| Krystal Blackwell | |
| Fullname: | Krystal Blackwell |
| Birth Date: | 2002 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 162cm (64inches) |
| Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
| Year1start: | 2023 |
| Year1end: | present |
| Appearances1: | 11 |
| Tries1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 4 |
| Updated: | 18 August 2024 |
| Source: | [1] |
Krystal Blackwell (born 20 October 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Blackwell was born in Helensburgh, New South Wales and raised in Goulbourn. She played her junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen and attended Trinity Catholic College, Goulburn.[2] [3]
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]
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]
In May, Blackwell started at 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 for the first time in the NRLW in the Cowboys' 38–34 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[13]