The football community is mourning the sudden passing of inaugural Adelaide premiership player Heather Anderson. | Marc McGowan
The football community is mourning the sudden passing of inaugural Adelaide premiership player Heather Anderson.
The quietly spoken defender was famed for not only her work ethic but the pink helmet she wore to help her vision-impaired mother spot her on the field. But her professional football career ended at age 23 in late 2017, when she reluctantly retired from the top level after a second serious shoulder dislocation in the 2017 AFLW grand final.
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