Western Oval · Sat 1 Sep 1945 · 30,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.5 | 5.8 | 6.12 | 62 |
| CarltonCARL | 7.7 | 10.12 | 13.14 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 62 and 115.
Carlton won by 53 points.
8.14 (62) — 16.19 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| 1 |
| Joe Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerry Sexton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Tribe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Welsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Broadway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Merv Dudley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Evenden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Gingell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Jacobsen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len McCankie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert McTaggart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Baxter | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ron Savage | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Hines | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Herb Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rod McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wal Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Baird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vin Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Chitty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Clark | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Deacon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Fitzgibbon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Price | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Sanger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clinton Wines | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |