Stephen Milne
Encyclopedia
Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
reserves and placed on St Kildas Rookie List after playing for the Dandenong Stingrays
and Noble Park in the late 1990s. Milne holds a record of 11 goals playing for Noble Park against Kwinana in 1996.
prior to the start of the 2001 season. He played his first official AFL game in 2001 against Port Adelaide
in Round 4.
winning side, the club's second pre-season cup win.
Later in 2004 Milne and team mate Leigh Montagna
were the at the centre of a police investigation of the rape of a woman. No charges were laid, however in June 2010 a former detective who was the lead detective in the case made claims that the case collapsed under internal pressure from within the Victorian police force and powerful club backers as well as another detective alleging the cost of the case was a factor.
In the 2005 AFL Premiership Season, Milne again kicked 50 goals or more in a season. In the final round of the 2005 season, against the Brisbane Lions
, he had 15 kicks and kicked a personal best 11 goals in the Saints 139 point win. He finished with 61 goals from 24 matches for the season.
winning side, the club's third pre-season cup win. Milne kicked three of St Kildas nine goals in the Final.
In 2008, during a game against Fremantle at Subiaco, he kicked three goals after a head clash. He was driven back from Perth with St Kilda medical staff to avoid the risk of further damage and arrived in Melbourne on the Thursday following the game. Despite this he was named to play in the game on the following Sunday which was Robert Harvey's tribute game against Adelaide. He kicked two goals in a 20 possession game.
In the 2008 AFL Premiership Season, Milne again kicked 50 goals or more in a season. He finished with 60 goals from 24 matches.
.
St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final
after its qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Milne played in the grand final when St Kilda were defeated by Geelong by 12 points.
in a Round 3 match. During the quarter time break, words were exchanged between Milne and the Collingwood coach, Mick Malthouse
, the focus of which in the media was an alleged comment Malthouse made calling Milne a 'rapist'. In a statement released by Collingwood, Malthouse apologised for his comments for which he was also fined $7500 by the AFL. Milne also stated that some comments he made to an opposition coach were inappropriate.
Under coach Ross Lyon
, he has continued to develop his forward defensive skills and setting up play in addition to his ability to score goals.
Milne kicked his 400th career goal on 4 June 2010, in Round 11 against Richmond, scoring five goals for the game.
Mine played his 200th game the following week on 13 June 2010, in Round 12 against Fremantle, scoring four goals for the game.
He received three Goal Of The Year nominations in 2010 in Rounds 5, 11 and 12.
St Kilda Football Club qualified for the 2010 AFL finals series in third position and won through to the 2010 Grand Final after wins over Geelong in the qualifying finals and Western Bulldogs in the preliminary finals.
Milne played in the 2010 AFL Grand Final
in which he kicked two of St Kilda 10 goals for the game against Collingwood, which ended in a draw, 10. 8. (68) to 9. 14. (68). Milne was also unlucky in the final 2 minutes of the last quarter were the ball bounced away froml him, 10 metres out from goal, for a point to tie the game.
He was St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2010 with 55 goals for the season prior to the 2010 AFL Grand Final Replay.
.
Milne kicked the record-breaking goal in the final quarter. He has also played the most games of any current AFL player at the venue, with 124 (as of 10 September 2011). He is currently fifth on St Kilda's list of leading goalkickers in the club's history.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
AFL career
Milne was recruited to the St Kilda Football Club from the EssendonEssendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
reserves and placed on St Kildas Rookie List after playing for the Dandenong Stingrays
Dandenong Stingrays
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup.1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy and Ron Roach with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve,...
and Noble Park in the late 1990s. Milne holds a record of 11 goals playing for Noble Park against Kwinana in 1996.
2001 season: AFL debut
Milne was elevated to St Kilda's primary list from the club's rookie listRookie list
The Rookie List is a means for Australian Football League clubs to maintain additional players outside of the 38-man primary or senior list. Rookie listed players are not eligibile to play in AFL home and away or finals matches unless they are elevated to the senior list, either to replace a...
prior to the start of the 2001 season. He played his first official AFL game in 2001 against Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in Round 4.
2002: Leading goalkicker
He was St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2002, kicking 50 goals from 21 matches in the 2002 AFL Premiership Season.2004 - 2007
Milne played in St Kilda’s 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup
The 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup was the Australian Football League competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2004 Premiership Season began...
winning side, the club's second pre-season cup win.
Later in 2004 Milne and team mate Leigh Montagna
Leigh Montagna
Leigh Montagna is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Montagna was recruited as the number 37 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft. He is a midfielder with St Kilda Football Club.-AFL career:...
were the at the centre of a police investigation of the rape of a woman. No charges were laid, however in June 2010 a former detective who was the lead detective in the case made claims that the case collapsed under internal pressure from within the Victorian police force and powerful club backers as well as another detective alleging the cost of the case was a factor.
In the 2005 AFL Premiership Season, Milne again kicked 50 goals or more in a season. In the final round of the 2005 season, against the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
, he had 15 kicks and kicked a personal best 11 goals in the Saints 139 point win. He finished with 61 goals from 24 matches for the season.
2008 season
Milne played in St Kilda’s 2008 National Australia Bank Cup2008 NAB Cup
The 2008 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2008 Premiership season began...
winning side, the club's third pre-season cup win. Milne kicked three of St Kildas nine goals in the Final.
In 2008, during a game against Fremantle at Subiaco, he kicked three goals after a head clash. He was driven back from Perth with St Kilda medical staff to avoid the risk of further damage and arrived in Melbourne on the Thursday following the game. Despite this he was named to play in the game on the following Sunday which was Robert Harvey's tribute game against Adelaide. He kicked two goals in a 20 possession game.
In the 2008 AFL Premiership Season, Milne again kicked 50 goals or more in a season. He finished with 60 goals from 24 matches.
2009: Grand finalist
Milne played in 20 of 22 matches in the 2009 home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the 2009 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s third minor premiership2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
.
St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final
2009 AFL Grand Final
The 2009 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the St Kilda Football Club and the Geelong Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 September 2009...
after its qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Milne played in the grand final when St Kilda were defeated by Geelong by 12 points.
2010: Leading goalkicker and grand finalist
On 9 April 2010, St Kilda played CollingwoodCollingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in a Round 3 match. During the quarter time break, words were exchanged between Milne and the Collingwood coach, Mick Malthouse
Mick Malthouse
Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach...
, the focus of which in the media was an alleged comment Malthouse made calling Milne a 'rapist'. In a statement released by Collingwood, Malthouse apologised for his comments for which he was also fined $7500 by the AFL. Milne also stated that some comments he made to an opposition coach were inappropriate.
Under coach Ross Lyon
Ross Lyon
Ross Lyon is a former Australian rules football player for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears. He is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Playing career:...
, he has continued to develop his forward defensive skills and setting up play in addition to his ability to score goals.
Milne kicked his 400th career goal on 4 June 2010, in Round 11 against Richmond, scoring five goals for the game.
Mine played his 200th game the following week on 13 June 2010, in Round 12 against Fremantle, scoring four goals for the game.
He received three Goal Of The Year nominations in 2010 in Rounds 5, 11 and 12.
St Kilda Football Club qualified for the 2010 AFL finals series in third position and won through to the 2010 Grand Final after wins over Geelong in the qualifying finals and Western Bulldogs in the preliminary finals.
Milne played in the 2010 AFL Grand Final
2010 AFL Grand Final
The 2010 AFL Grand Final is either of two Australian rules football contests between the Collingwood Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Together they are considered the 114th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League, and were staged to determine the...
in which he kicked two of St Kilda 10 goals for the game against Collingwood, which ended in a draw, 10. 8. (68) to 9. 14. (68). Milne was also unlucky in the final 2 minutes of the last quarter were the ball bounced away froml him, 10 metres out from goal, for a point to tie the game.
He was St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2010 with 55 goals for the season prior to the 2010 AFL Grand Final Replay.
2011: Leading goalkicker and Docklands' record
In St Kilda's Round 21 home game against the Magpies, Milne became the first player in the history of the league to kick 300 goals at Docklands Stadium. He overtook the previous record of 299 set by former player Matthew LloydMatthew Lloyd
Matthew James Lloyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and was the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League...
.
Milne kicked the record-breaking goal in the final quarter. He has also played the most games of any current AFL player at the venue, with 124 (as of 10 September 2011). He is currently fifth on St Kilda's list of leading goalkickers in the club's history.