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34 Facts About Stephen Milne

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Stephen Milne was elevated to St Kilda's primary list from the club's rookie list prior to the start of the 2001 season.

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Stephen Milne played his first official AFL game in 2001 against Port Adelaide at Football Park in Round 4.

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Stephen Milne scored 2.1 in his first game and had 17 disposals in a losing side.

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Stephen Milne was St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2002, kicking 50 goals from 21 matches in the 2002 AFL Premiership Season.

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Stephen Milne played in St Kilda's 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side, the club's second pre-season cup win.

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Stephen Milne played his 100th AFL game in round three, 2006, against the Brisbane Lions, kicking three goals as the Saints won by 37 points.

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Stephen Milne played in St Kilda's 2008 NAB Cup winning side, the club's third pre-season cup win.

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Stephen Milne kicked three of St Kilda' nine goals in the final.

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Stephen Milne 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.

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Stephen Milne kicked two goals in a 20 possession game.

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Stephen 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 premiership.

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Stephen Milne played in the grand final when St Kilda were defeated by Geelong by 12 points.

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Stephen Milne stated that some comments he made to an opposition coach were inappropriate.

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Stephen Milne kicked his 400th career goal on 4 June 2010, in Round 11 against Richmond, scoring five goals for the game.

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Stephen Milne received three Goal of the Year nominations in 2010 in Rounds 5,11 and 12.

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Stephen Milne played in the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final, in which he kicked two of St Kilda ten goals for the game against Collingwood.

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Some retrospective views of the match have criticised Stephen Milne for allowing the ball to bounce rather than attacking the ball harder, although whether this would even have been possible is debatable.

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Stephen Milne was St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2010 with 55 goals for the season prior to the 2010 AFL Grand Final Replay.

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In St Kilda's Round 21 home game against the Magpies, Stephen Milne became the first player in the history of the league to kick 300 goals at Docklands Stadium.

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Stephen Milne overtook the previous record of 299 set by former Essendon player Matthew Lloyd.

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Stephen Milne is currently fifth on St Kilda's list of leading goal kickers in the club's history.

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Stephen Milne was selected in the 2011 All-Australian team in the forward-pocket.

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Stephen Milne then played his 250th AFL game against Essendon in Round 15, kicking five goals in the Saints' 71-point victory.

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Stephen Milne was described during 2012 as one of the best small forwards ever to play AFL football.

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Stephen Milne finished the 2012 season with 56 goals from 22 games, and was selected in the 2012 All-Australian team, earning this recognition for the second time in his career.

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On 25 August 2013, after St Kilda's Round 22 win against the Gold Coast Suns, Stephen Milne announced his retirement from AFL football from the last round of the home-and-away games.

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Stephen Milne played his last game on 31 August 2013 against Fremantle, which St Kilda won by 71 points.

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In 2014 and 2015, Stephen Milne played for Strathfieldsaye in the Bendigo Football League; in 2014, he was the league's leading goalkicker with 101 goals and won the club's best and fairest award, and he was part of the club's back-to-back premierships in 2014 and 2015.

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In 2016, Stephen Milne joined amateur football for Beaumaris in the VAFA Premier B, where he played in a senior team premiership, defeating St Bedes at Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham.

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The decision to charge Stephen Milne followed extensive review of the initial investigation.

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On 5 July 2013, in a hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Stephen Milne was not required to enter a plea and was bailed to return to the court on 13 September 2013.

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On 14 November 2014, Stephen Milne avoided a conviction for indecently assaulting a 19-year-old woman more than a decade ago.

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Stephen Milne pleaded guilty earlier this month to a single charge of indecent assault, over an incident at the home of former St Kilda teammate Leigh Montagna in March 2004.

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Judge Michael Bourke found Stephen Milne's offending was "out of character" and ordered him to pay a fine of $15,000.