GEELONG has shown faith in Billie Smedts, re-signing the inconsistent 23-year-old for two years tying him to the club until the end of 2017.

Smedts has shown he has the talent to play AFL but injury has restricted him in the past two seasons as he has begun to mature.

Smedts told the Geelong website his career has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent times with a hip injury, broken collarbone and broken leg restricting him to just 10 senior games in the past two seasons.

The lack of continuity has made it hard for him to flourish but the Cats remain confident he is in their best 22 when up and running.

“I’m wishing for some luck," Smedts said.

"It's been a really, really frustrating couple of years. I'm looking forward to the next couple of years and repaying the faith the club has shown in me."

In recent seasons Smedts has come into the team after injury late in the year and he admitted it had been tough mentally to hit the ground running in those circumstances.

"I've played some football in the last couple of years that has just been nowhere near the level that I have wanted to play," Smedts said.

"The coaching staff have backed me in and people in the football club have shown a lot of faith and have backed me … I'm looking forward to working in the next couple of years and showing our fans that I can play football."

Smedts was pick No.15 in the 2010 NAB AFL Draft and has played 37 games.

Geelong’s football manager Steve Hocking said the Cats recognised Smedts' potential and were prepared to stick with him.

"Billie has been unlucky over his time here with injuries restricting his development. He has been a stand-out performer at VFL level and we hope to build on that over the next few years so he can take the next step in his career," Hocking said.

"We see Billie as part of our future and want to see him flourish at AFL level."