Dean Towers

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Dean Towers
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Towers playing for Sydney in July 2018
Personal information
Full name Dean Neville Towers
Nickname(s) Beanie, Deano
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
Original team(s) Colac (GFL), Otway (CDFL)
Draft No. 22, 2012 National Draft, Sydney
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2018 Sydney 57 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean Neville Towers [1] (born 4 May 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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AFL career

Towers was drafted with the 22nd pick in 2012 AFL Draft. He debuted in round 17, 2014 against the Carlton Football Club. [2] and was delisted at the end of the 2018 AFL season. [3]

In 2019, Towers became a player and head coach with the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs [4] [5] in the Sydney AFL competition.

Personal life

Towers was born in Perth and spent his early years there before his family returned to Victoria. He grew up on a beef farm in Kawarren and attended Sacred Heart School and Elliminyt Primary School prior to spending his secondary schooling years at Colac Secondary College. He was a 3rd year undergraduate student in Physical Education (Teaching) at the University of Ballarat at the time he was drafted. He has two siblings, a brother Ryan and a sister Breanna. Towers' family were originally fans of Geelong Football Club but changed to following the Sydney Football Club when the Swans drafted Towers. Dean's brother Ryan quotes that "Yeah I'd say that we're converts now but I've still got a soft spot for Geelong."

In 2019, Towers was studying for a degree in Exercise Physiology at UNSW, [4] [6] with Towers completing his studies in 2022. [7] He lives with his wife Jessica. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Jack, Brandon. "law > journalism > psychology > the inevitable landing place of Arts". Twitter. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Wu, Andrew (11 July 2014). "Dean Towers to make his debut for Swans". The Age . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (2 October 2018). "Utility gone as Swans axe four more". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 Still, Jemma (7 December 2018). "Towering Swan joins the Bulldogs". www.unswesbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Martin, Ben (12 December 2018). "Ex-Swan staying put to continue studies". Colac Herald . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Maurice, Megan (31 January 2019). "Finding his inner Bulldog: star recruit joins UNSW-ES AFL club" . Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Graduating with class: life after football for Jack and Towers". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Martin, Ben (31 October 2018). "Former Swan eager for another chance". Colac Herald . Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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