Punt Rd · Sat 21 Jul 1945 · 15,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.6 | 5.6 | 8.12 | 77 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.3 | 6.12 | 10.13 | 112 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 77 and 112.
Collingwood won by 35 points.
10.17 (77) — 16.16 (112)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Baggott | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ivan Porter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ralph Latham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Bickford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Dowsing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Irwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan La Fontaine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Newman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie ORourke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ern Rowarth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Stabb | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Moore | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Des Fothergill | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Dalkin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Albert Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Phil Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lou Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mac Holten | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Fitzgerald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Hustler | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Mears | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Murphy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Naismith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Newman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charles Utting | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Wade | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Wallis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |