Windy Hill · Sat 30 Jun 1945 · 8,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 54 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.6 | 5.10 | 8.12 | 68 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 54 and 68.
Melbourne won by 14 points.
7.12 (54) — 9.14 (68)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Drummond | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Betson | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Murray Dimble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Milton Clark | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Baggott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ernie ORourke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ern Rowarth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Molloy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Stabb | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Porter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Dowsing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Irwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Kramer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan La Fontaine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ralph Latham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |