STEPHEN Milne had St Kilda fans chanting his name at Etihad Stadium on Friday night as he turned on an eight-goal small forward's masterclass.

The goalsneak was the standout performer in the Saints' 103-point belting of Adelaide, rocketing his season tally from 31 to 39 goals.

It was the second-largest haul of Milne's career, only behind his 11-goal blitz against the Brisbane Lions at the same venue in round 22, 2005.

Milne was so zoned in on the big sticks that only one of his 11 kicks wasn't a scoring shot.

Equally effective picking up crumbs or as a lead-up target, the 31-year-old had his first goal on the board just three minutes in, and he had three by quarter-time.

A quieter second quarter followed before the 229-game veteran sprang back to life as the Saints buried Adelaide in the third term.

Three more goals - all from trademark snaps - was the result.

Milne then booted St Kilda's first and last goals of the final term to have the crowd in raptures and his teammates in awe of his incredible goal-kicking nous.

"He's a freak," fellow forward Ryan Gamble marvelled post-match.

"I don't know how he gets on the end of them, to be honest."

Playing in one of football's most difficult positions, Milne is enjoying a consistent season.

He's kicked three or more goals in eight of 15 games while being kept goalless only three times.

"He keeps kicking goals every week, and he's done it for his whole career," Gamble said.

"He's an amazing crumber and he always seems to be getting free, and he's also a pretty good contested mark.

"He just seems to get to the perfect spot whenever it comes into the forward line."

A highlight of Milne's performance on this occasion was his accuracy. His tally of eight goals came with only two behinds.

It was a point noted by coach Ross Lyon, who offered measured praise when asked about Milne and fellow small forward Adam Schneider, a five-goal contributor himself.

"It was a really good performance," Lyon said.

"I think they got more opportunities tonight, and took their opportunities. They both kicked straight.

"'Milney' against Richmond (a drawn game back in round two) kicked four (goals) seven (behinds).

"If he kicks 9.2, we win that game.

"Sometimes if you narrow it down, it's accuracy.

"There are more games won and lost on accuracy than anything else."