'Gone out of rhythm': Port Adelaide star Ollie Wines subbed off with heart issue
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A lingering heart concern has forced Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines to be subbed out of his side's clash against the Sydney Swans.
The 2021 Brownlow Medal winner only lasted a few minutes in the second term before he was forced off the field to monitor an irregular heart beat.
Three-time premiership forward Alastair Lynch revealed Wines had noted a concern with team doctors before the start of the second quarter.
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Ollie Wines (left) and Connor Rozee of the Power look dejected. AFL Photos via Getty Images
"He was having long discussions with the doctors before going back on the field. Then he only lasted about one minute," Lynch said in commentary for Fox Footy.
"He's been subbed out for his heart rhythm issues. It is no great concern but his heart has gone out of rhythm.
"I did ask if it was a serious concern, obviously anything to do with the heart is. They are very comfortable with where it is at but he needed to be subbed."
Wines revealed last season that he had been diagnosed with a heart condition in 2022 after he was subbed out and hospitalised during the club's loss to Melbourne.
In that match, Wines had identified that he was feeling dizzy and nauseous on the field.
The midfielder had not suffered any further concerns on the pitch until May last year when the Power faced Hawthorn, where he was forced to be subbed out due to a flare up with his condition.
Still, the flare up did not stop him from returning the next week to face the Kangaroos.
Wines underwent minor surgery during the off-season to address the irregularity issue, which he expected would "fix" the issue for good.
But the issue has since flared up again with Rory Atkins called in as his replacement.
Ollie Wines of the Power kicks the ball. via Getty Images
Asked about the incident post-match, Power coach Ken Hinkley insisted the club has "a good handle" on how to appropriately manage Wines' condition.
"We have a good handle on it but that doesn't mean that we won't stop exploring what we need to do to support Ollie through that," he said.
"He is pretty comfortable in the rooms, he came back out onto the bench. The good thing is that while unfortunately he has experienced it, he knows how to react with it.
"He self-diagnosed. He came off and said 'my heart is doing a few silly things at the moment'.
"He would much prefer that it is not happening, we would too, but the reality is that it is going on a little bit.
"(However) we feel safe enough around what is going on and we will make sure we will do all the tests this week."
