Western Oval · Sat 18 Aug 1945 · 12,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 105 |
| HawthornHAW | 3.1 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 105 and 89.
Western Bulldogs won by 16 points.
15.15 (105) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| George Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Grove | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Allan Jacobsen | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Harry Gingell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Olliver | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Merv Dudley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Evenden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Greenham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Rawlings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dan Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Thoms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col Witney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Albiston | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Jim Bohan | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bert Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Andy Brannan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Barwick | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don McVilly | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Blackman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dudley Bragg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Cleary | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack King | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Lippiatt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Albert Prior | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Shea | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Spear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Wilks | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Worrall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy Baldwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |