George Horlin-Smith

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George Horlin-Smith
Personal information
Full name George Horlin-Smith
Date of birth (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Draft No. 37, 2010 national draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 33
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20122018 Geelong 51 (27)
2019 Gold Coast 7 (2)
Total58 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Horlin-Smith (born 22 December 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Horlin-Smith went to Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia. [1] Horlin-Smith was a promising cricketer, having co-captained the Australian under-16 cricket team to the West Indies in 2008, but he decided to pursue a career in football. [2] Along with playing at Pembroke, Horlin-Smith would play his junior football at the Payneham Norwood Union Football Club and the Sturt Football Club. He has played for Geelong in the NAB Cup. [3] He was taken by Geelong at number 37 in the 2010 AFL national draft. [4]

AFL career

After suffering a shoulder injury in the lead-up to the 2011 season, Horlin-Smith was unable to break into Geelong's strong senior team, but he did manage nine games for Geelong's VFL side. [3]

Horlin-Smith's development continued in 2012, playing three games with Geelong's AFL side. His 2012 season in Geelong's VFL side garnered a premiership medal with the Cats, and the Norm Goss Memorial Medal for best player afield in the Grand Final. [5] He finished the regular season as Geelong's highest vote getter in the J.J. Liston medal, coming 5th overall. [6]

Horlin-Smith was awarded the Round 4 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star. [7]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Horlin-Smith was traded to Gold Coast. [8]

Personal life

Horlin-Smith obtained a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University in 2019. [9] [10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2018 [11]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2012 Geelong 333212017371230.70.36.75.712.34.01.0
2013 Geelong 33832516711823180.40.36.48.414.82.92.3
2014 Geelong 3321131216717434156580.60.68.08.316.22.72.8
2015 Geelong 3372129709915210.30.14.110.014.12.13.0
2016 Geelong 33100549120.00.05.04.09.01.02.0
2017 Geelong 33743656813313300.60.49.39.719.01.94.3
2018 Geelong 334303431657150.80.08.57.816.31.83.8
Career5127193714318021271470.50.47.38.515.72.52.9

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