Wines had 24 disposals – 16 of which were contested – and a goal in his debut AFL game against Melbourne at the MCG.
Taken at pick 7 in the 2012 AFL Draft from the Bendigo Pioneers, Wines has quickly established himself as one of Port Adelaide’s first-choice inside midfielders and his performance against the Demons was quickly earmarked by commentators as worthy of the nomination.
Wines becomes the fourth Port Adelaide player in as many years to be nominated for the award, with Chad Wingard (2012), Jasper Pittard (2011) and Jackson Trengove (2010) having been nominated previously.
He is also the club's 24th nominee for the award.
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley said Wines had show great form leading into round one.
"Ollie's nomination is a great reward for the effort he has put in over the whole pre-season since arriving at Alberton after the draft,” Hinkley said.
"He moved over from Victoria, applied himself magnificently and displayed professionalism and maturity across every training session.
"Ollie immediately won the respect of his teammates with the way he applied himself and I know they'll all be delighted for him as well.
"He put in a really strong performance on the weekend and, as he has done across the NAB Cup, continued to play his role for the team.
"The football public got to see his great strength in winning contested football and his effort of sixteen contested possessions was outstanding, especially for a young player on debut."
Port Adelaide has two previous winners of the NAB Rising Star Award in Michael Wilson (1997) and Danyle Pearce (2006).
