PORT ADELAIDE footy boss Chris Davies says Ollie Wines’ decision to recommit to the club for the long-term is a reflection of the culture of the club and strength of the group.

Wines on Monday agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of 2026, given he was already contracted until the end of 2022.

Davies said Wines’ second half of the season was outstanding and it was a significant commitment by the 26-year-old to extend his contract.

“He’s a guy who has made it abundantly clear to all inside the club that he’s committed to what we want to do,” Davies said in a press conference on Thursday.

“He’s the type of guy who we could be playing on a Saturday night, and then (the Magpies are) playing on Sunday at Elizabeth in the SANFL and he’ll be there.

“He’s bought into what our club is, his family has also so we’re just really pleased that he’s seen to want to commit what will be a fair chunk of his future to this club.”

Davies said the club had now locked away most of its young talent, with the exception of young ruckman Sam Hayes, who was edging closer to re-signing.

And he said Wines’s decision was a significant message to his teammates and to those outside the club, despite speculation around interstate interest in his services.

“Whoever wants to speculate whether Ollie wants to be here down the track has got a pretty firm answer now,” Davies explained.

“You can’t underestimate, when you’ve got high quality talent players who are from interstate who want to commit to your footy club, make no mistake, that’s a reflection of the culture of your club and the strength of your group.

“We’ve been fortunate that we’ve had those types of players who’ve been willing to commit. Ollie is one of those.

“I suspect there’s going to be more into the future. We’ve got a lot of our younger guys locked away for a decent period. I imagine that Sam Hayes – I know we’re working with his management right now and I don’t see any issues with him staying as well so we’re rapt to be in a position where those guys want to stay at our footy club.”

Wines has played 158 games since his debut in Round 1, 2013. In 2020 he was named the club’s best finals player.

In 2019 he was named co-captain with Tom Jonas with the latter assuming the captaincy in his own right in 2020 and Wines becoming vice-captain.

Davies said Wines’ response had been outstanding.

“To be put in that situation would have been hard for him,” he said.

“But the way he handled it was outstanding. His support for Tom this year was immense, he’s done everything our club has asked of him so far and I’ve got no doubt that his trajectory is still upwards on both the leadership front but also I think there’s still plenty of upside in his game.

“He’s played 150 games now, 150 really good ones but I think you’re just starting to see the tip of the iceberg of where Ol can actually go.

“He took our club forward this year. There’s no doubt he grabbed a few of his teammates on his back and he compelled the team into a spot where we were challengers at the end of the year.

“Now we want to be more than that. He wants us to be more than that, and I think this is a sure sign that he wants to put the contract aside and now really concentrate on this team being as good as it possibly can be, and I know he thinks we can be really successful.”

Davies also said Wines continued to aspire to captain the club, and would ultimately be a good option if it came to that.

“Having said that, Tom Jonas has done an outstanding job and I’m not retiring him off any time soon because Jona’s done wonderful things this year,” Davies joked.

“But I don’t think you’d have to be Einstein to work out that that is something that Ollie would aspire to.”

Wines’ long-term commitment will see him remain at the club until he is 32 years of age.

He has come back from two shoulder reconstructions and other collision injuries in the last two years and Davies admitted those injuries factored into the contract discussions.

“I acknowledge there’s an element of risk in everything that you do but when you’ve got a person who works as hard as Ollie does, you know if anyone was to even contemplate even for one second that this was going to change Ollie’s work ethic, they don’t know Ollie Wines,” Davies said.

“It’s a long time (contract), we get that, but it’s also a fantastic show of commitment from a person who is from interstate who wants to see his career out at the Port Adelaide Football Club.

“Ollie’s main issues have always been collision type injuries based on the way he attacks the footy and where he ends up in contested situations so those things can happen whether you’ve got a six-year contract or a one-year contract.

“But really importantly he’s always come back from those injuries in a manner that highlights his professionalism and shows that there’s nothing that’s going to stop him from getting back and playing good footy.”

Wines’ recontracting caps a busy week for Port Adelaide’s list management team, having also extended contracts for Jarrod Lienert and Boyd Woodcock as well as 2019 draftees Miles Bergman, Dylan Williams and Mitch Georgiades.