Ollie Wines cuts through a Robbie Gray tackle at Alberton. Photo: Sarah Reed. Source: News Corp Australia
PORT Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines is leaner — and meaner. And the young heartbeat of the Power engine room also is becoming a more-complete player as the competition intensifies for a place in Ken Hinkley's starting midfield rotations.
Most notable from Wines in the Power's internal hit-out at Alberton Oval on Friday night was the new lean look with the 20-year-old midfielder.
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Wines today revealed he has replaced fat with muscle after a determined personal campaign to change his shape in the off-season. He says he is not sure how many kilograms have been shed off his frame, but his skinfolds — the measure of how much fat he is carrying — have markedly fallen during the off-season.
But his famous thick thighs remain. By the AFL Record official guide, Wines' weight listing is 92 kilograms after being 94 kilograms in 2014.
"I've lost a lot of weight during the off-season — and that helped me get through the running (program designed by fitness coach Darren Burgess," Wines said at Alberton today.
"And as pre-season has gone on we have ramped up weights so I've put on muscle and lost fat. I think I am a lot leaner which is helping with my running ability. I don't have specifics (on weight loss) but my skinfolds have gone down by a fair bit and that is the indicator we use at our club."
It also has helped add an extra dimension to Wines game allowing him to convert — when Hinkley and midfield coach Michael Voss need change-up systems in the Power engine room — from an inside midfielder to an outside runner.
"I've put more muscle on and lost fat so it is a lot easier to run when you are not carrying that extra weight in fat — and I've increased my strength," Wines said. "That's from hard work and not eating much. Mum ramped up the diet back home (in country Victoria) when I was there for two months. Combine that with the hard work 'Burgo' sets us in the off-season ... plus dedication.
"As the game is evolving and getting a lot quicker, you can't be that plod around midfielder. Losing that extra bit of weight makes sure I won't be that one-dimensional player and lets me get outside the contest and get that outside ball that can really add to my game."
Port Adelaide opens its three-game NAB Challenge series against West Coast at The Parade on Sunday afternoon.
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