Windy Hill · Sat 21 Apr 1945 · 11,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 7.8 | 12.10 | 19.14 | 150 |
| HawthornHAW | 2.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 150 and 79.
Essendon won by 71 points.
22.18 (150) — 12.7 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bob Annesley | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gordon Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Keith Shea | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alec Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jim Bohan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack OKeefe | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bert Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Baldwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Barker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Blackman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Bodger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Worrall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Burke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Hamilton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack King | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Lippiatt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Wilks | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pavey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |