Western Oval · Sat 26 May 1945 · 13,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 82 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.7 | 3.9 | 7.12 | 55 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 55.
Western Bulldogs won by 27 points.
11.16 (82) — 7.13 (55)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bill McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Allan Broadway | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ron Grove | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allan Jacobsen | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ted Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Reg Evenden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Thoms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Greenham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hand | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Merv Dudley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len McCankie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Gingell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Adrian Dullard | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ernie ORourke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ivan Porter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Kramer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Archibald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Bickford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Bowman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clem Conroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Es Downey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Dowsing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Stock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Irwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |