Steffie Waters and fiancé Isaac Heeney ‘working through their issues’ after Pullman four cleared by police
It comes after the Pullman four were cleared by police on Friday.
Isaac Heeney and his fiancee Steffie Waters are reportedly ‘working through their issues’ after the AFL star was cleared by police on Friday following a 12-week investigation into allegations of sexual assault.
The couple, who celebrated their engagement in 2025, were reported to have been estranged in recent weeks following the Pullman four incident.
On Friday detectives from Victoria Police revealed they had not found enough evidence and no charges would be laid against Chad Warner, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Nick Blakey.
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The investigation was launched on August 17 after exotic dancers hired by the AFL stars claimed they were assaulted in the early hours of the morning.
Victoria Police received complaints that women were inappropriately touched and slapped by men at Melbourne’s Pullman Hotel where the players were staying after defeating Essendon at the MCG.
The five players — including Riley Bice who was later cleared by police and treated only as a witness — were stood down by Sydney for the remainder of the 2026 AFL season for breaching club standards.
Following the outcome last week, Heeney acknowledged it has been “heartbreaking” to see how the situation impacted those close to him.
“The past three months have been incredibly difficult for my family, Steffie and those close to me. Watching my family carry the weight of this has been heartbreaking,” he said in a statement.
“To my family and friends, your love and loyalty has meant more than words can do justice.
“To those that have never doubted me and stood by my side in solidarity — thank you. I know it has not been easy in the face of such intense public scrutiny. I will never forget your support.”
On Sunday The Herald Sun reported that Waters would be standing by Heeney and “is taking some time to work through their issues” and is “slowly rebuilding trust”.
It was earlier reported Waters had been “distraught” as she left Sydney to travel to Noosa in the days after the incident at the Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne.
A close friend of Waters also told the Daily Mail that Heeney’s behaviour had been “too much to forgive”.
Following the allegations, Waters had wiped the footballer from the public face of her Instagram page, including images of their engagement from last year, where she showed off her ring.
In the months since the Pullman incident, she was pictured enjoying an extended holiday through the United States alongside friends — although notably, she was pictured on the trip without her engagement ring.
Heeney, who has deleted his Instagram account altogether, had reportedly been trying to reconcile with Waters for weeks.
Originally published on PerthNow
