Former Essendon captain Tim Watson doesn’t believe Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines has the game changing ability of the competition’s elite talents.

Wines is out of contract at the end of this season, but Power coach Ken Hinkley told SEN’s Whateley that he has no concerns over the 23-year-old potentially leaving the club.

In terms of his value, though, Watson wouldn’t pay overs for Wines until he rounds out his already impressive skillset.

“I reckon for Ollie Wines, 700-800 thousand dollars would be very tidy for him,” the three-time premiership player said on SEN Breakfast.

“I don’t see him, and no disrespect to him, I don’t see him as the superstar game changing match winning midfield type player in this competition.

“He was very good on the weekend but he had a lot of assistance in that midfield.

“He is not somebody that can tear a game apart because he has blistering speed.

“The great midfielders in this competition, they do it on the inside and then they do it again on the outside like a Dustin Martin and Patrick Dangerfield.

“If you’re going to talk about top end type players and payment, then you got to compare midfielders with the very best, and he is below the very best.”

Wines was immense in Port Adelaide’s victory over Sydney last week, amassing 35 disposals, 19 contested possessions and 12 clearances.

He is expected to be the club’s next captain after Travis Boak.

Listen to the best bits of this morning's episode of SEN Breakfast with Garry Lyon and Tim Watson in the player below