| George Horlin-Smith | |
| Fullname: | George Horlin-Smith |
| Birth Date: | 1992 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Originalteam: | Sturt (SANFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 37, 2010 national draft |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
| Guernsey: | 33 |
| Years1: | 2012 - 2018 |
| Games Goals1: | 51 (27) |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Games Goals2: | 7 (2) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 58 (29) |
| Statsend: | 2019 |
| Careerhighlights: |
nominee
|
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).
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]
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.
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 .[8]
Horlin-Smith obtained a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University in 2019.[9] [10]
Statistics are correct to end of 2018[11]
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 20 || 17 || 37 || 12 || 3 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 6.7 || 5.7 || 12.3 || 4.0 || 1.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 8 || 3 || 2 || 51 || 67 || 118 || 23 || 18 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 6.4 || 8.4 || 14.8 || 2.9 || 2.3|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 21 || 13 || 12 || 167 || 174 || 341 || 56 || 58 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 8.0 || 8.3 || 16.2 || 2.7 || 2.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 29 || 70 || 99 || 15 || 21 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 4.1 || 10.0 || 14.1 || 2.1 || 3.0|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 1 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 4.0 || 9.0 || 1.0 || 2.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 65 || 68 || 133 || 13 || 30 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 9.3 || 9.7 || 19.0 || 1.9 || 4.3|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018| style="text-align:center" | | 33 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 34 || 31 || 65 || 7 || 15 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 8.5 || 7.8 || 16.3 || 1.8 || 3.8|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 51! 27! 19! 371! 431! 802! 127! 147! 0.5! 0.4! 7.3! 8.5! 15.7! 2.5! 2.9|}