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

Towers was born in Perth and spent his early years there before his family returned to Victoria.

He was a 3rd year undergraduate student in Physical Education (Teaching) at the University of Ballarat at the time he was drafted.

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."

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