Isaac Heeney’s fiancee Steffie Waters makes telling move after leaving the country
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Isaac Heeney’s fiancee Steffie Waters has shared yet another update from her US trip without the suspended Sydney Swans vice-captain.
Waters and her friend Miranda Rack posted a collection of snaps from the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
Steffie Waters appears to be living life to the fullest in Austin, Texas without fiancee Isaac Heeney. Waters (left) pictured here with friend Miranda Rack (right). Instagram/@mirandarack
In one post, the travel buddies snapped a selfie ahead of the concert. Both sported blonde waves, denim cut-offs and a white singlet top with Waters’ shirt reading ‘Daddy’s Home’.
Waters was clearly putting the weight of the Sydney Swans scandal behind her as she danced to RÜFÜS DU SOL’s performance with drinks in hand.
Heeney does not appear in any of Waters’ Texas trip photos and instead has been pictured in Sydney, thousands of kilometres away.
Her update of life without Heeney by her side continues to raise questions about the status of their relationship, particularly whether their upcoming wedding will go ahead.
Waters’ reemergence on Instagram comes after some telling changes to her social media accounts recently.
In mid-September, Waters deleted an engagement announcement photo of her and Heeney from her Instagram account.
The October 2025 post showed waters flashing her ring after Heeney proposed in French Polynesia.
At the time it appeared to be the only image of the couple removed from her page, until late September when Waters deleted multiple photos of her and Heeney together.
Waters also buried other photos of Heeney deep into the later slides of her Instagram carousels, though none of the couple could be seen on her grid.
Heeney has proposed to Waters while the pair were on a romantic holiday in French Polynesia in October 2025, though the post has since been deleted. Instagram
Waters (right) and Rack (left) put their worries behind them at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Instagram/@mirandarack
It also appears that Heeney and Waters have unfollowed each other on social media.
The alleged events of August 17 saw Swans vice-captain Heeney and four other players – Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon – suspended for the remainder of the season for breaching club standards.
Heeney has been revealed as the focus of a Victoria Police investigation into allegations of sexual assault.
The Victoria Police Sexual Crimes Squad continues to investigate an alleged sexual assault that occurred that evening, but no charges have been laid.
Nine.com.au is not suggesting any of the players who have been stood down have been accused of sexual assault, and no charges have been laid.
Isaac Heeney’s fiancee Steffie Waters is holidaying overseas in Austin, Texas as he continues to face the Sydney Swans saga. Getty/Instagram/@steffiewaters
On October 1, Heeney claimed his third consecutive Bob Skilton Medal as the club’s best player, winning the top honour at the 2026 awards function despite his absence.
Heeney chose not to attend the ceremony at Sydney’s Town Hall following a club-imposed suspension for breaching team standards.
