"I'm looking forward to getting down there and getting stuck into it and throwing myself in the deep end a bit with coaching," Towers said.
"They won the premiership last season and their list is only getting stronger, so I definitely want to go for the premiership defence, for sure."
Towers' 57-game, six-season career at the highest level came to an end in October when he was one of four Sydney delistings, although he was keen to find a second AFL home.
"They were playing young guys ahead of me throughout most of the year, so it wasn't too much of a shock, but everything turned out pretty well," Towers said.
"I'll be able to finish off uni in a couple of years and get to experience coaching while still playing, and my body's not too wrecked from playing AFL footy."