Early years While at Keeba Park, Raftstrand-Smith was a member of the
Australian rugby sevens Youth Development Program. In 2021 and 2022, she played for the
Burleigh Bears in the
QRL Women's Premiership, winning a Grand Final with the club in 2021. On 25 June 2021, the 18–year old Raftstrand-Smith started at for
Queensland in their
State of Origin win over New South Wales. In August 2021, she signed with the
Gold Coast Titans.
2022 In February, Raftstrand-Smith represented the
Māori All Stars against the
Indigenous All Stars. In Round 1 of the delayed
2021 NRL Women's season, she made her
NRLW debut for the Titans against the
St George Illawarra Dragons. On 24 June 2022, she came off the bench for Queensland in their 20–14 loss to New South Wales.
2023 Raftstrand-Smith began the 2023 season playing for the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the
NSWRL Women's Premiership. On 20 May, Raftrand-Smith signed with the
North Queensland Cowboys NRLW team on a two-year contract, alongside her younger sister
Ebony. In Round 1 of the
2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, starting at in a 16–6 loss to the
Gold Coast Titans.
2024 In Round 1 of the
2024 NRL Women's season, Raftstrand-Smith started at in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the
Cronulla Sharks. In Round 2, she scored two tries in a 38–34 win over the
St George Illawarra Dragons. On 9 November, she re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2027 season. ==References==