He put on a starring display in a big opening round win over Melbourne at the MCG, shared an AFL statistics record with his best mate, and was named the round one NAB AFL Rising Star nomination.
The strongly-built 18-year-old finished with 24 disposals and a goal as the Power smashed the Demons. Amazingly, 16 of those touches were contested - a record for a player on debut. And what's even more remarkable is that he broke the record with best mate and fellow round one debutant, Melbourne's Jack Viney.
"I was a little nervous before the game but a few of the senior players gave me some good advice that calmed my nerves and once the game got started I really settled and got into it," Wines told AFL.com.au.
"Kane Cornes told me to find some body (contact) early and once I did that I gained confidence and that allowed me to get in there and win some possessions."
Wines and Viney spent time as juniors playing footy in the Victorian country town of Echuca, and have remained firm friends since.
"It was really special to debut with Jack and we'll share that forever now," Wines said.
"We texted each other before the game to wish each other good luck and then had a chat after the game. We still keep in close contact."
That impressive showing went a long way to vindicating the Power's decision to snare him with pick seven in the 2012 NAB AFL Draft.
Lid on for soaring Schulz
Wines initially found the move from Echuca to Adelaide "foreign", missing his family and friends. But the teenager is finally finding his feet in the city of churches.
"I've always lived at home with mum and dad but I'm loving it now and slowly settling in. I live with the parents of teammate Paul Stewart and they've been really accommodating," he said.
Another thing that has helped under-18 All Australian with the transition has been a strong focus to improve his outside game.
"I still need to work on my spread from stoppages. That’s been a bit of a deficiency of mine and I really want to strengthen that so I can add another string to my bow," he said.
And that desire to improve hasn't been lost on coach Ken Hinkley and the rest of the club.
"He moved over from Victoria, applied himself magnificently and displayed professionalism and maturity across every training session," Hinkley said.
"Ollie immediately won the respect of his teammates with the way he applied himself and I know they'll be delighted for him as well."
