The fourth game on Saturday for AFL Round 17 is between St Kilda Saints and Port Adelaide Power. The match is to be played at Etihad Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7:40pm local time with home team Port Adelaide Power currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between St Kilda Saints and Port Adelaide Power.

WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Saturday July 20, 7:40pm

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Opening odds comparison:

St Kilda Saints	1.96	2.00	1.97	2.00	1.96	1.98
Port Adelaide Power	1.84	1.80	1.83	1.80	1.84	1.86

Preview:

St Kilda take on Port Adelaide on Saturday, 7.40pm at Etihad Stadium. This game looks interesting, with Port narrow favourites against an inconsistent Saints outfit. It
really is hard to know what St Kilda will bring to the table each week, with last week a great illustration of just how inconsistent they can be. Despite a good start against
the Blues, they ended up losing by 36 points, will all their experienced players failing to score points when it mattered the most. Port Adelaide also had a loss last week
against the Hawks, but should be able to turn things around this weekend.

Teams:

St Kilda Saints:
B: Tom Simpkin, James Gwilt, Sean Dempster
HB: Farren Ray, Dylan Roberton, Jack Newnes
C: David Armitage, Lenny Hayes, Jimmy Webster
HF: Clint Jones, Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna
F: Stephen Milne, Tom Lee, Trent Dennis-Lane
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Nick Dal Santo, Jack Steven
Int: Tom Hickey, Josh Saunders, Rhys Stanley, Tom Curren
Emerg: Sebastian Ross, Brodie Murdoch, Sam Dunell

In: Simpkin Webster Curren
Out: Geary (leg) Milera Murdoch

Port Adelaide Power:
B: Cameron O’Shea, Alipate Carlile, Tom Jonas
HB: Matthew Broadbent, Jackson Trengove, Sam Colquhoun
C: Chad Wingard, Travis Boak, Jasper Pittard
HF: Robbie Gray, John Butcher, Angus Monfries
F: Justin Westhoff, Jay Schulz, Jake Neade
Foll: Matthew Lobbe, Brad Ebert, Hamish Hartlett
Int: Ollie Wines, Andrew Moore, Paul Stewart, Kane Mitchell
Emerg: Jack Hombsch, Tom Logan, Matt Thomas

In: Westhoff Mitchell Colquhoun
Out: Cornes (suspended) Logan Thomas

Saints unsure on Milne for next season

Stephen Milne’s playing future beyond this season is a complicated matter for St Kilda as the veteran AFL star and the club deal with his off-field issues.

The 33-year-old returned to the side and kicked two goals on Saturday night as the Saints lost to Carlton by six goals.

Milne had missed the previous three games because of a club-imposed suspension, which was announced two days after Victorian Police charged him with four counts of rape.

The charges stem from an alleged incident in 2004.

Coach Scott Watters said on Sunday that the Saints want Milne to show strong form for the remainder of the season before they talk about next year.

“My instruction to Milney three or four, five weeks ago was `you need to play the season out well, you need to make sure your form’s up’,” Watters told Channel Nine’s The Footy Show.

“Then we’ll make a joint decision at the end of the year.”

But regardless of Milne’s form, the Saints might not be able to pick him for a large part of next year.

Under AFL rules, Milne cannot play if the charges go to trial.

He fronted a brief court appearance earlier this month and the next step is a commital mention on September 13.

Milne made a quiet return on Saturday night, with 10 possessions and two goals, and was booed when he touched the ball.

The All-Australian small forward for the last two years had been down on form through the first half of this season.

But the week before he was suspended, Milne kicked a season-high five goals against West Coast.

Another Saints veteran who has an uncertain future beyond this season is onballer Lenny Hayes.

The incredibly-durable midfielder was high among the Saints’ best on Saturday night with 28 possessions.

It was his second game back after four games out with calf muscle problems.

Hayes needed heart surgery after last season to fix a leaking valve, but he overcame that health scare without any apparent problems.

“I’ve said that I’d like Lenny to actually use the remainder of this year to come and probably give us his thoughts on whether he can contribute next year,” Watters said.