Isaac Heeney’s fiancee Steffie Waters holidays with other Sydney Swans player and wife
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Isaac Heeney’s fiancée Steffie Waters has been continuing her getaway in Austin, Texas, sharing updates alongside friends while vacationing in the US.
In a new carousel of images uploaded to Waters’ Instagram, Heeney’s teammate, Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley, made an appearance.
Steffie Waters appears to be living life to the fullest in Austin, Texas without fiancee Isaac Heeney. Waters (second right) pictured with friends including Heeny’s teammate Tom Papley and his wife Annie (second and third left) Instagram/@mirandarack Instagram/@steffiewaters
“Crazy who you run into in Texas,” Waters captioned the collection of images.
In one snap, Papley, who plays alongside suspended vice captain Heeney at the Swans, lay on the grass at the Austin City Limits Music Festival while flashing a peace sign to the camera.
In another, Waters and Papley were pictured in a group shot with nine friends including Papley’s wife Annie Papley, Lochie Phillips, Mirandra Rack, Ryan Clarke, Ava Gowers, and Ollie Phillips.
Heeney has not been spotted in any of Waters’ Texas trip photos and instead has been pictured in Sydney, thousands of kilometres away.
It is unclear whether or not Waters and Heeney are still together after the fallout of the Sydney Swans scandal. Instagram/@steffiewaters
Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley flashed a peace sign to the camera while at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Instagram/@steffiewaters
Waters’ social media updates from the US alongside friends comes amid ongoing media speculation regarding her relationship with Heeney following the recent AFL scandal.
Neither Waters nor Heeney have publicly commented on the status of their upcoming wedding.
In Waters’ new posts it’s unclear whether she is wearing her engagement ring.
Waters is enjoying the company of friends while partying in Austin Texas. Instagram/@steffiewaters
Waters’ activity 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
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.
Heeney has been suspended since the alleged events of August 17 but claimed the club’s top honour at the Sydney Swans Awards ceremony on October 1, he chose not to attend. Getty/Instagram/@steffiewaters
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.
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.
