The first-year midfielder, who is about to turn 19, arrived on the AFL scene last November with a solid and strong physique more mature than his years.
Given his youth, he was eased through the summer training program – as all first-year players are – overseen by Burgess, the club's new high performance manager.
Burgess returned to the Power five years after his first stint with the club from a role with English Premier League club Liverpool.
For Wines, having seen what Burgess was able to do with the rest of the list over summer, he now can't wait for pre-season to start.
"I didn't have a full pre-season but Darren has been so professional with us and really got us the fittest the boys say they've ever been," Wines told AFL.com.au.
"I'm really looking forward to this pre-season where I get my first full one and the boys get another under their belt under Darren.
"It's exciting times and we're going to set goals early now and really try for them in the pre-season."
Wines arrived at the club after a season in which coach Matthew Primus was sacked, president Brett Duncanson stepped down and John McCarthy tragically died on an end-of-season trip.
The Power had been hit by injuries and finished 14th on the ladder with just five wins and a draw.
But the arrival of Burgess in October, coach Ken Hinkley and president David Koch made the club a brighter place and contributed to their rise up the ladder this season.
"Watching the transformation throughout the year has been so special," Wines said.
"It's been a whirlwind experience, getting drafted and the club probably being down on its knees a bit on and off the field.
"I don't think I could be at a better club."
Wines said Hinkley had been proud of the players after their 16-point loss to Geelong in the semi final despite them letting a golden opportunity to play in a preliminary slip.
The Power led by 23 points at half-time before the experience of the Cats overwhelmed them in the third quarter.
Still, they fought back to get within 10 points in the final term.
"I think it would be wrong not to be disappointed," Wines said.
"Ken was very disappointed; it was a chance we let slip and we had our opportunity to really put Geelong away and win the game and we didn't have the ability to do that.
"I think he's very proud of us. We're like all his sons, he's that proud.
"He's been great for us this year and we're looking forward to going forward with him."
Wines said it had been a "pretty special first year" after playing every game and in two finals.
He said the belief the Power players took into last Friday's semi-final gave them a strong base to launch into 2014 from and take another step forward.
"We definitely believed. We've faced a lot of challenges this year and we love a challenge and we're a very persistent club," he said.
"We love having the David versus Goliath scene where we're the underdogs and we really thrive on that.
"Hopefully in the next couple of years we can really turn that around and have other clubs look up to us like we look up to them."
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