Princes Park · Sat 21 Jul 1945 · 14,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.1 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 75 |
| EssendonESS | 1.5 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 78 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 75 and 78.
Essendon won by 3 points.
11.9 (75) — 10.18 (78)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Herb Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jim Baird | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Ken Baxter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mick Price | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Savage | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Sanger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Chitty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clinton Wines | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Clark | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Deacon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Hines | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Hopper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie McInnes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rod McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fred Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Murray Dimble | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Jory 2, Brittingham 2, Buttsworth 1, Coward 1, Dearle 1, Dimble 1, Hutchison 1, Powell 1