Chad Wingard has inked a contract extension with Port Adelaide until the end of the 2016 AFL season Chad Wingard will play for Port Adelaide until the end of 2016 at least. CHAD Wingard is to stay at Port Adelaide until at least the end of the 2016 AFL season by a contract extension that enhances the Power's reputation for keeping its best young talent. Wingard's long-expected signing to a new deal at Alberton was filed with the AFL today. MORE: Power pressire rises to the top First-year Port coach Ken Hinkley took delight in the teenager's extended commitment to the Power. "The most important task for our club is to maintain our list together and we see Chad as a player that is incredibly important to the future of our football club," said Hinkley said. MORE: Crouch earns Rising Star nomination His form this year has been first-class and he's added so much to our team through his flexibility. Chad can play in the midfield and up forward and he has an ability to create a lot of scoring opportunities for both him and the team. Wingard was Port's first pick, at No. 6, in the 2011 AFL national draft. His form in all of Port's 13 games this season - with a 21-disposal average and 22 goals - has made Wingard a stand-out player of the Power's revival as an AFL competitor. Wingard declared his belief in Port's future saying: "The club has been great throughout the negotiations and I'm just thankful that they've given me the opportunity to stay here for at least another three years after this one. I love it here at Port Adelaide. I'm only an hour away from my family at Murray Bridge, so this is home for me. If it's up to me I'll be at Port Adelaide for a long time.