Carlton keeps finals hopes alive

Kruez-control ... Matthew Kreuzer clears the ball during Carlton's big victory. Source: JOE CASTRO / AAP

STEPHEN Milne's return to AFL was marked by a chorus of boos, two goals and a 36-point defeat by Carlton at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

Playing his first match since being charged with rape last month, St Kilda forward Milne kicked two third-quarter goals in his side's 16.14 (110) to 10.14 (74) loss.

2.2 (14)	Q1	5.1 (31)
5.5 (35)	Q2	10.1 (61)
11.6 (72)	Q3	14.3 (87)
18.9 (117)	Q4	17.3 (105)

Jonathan Brown

Drew Petrie

Pearce Hanley

Aaron Black

Sam Mayes

Robbie Tarrant

Ashley McGrath

Ben Cunnington

Brent Staker

Ryan Bastinac

Joshua Green

Brent Harvey

Ryan Lester

Aaron Mullett

Daniel Merrett

Daniel Wells

Dayne Zorko

His every touch was booed loudly.

		P	W	D	L	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	15	13	0	2	141.97	52
2	Geelong	15	13	0	2	132.74	52
3	Essendon	14	11	0	3	129.86	44
4	Sydney	14	10	1	3	131.58	42
5	Fremantle	14	10	1	3	125.89	42
6	Richmond	15	10	0	5	116.69	40
7	Collingwood	15	10	0	5	109.40	40
8	Port Adelaide	15	8	0	7	108.89	32
9	Carlton	15	7	0	8	111.45	28
10	West Coast	14	7	0	7	109.95	28
11	North Melbourne	15	6	0	9	116.05	24
12	Adelaide	15	6	0	9	102.46	24
13	Brisbane	15	6	0	9	80.33	24
14	Gold Coast	15	5	0	10	89.02	20
15	Bulldogs	14	4	0	10	76.90	16
16	St Kilda	15	3	0	12	83.14	12
17	Melbourne	15	2	0	13	53.98	8
18	Greater Western Sydney	14	0	0	14	52.21	0

Blues forward Lachie Henderson starred with four goals, Sam Rowe and Jeff Garlett booted three each, while Carlton midfielders Kade Simpson and Chris Judd were outstanding.

Young forward Tom Lee booted three goals for the Saints.

In a feisty, physical contest which started with a melee in the centre of the ground and featured regular spotfires throughout, both teams swapped the lead throughout the first and second terms.

The Blues took a nine-point lead to halftime.

But Milne's two goals were vital in keeping his side in the contest as the Blues threatened to take control of the game at times in the third term.

The teams traded goals for the rest of the quarter, and Carlton held an 11-point advantage at three-quarter time.

Substitute Eddie Betts added plenty of life for Carlton when he came on and created an early final term goal for Judd which gave the Blues the breathing space they needed.

Then Henderson added his fourth soon after to send the Blues on their way to a comfortable victory.

Carlton move to a 7-8 win-loss record, boosting their finals hopes.

The Saints are 3-12.

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