An avid footballer from the age of 5, Anderson played contact sports for 18 years — in both Australian rules football and rugby league, per the journal.

Former Australian Football League player becomes first female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE Updated on: July 5, 2023 / 12:20 AM EDT / CBS/AP ...

Former Australian rules football player Heather Anderson was diagnosed with CTE in the first case for a female athlete. Anderson, 28, died in 2022.

Australian rules is a contact game played by teams of 18 on an oval-shaped field and is similar in some respects to Ireland’s Gaelic football, with players permitted to handle and kick the ball ...