PORT Adelaide excitement machine Chad Wingard has ended speculation about his future by inking a new deal which will keep him at Alberton until the end of 2019.

The dual All-Australian, who had already been signed until the end of 2016, today signed a three-year contract extension worth about $600,000 a season.

His re-signing caps off a big week for the Power, which has added one year to the long-term contracts of captain Travis Boak and brilliant midfielder/forward Robbie Gray, also tying them to the club until the end of 2019.

Wingard’s new contract is the big one.

The former SA under-18 captain and Sturt protege is, at just 22, one of the AFL’s most exciting players who has the rare ability to change a game with a moment of magic.

Wingard — an All-Australian in 2013 and this year — has played 89 games and kicked 148 goals for Port since being drafted at pick six at the 2011 national draft.

He has been eagerly sought by other clubs with three-time reigning premier Hawthorn reported to have been one of his keenest suitors.

Wingard, who has had a delayed start to pre-season training because of knee soreness which forced his withdrawal from the Australian team for the International Rules Test against Ireland, was the Power’s leading goalkicker this year with 53.

He finished runner-up behind Gray in Port’s club champion award.

With Wingard’s signatured secured, the Power now needs powerful midfielder Ollie Wines, whose contract expires at the end of next season, to recommit.

But he is not expected to make a decision on his future until early next year.

Coach Ken Hinkley yesterday expressed no concern in re-signing the contested ball king, despite the fact the club had hoped to seal his signature this week.

“We are really comfortable with where Ollie is at,’’ Hinkley told RSN radio.

“He loves Port Adelaide and he loves being a part of it. He’s only been with us for a few years (since the end of 2012) but he always takes his time (with contracts) to make sure he works through everything.

“I am more than comfortable that Ollie Wines will be a part of the Port Adelaide Football Club for years to come.’’

Wines, 21 and strongly-built at 187cm and 92kg, has been one of the Power’s great success stories.

Selected at pick seven at the 2012 national draft from Victorian TAC Cup side Bendigo, Wines debuted in round one in his debut season and played 52 consecutive games before being cut down by wrist and shoulder injuries this year.

In 62 matches he has averaged an impressive 22 disposals, including 11 contested.

Chad Wingard

Age: 22

Height: 181cm

Weight: 82

Games: 89

Goals: 148

Recruited from: Sturt

Debut: 2012

Originally published as Young gun Wingard loads up on new deal