Victoria Park · Sat 4 Aug 1945 · 19,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 4.3 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 104 |
| EssendonESS | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 75 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 75.
Collingwood won by 29 points.
16.8 (104) — 10.15 (75)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Fothergill | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Albert Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Guy Moore | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Green | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Charles Utting | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lou Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Fitzgerald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mac Holten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Mears | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Murphy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Naismith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Wade | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Wallis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Fred Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Murray Dimble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Healy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Randall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Hutchison 3, Buttsworth 2, Reynolds 2, Powell 1, Brittingham 1, Hird 1