1. Heather Anderson was an Australian Army soldier and Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition in 2017.
19 Facts About Heather Anderson
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Heather Anderson served as a medic in the 1st Close Health Battalion.
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Heather Anderson was part of the 2006 Div 2 Sale City premiership winning team.
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Heather Anderson was recruited to the Belconnen Magpies Women's AFL side in the AFL Canberra competition in 2010, debuting on the wing in April 2010.
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Heather Anderson was awarded the competition Rising Star award in that year, as well as placing in the top five in the Bainrot Medal for the competition best and fairest.
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Heather Anderson played as a mid-fielder as a senior player from 2013.
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Heather Anderson continued to play for the Belconnen Magpies til 2015, before a transfer to Darwin.
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Heather Anderson followed this with selection in the ACT youth girls team for the same match in 2010,2011 and 2012, including being recognised as best on ground at the 2010 match at Reid Oval, Canberra.
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Heather Anderson was selected for the ACT Women's team at age 16 to play at the 2011 national carnival.
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Heather Anderson was selected in the 2013 team for the national carnival, and was named in the All-Australian team and best-on-ground in the Division 2 final against South Australia.
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Heather Anderson was drafted by Adelaide with their second selection and tenth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.
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Heather Anderson made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.
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Heather Anderson was a part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.
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Heather Anderson played every match in her debut season to finish with eight matches.
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Heather Anderson underwent surgery in April 2017 and completed rehabilitation ahead of the draft.
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Heather Anderson was not drafted and announced her retirement from AFL.
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On 13 November 2022, Heather Anderson died by suicide at an army barracks in Perth, Western Australia.
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Heather Anderson's brain was donated to the Australian Sports Brain Bank after her death by her family.
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Heather Anderson is the first female athlete diagnosed with this disease.