Krystal Blackwell
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| Full name | Krystal Blackwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 2002 Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Background
[edit]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]
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Krystal Blackwell – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Six Goulburn teams take home CRRL minor premierships". Goulburn Post. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "2019 Tarsha Gale Cup Final Squad". Canberra Raiders. 30 January 2019.
- ^ "2020 Junior Representatives Final Squads". Canberra Raiders. 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Junior Reps Round 1 Wrap". Canberra Raiders. 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Monaro Open Women's Training Squad 2022". Canberra Raiders. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Monaro compile magnificent seven tries to down Knights". NSWRL. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Dragons pile on points in big win over Cowboys". NRL.com. 2 September 2023.
- ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Tonegato leads the way as Sharks shutout Cowboys". NRL.com. 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys down Dragons in 13-try thriller in Townsville". NRL.com. 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Australian and PNG PM's XIII squads - men, women, schoolboys, schoolgirls". NRL. 13 October 2024.