George Horlin-Smith
| George Horlin-Smith | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Horlin-Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2018 | Geelong | 51 (27) | |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 7 (2) | |
| Total | 58 (29) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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).
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Horlin-Smith obtained a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University in 2019.[9][10]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to end of 2018[11]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2012 | Geelong | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | Geelong | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 23 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 14.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | Geelong | 33 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 167 | 174 | 341 | 56 | 58 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | Geelong | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 70 | 99 | 15 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | Geelong | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Geelong | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 68 | 133 | 13 | 30 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 19.0 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | Geelong | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 7 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| Career | 51 | 27 | 19 | 371 | 431 | 802 | 127 | 147 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Homfray, Reece (31 October 2008). "Big hitters ready to swing for Twenty20 Bowl". Eastern Courier Messenger. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (21 November 2010). "Prodigy George Horlin-Smith ready for Cats challenge". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ a b Murnane, Matt (24 February 2012). "NAB Cup: tonight's games". The Age. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (22 November 2010). "Teenager inherits Gazza's number". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Carbonaro, Ben. "Horlin-Smith Wins Norm Goss Medal".
- ^ Amy, Paul (4 September 2012). "Werribee's Ben Ross wins VFL's JJ Liston Trophy". Leader.
- ^ Davidson, Ryan (23 April 2013). "Double barrel, rising star".
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (16 October 2018). "Suns bolster midfield with fringe Cat".
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Deakin University celebrates 250000th graduate". Geelong Advertiser. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "AFL Tables - George Horlin-Smith statistics". AFL Tables.
External links
[edit]- George Horlin-Smith's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- George Horlin-Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables