St Kilda have notched their sixth straight win and all but sealed their maiden AFLW finals berth after posting a 13-point victory over Carlton at Ikon Park.
Carlton closed to within five points in the third quarter of Saturday night's match, but St Kilda kicked the next three goals to seal the 7.7 (49) to 5.6 (36) win.
The result lifted St Kilda (7-3) into fourth spot on the ladder, a massive two wins and percentage clear of ninth spot with just two rounds remaining.
Even if St Kilda lose to ladder leaders North Melbourne and the struggling Bulldogs in the final two rounds, they have probably done enough to play finals.
But Saturday's win came at a cost, with three injuries in the final quarter.
Georgia Patrikios looked to have injured her ankle or calf in the dying minutes, and Nicola Xenos was carried off by trainers at the same time with a right leg injury.
Xenos was able to recover quickly, but Rebecca Ott, who injured her ankle earlier in the quarter, looked to be in pain on the bench.
"To be honest there is a bit of a chip (on the shoulder)," St Kilda midfielder Tyanna Smith told the Seven Network when asked about her team's desperation to prove their worth.
"It's probably the first time we've spoken about it, wanting to make finals.
"We're in that position now, but we've just got to play it week by week and see where we get to."
Carlton slipped to a 6-4 record, and will probably need to win at least one of their two remaining games - against GWS and West Coast - to snare a finals berth.
Madeleine Guerin led the way for Carlton with 24 disposals, five clearances and 486m gained, while Dayna Finn (22 disposals, 10 marks) and Darcy Vescio (19 disposals) were also strong contributors.
Serene Watson racked up 23 disposals to go with 486m gained for St Kilda, while Smith was big with 21 disposals, five clearances and 462m gained.
St Kilda led by just two points at quarter-time, and Saints star Patrikios produced a moment of magic to start the second term when she grabbed the ball near the boundary, dodged an opponent, before nailing the goal with the outside of her right boot.
St Kilda's lead extended to 18 points early in the third quarter when J'Noemi Anderson kicked a goal.
There were no celebrations for Anderson, who rolled her troublesome left ankle while kicking the goal and had to be carried to the bench for treatment, before later returning to the field.
A two-goal burst to Carlton whittled the margin back to five points, but St Kilda broke the Blues' spirits early in the last quarter when Darcy Guttridge produced a smother, gather and goal to send the Saints on their way.
