Geelong has received pick 59 from the Gold Coast Suns in exchange for midfielder George Horlin-Smith.

Selected by Geelong at pick 37 in the 2010 national draft, Horlin-Smith departs Geelong after eight years and 51 games.

A popular figure at GMHBA Stadium, Horlin-Smith was awarded the Tom Harley Award for best clubman at the club’s ‘Carji’ Greeves Medal earlier this month.

“George has been a highly respected member of our club for eight years, on and off the field,” Geelong’s General Manager of Football Simon Lloyd said.

“The strength of character George has demonstrated over this time at Geelong is a testament to him and the club wishes him well at the Gold Coast.”