17 Facts About Ollie Wines

Oliver Wines was born on 7 October 1994 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Ollie Wines received a nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award in Round 1 of the 2013 season, his debut match.

Ollie Wines served as Port Adelaide co-captain in the 2019 season.

Ollie Wines played his junior football at the Echuca Football Club and for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup before being drafted by Port Adelaide in the 2012 AFL Draft.

Ollie Wines made his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2013 AFL season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Melbourne, which featured his best friend, Jack Viney.

Ollie Wines ended up finishing third in the Rising Star with 26 votes.

Ollie Wines played in every game for the club primarily as an inside midfielder.

Ollie Wines started the season strongly, averaging 28 disposals and a goal across the first two games before injuring his wrist in Round 2 against North Melbourne, sidelining him for a month.

Ollie Wines returned to the side and quickly picked up where he had left off as Port's big-bodied inside midfield having a best on ground performance against the Western Bulldogs in Round 10 and Collingwood in Round 15.

Ollie Wines received the three Brownlow Medal votes in both those games.

In February 2019, Ollie Wines was announced as one of the club's first-ever co-captains, alongside Tom Jonas.

Ollie Wines was made vice-captain in 2020, with Jonas assuming sole responsibility for the captaincy.

Ollie Wines endured a frustrating 2019 season, with an injury-interrupted pre-season occurred due to a shoulder operation as a result of a waterskiing incident over the Australia Day weekend.

Ollie Wines returned from his shoulder injury in Round 3 of the 2019 AFL season with 19 disposals and a goal against the Brisbane Lions.

Ollie Wines managed to play 12 games in 2019 and averaged 24.7 disposals.

In June 2020, Ollie Wines was suspended for one match for breaching AFL COVID-19 protocols, after he conducted an interview with Channel Seven at the front of his house, with this suspension causing him to miss the season's only Showdown.

Ollie Wines had an outstanding season in 2021, which led to him being awarded the 2021 Brownlow Medal.