WINNING finals is the only way Port Adelaide will regain the respect of the football world, vice-captain Ollie Wines says.

After two disappointing seasons, the Power have once again emerged as a genuine premiership threat with a 9-6 record to sit fourth on the ladder.

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But Wines declared they have a lot to prove – even after last weekend's superb victory over West Coast in Perth – before they could expect to be considered as a quality team. 

"We're fourth on the ladder as round 17 stands, but to earn that respect, you've got to win big games, you've got to win finals," Wines said on Thursday. 

"Time will tell and hopefully we get to finals this year and put ourselves in a position to win those big games.

"Respect is earned over a long period of time, but it's lost in a short period of time.

"At the moment, we're just battling away to earn that back.

"We probably want to earn it internally first, amongst ourselves, get a lot of trust amongst our teammates and externally, that will take care of itself."

Wines will play his 100th game for the club against North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

The tough inside midfielder has missed only a handful of games since making his debut in round one, 2013.

The 22-year-old hasn't started negotiations to remain with the Power beyond the end of 2018, but is comfortable finishing his career as a one-club player.

"I don't really have any ambition to move anywhere," Wines said.

"I love Adelaide, I love the club and I guess you'd have to have a really special reason to go anywhere else.

"I see guys move interstate these days for money, going for homesickness, but in terms of that, but I think the risk outweighs the reward and the grass isn't always greener.

"If you're happy in one place, why change it up?"

Wines wasn't always happy to stay with the Power.

The Echuca product recalled the first conversation his father had with Power coach Ken Hinkley after he was taken with the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NAB AFL Draft.

"My dad was in all sorts and said to Kenny, 'He'll only be there for two years anyway'," Wines said.

"To look back on that now and how much I've fallen in love with the club, not just me but also my family, to make it to 100 games, four and a half years in, already going to be contracted for six years, it's something I never thought would happen."

Power defender Matthew Broadbent will train on Thursday in an attempt to prove his fitness from an ankle injury.