Wines is out of contract at the end of the year, but Hinkley says he isn\u2019t worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cOllie has the right of negotiation,\u201d he told SEN on Wednesday. \u201cI don\u2019t have any problem in that space.\u201d<\/h3>\n
\u201cI know the player really well, I know the person incredibly well, I know the family very well and I think there\u2019s absolutely no doubt that a commitment to Port Adelaide will come from Ollie — it\u2019s just a matter of when.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Hinkley also strongly hinted Wines will take over the club captaincy from Travis Boak.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m really honest. I suspect that will be the case, and it won\u2019t be too far away.<\/h3>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s ready, and with Trav and the whole leadership group. Ollie\u2019s a part of it, but I think we all admire the way he went about it on the weekend.<\/h3>\n
\u201cI called him a beast after the game, and that\u2019s the way I love to see him play.<\/h3>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s just turned 24, and he\u2019s just about there I reckon, and he\u2019s in that frame of mind that he understands his weapons better, understands how to use them better and the significance to the team if he does use them.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
"I think there\u2019s absolutely no doubt that a commitment to Port Adelaide will come from Ollie – it\u2019s just a matter of when." Ken Hinkley says Ollie Wines is ready to become the club's figurehead in coming years | https:\/\/t.co\/VMT05C0Ycm<\/a> | #Whateley<\/a> #AFL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IVaZqO1wDM<\/a><\/p>— SEN 1116 (@SENNews) April 4, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> \n