Rowles also spent a couple of seasons playing alongside fellow Socceroo Nick D'Agostino at nearby Runaway Bay.
Rowles became Socceroo #622 in June 2022 against the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup qualifier. Graham Arnold was searching for a central defender to partner the still injured Harry Souttar and Rowles went on to partner the big man at every game in Qatar.
He joined the throng of Aussies playing their trade in Scotland when he moved to Edinburgh club Hibernian.