Western Oval · Sat 9 Jun 1945 · 23,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.2 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 87 |
| EssendonESS | 1.6 | 1.10 | 4.13 | 56 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 87 and 56.
Western Bulldogs won by 31 points.
12.15 (87) — 7.14 (56)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Grove | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Allan Jacobsen | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ted Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Rawlings | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Thoms | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allan Broadway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Merv Dudley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Evenden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Gingell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Greenham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hand | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len McCankie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jackie Huggard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Buttsworth 2, Reynolds 2, Brittingham 2, Jory 1