Punt Rd · Sat 11 Aug 1945 · 12,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 4.6 | 9.15 | 90 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.2 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 81.
Melbourne won by 9 points.
12.18 (90) — 12.9 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Jack Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Norm Smith | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Ron Baggott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ralph Latham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Stabb | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Dowsing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Irwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Kramer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan La Fontaine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Lenne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Porter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dan Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allan Jacobsen | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allan Broadway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Merv Dudley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Gingell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Greenham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Grove | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mal McBean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len McCankie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col Witney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |