Ollie Wines

Oliver "Ollie" Wines (born 7 October 1994) is an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). An inside midfielder with a big frame at 187 cm and 94 kg, Wines is described as a prolific ball-hunter with clean hand and foot skills.

He played his junior football at the Echuca Football Club and for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup before getting drafted in 2012

Early life

Prior to the 2012 AFL Draft, Wines was predicted to go to the Melbourne Demons along with Jack Viney, his best friend who attended the same primary school at Echuca and was already a Father Son selection pick with Melbourne. Instead he was overlooked by Melbourne and was drafted by the Power with their first selection, pick 7, in the 2012 AFL Draft.

AFL career

Wines made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2013 AFL season at the MCG against Melbourne, which also featured his best friend Jack Viney. Port Adelaide won the game by 79 points. In an impressive debut, Wines finished the game with 24 disposals including 16 contested possessions and one goal, earning him the round 1 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star. He ended up finishing 3rd in the Rising Star with 26 votes.