[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.
[3] Horlin-Smith's development continued in 2012, playing three games with Geelong's AFL side.
[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.
[8] Horlin-Smith obtained a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University in 2019.