal Blackwell (born 20 October 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Blackwell previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys between 2023 and 2025.

Background

Blackwell was born in Helensburgh, New South Wales and raised in Goulburn. She played her junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen and attended Trinity Catholic College, Goulburn.[2][3] Prior to Trinity catholic College Goulburn she attended Heathcote High School 2015-2017.

Playing career

Early years

In 2019, Blackwell joined the Canberra Raiders, playing for their Tarsha Gale Cup side for three seasons.[4][5] In 2022, Blackwell played for the Goulburn City Bulldogs.[6]

2023

In April, Blackwell represented the Monaro Colts in their NSWRL Country Women's Championship final win over Newcastle-Maitland and was named Player of the Match.[7]

On 23 May, she signed a one-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[8]

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting at five-eighth in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[9] In Round 7, she scored her first NRL try in a 48–16 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[10]

2024

In May, Blackwell started at fullback in the Mackay Cutters' QRL Women's Premiership Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[11]

In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, Blackwell started on the wing in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[12] In Round 2, she started at fullback for the first time in the NRLW in the Cowboys' 38–34 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[13]

On 13 October, Blackwell represented the Australian Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Papua New Guinea.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Krystal Blackwell – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Six Goulburn teams take home CRRL minor premierships". Goulburn Post. 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ {{Cite Prior to Trinity catholic College Goulburn she attended Heathcote High School 2015-2017. web|url=https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2019/01/30/2019-tarsha-gale-cup-final-squad/%7Ctitle=2019 Tarsha Gale Cup Final Squad|date=30 January 2019|website=Canberra Raiders}}
  4. ^ "2020 Junior Representatives Final Squads". Canberra Raiders. 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Junior Reps Round 1 Wrap". Canberra Raiders. 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Monaro Open Women's Training Squad 2022". Canberra Raiders. 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Monaro compile magnificent seven tries to down Knights". NSWRL. 29 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Dragons pile on points in big win over Cowboys". NRL.com. 2 September 2023.
  11. ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Tonegato leads the way as Sharks shutout Cowboys". NRL.com. 27 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Cowboys down Dragons in 13-try thriller in Townsville". NRL.com. 4 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Australian and PNG PM's XIII squads - men, women, schoolboys, schoolgirls". NRL. 13 October 2024.
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