Junction Oval · Sat 23 Jun 1945 · 22,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.2 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 87 |
| EssendonESS | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 41 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 87 and 41.
Sydney won by 46 points.
12.15 (87) — 5.11 (41)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Ted Whitfield | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Laurie Nash | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Reg Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vic Castles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Herbie Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy McKnight | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Porter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Tippett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Cleary | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Dempsey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Dougherty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Grossman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Hartridge | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Linden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Matlock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Peter Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Drummond | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Flanigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |