Kardinia Park · Sat 18 Aug 1945 · 8,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 3.1 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 91 |
| EssendonESS | 8.4 | 11.9 | 14.10 | 109 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 91 and 109.
Essendon won by 18 points.
14.7 (91) — 16.13 (109)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Grant | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Vic Nankervis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| George Gniel | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Lindsay White | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Munday | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Jerram | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ralph Patman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wally Southern | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Bauer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Fitzgerald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Glenister | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ced Hovey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Hunt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alwyn Lindsay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Andy Monahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Park | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Tompkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Jory | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Ralph | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Healy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |