The Australian centre-back agreed to move to Tynecastle on a three-year deal from Central Coast Mariners last month before the deal was approved by an SFA panel.
Having recently made his international debut at the age of 23 there are big things expected of the left-sided centre-back, who can also operate at full-back.
In an interview with ABC Sports show Sports and Spice, Rowles revealed having two countrymen at Hearts (Nathaniel Atkinson and Cammy Devlin) played a significant role in him deciding to move to the otherside of the world. "I’m super excited.
It’s such a big club over there and I can’t wait. I’ve heard great things about the club, the people, the city. I’ve never been to the UK so going to Scotland is going to be a life-changing experience,” he said. "Definitely having Aussies already over there gave me a positive boost.