He was recruited by Geelong with their first pick and fifteenth overall in the 2010 national draft.

He hails from Warrnambool and played in the TAC Cup for the Geelong Falcons.

He made his first senior appearance for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1, 43-point loss to Richmond at the MCG.

[2] Smedts played nine senior games in his first season with Carlton.

He struggled to make a consistent impact and was delisted at the end of the year.