A leaner looking kicking the footy at training. Photo: Dean Martin. Source: News Limited
Wines handballs during a drill. Photo: Dean Martin. Source: News Limited
OLLIE Wines not only has a new look - with a leaner body - but also a new outlook on how he is to play extra roles in the Port Adelaide midfield this season.
"Our midfield these days is running so deep - the competition for spots is one of the highest in the AFL - so you can't be just an inside player here," Wines said yesterday as he explained the motivation that sparked a major rethink on his preparation for the 2015 season.
Wines, 20, last season matched captain Travis Boak as a key spark in the Power midfield by constantly putting his head over the ball to win possession for the "outside" midfielders. Now, Wines wants to be able to switch-hit between inside and outside midfield play.
"You need to have more than one string to your bow," he said.
To achieve his goal, Wines left Alberton to return to his country Victoria home - after the Power's preliminary final loss to eventual AFL premier Hawthorn - determined to change his body. By the AFL guide, Wines has lost two kilograms - 94 to 92 - but he says the more meaningful measure is the skinfold count that highlights he has converted fat to muscle.
"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.
"As the game is evolving and getting a lot quicker, you can't be that plod-around midfielder," Wines said.
"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.
"It means I won't always play inside. I can go to a wing, play a more outside role and not only play offence but also defensively shut down the opposition when they get out on us.
"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," added Wines whose famous thick thighs have not lost any definition.
"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 and the professionalism expected from the players here."
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