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St Kilda 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. He received three Goal of the Year nominations in 2010 in Rounds 5, 11 and 12. Mine played his 200th game the following week on 13 June 2010, in Round 12 against Fremantle, scoring four goals for the game. Milne kicked his 400th career goal on 4 June 2010, in Round 11 against Richmond, scoring five goals for the game. 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 also stated that some comments he made to an opposition coach were inappropriate. In a statement released by Collingwood, Malthouse apologised for his comments for which he was also fined $7500 by the AFL. 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'. On 9 April 2010, St Kilda played Collingwood in a Round 3 match. Milne played in the grand final when St Kilda were defeated by Geelong by 12 points. St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final after its qualifying and preliminary finals wins. 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. In the 2008 season, Milne kicked 60 goals from 24 matches. He kicked two goals in a 20 possession 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 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. In 2008, during a game against Fremantle at Subiaco, he kicked three goals after a head clash. He kicked three of St Kilda' nine goals in the final. Milne played in St Kilda's 2008 NAB Cup winning side, the club's third pre-season cup win. Milne played his 100th AFL game in round three, 2006, against the Brisbane Lions, kicking three goals as the Saints won by 37 points. He finished with 61 goals from 24 matches. In the final round of the season, against the Brisbane Lions, he had 15 kicks and kicked a personal best of 11 goals in the Saints' 139-point win. In the 2005 season, Milne again kicked more than 50 goals. In 2012 the Office of Police Integrity concluded after a lengthy investigation that "the OPI investigators found no evidence to substantiate the allegation that police investigating the rape were subject to improper influence" On 18 June 2013 it was reported that Milne had been charged with four counts of rape over the 2004 incident. 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. Later in 2004 Milne and teammate Leigh Montagna were the at the centre of a police investigation of the alleged rape of a woman. Milne played in St Kilda's 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side, the club's second pre-season cup win. He was St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2002, kicking 50 goals from 21 matches in the 2002 AFL Premiership Season. He scored 2.1 in his first game and had 17 disposals in a losing side. He played his first official AFL game in 2001 against Port Adelaide at Football Park in Round 4. Milne was elevated to St Kilda's primary list from the club's rookie list prior to the start of the 2001 season. Milne was recruited to St Kilda from the Essendon reserves and placed on St Kilda's Rookie List after playing for the Dandenong Stingrays and Noble Park Football Club in the late 1990s.
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