Victoria Park · Sat 5 May 1945 · 12,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.2 | 6.15 | 9.19 | 81 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 78 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 78.
Collingwood won by 3 points.
10.21 (81) — 11.12 (78)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Albert Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Dalkin | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Dave Newman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Mears | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charles Utting | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Wade | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Marcus Boyall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Fitzgerald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mac Holten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Murphy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Naismith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Porter | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ron Baggott | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Allan La Fontaine | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ralph Latham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Archibald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clem Conroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Es Downey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Dowsing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Adrian Dullard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Kramer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Leverton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Stabb | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Stock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Porter 4, Baggott 3, Fanning 2, La Fontaine 1, Latham 1