| Dean Towers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (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 formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theSydney Swans in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Towers was drafted with the 22nd pick in2012 AFL Draft. He debuted in round 17,2014 against theCarlton 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 theUNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs[4][5] in theSydney AFL competition.
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 ofGeelong Football Club but changed to following theSydney 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 atUNSW,[4][6] with Towers completing his studies in 2022.[7] He lives with his wife Jessica.[8]
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