George Horlin-Smith

George Horlin-Smith
Personal information
Full name George Horlin-Smith
Date of birth (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992
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 Geelong
Number 33
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012– Geelong 47 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Horlin-Smith (born 22 December 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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]

References

  1. ↑ Homfray, Reece (31 October 2008). "Big hitters ready to swing for Twenty20 Bowl". Eastern Courier Messenger. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Gullan, Scott (21 November 2010). "Prodigy George Horlin-Smith ready for Cats challenge". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 Murnane, Matt (24 February 2012). "NAB Cup: tonight's games". The Age. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Gullan, Scott (22 November 2010). "Teenager inherits Gazza's number". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Carbonaro, Ben. "Horlin-Smith Wins Norm Goss Medal".
  6. ↑ Amy, Paul (4 September 2012). "Werribee's Ben Ross wins VFL's JJ Liston Trophy". Leader.
  7. ↑ Davidson, Ryan (23 April 2013). "Double barrel, rising star".
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