1945 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1945 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 124

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: South Melbourne
Minor Premiers: South Melbourne
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Fred Fanning (Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
South Melbourne (R) 1st 16 -0- 4 131.8% Laurie Nash (50)
Collingwood 2nd 15 -0- 5 128.8% Des Fothergill (58)
North Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 7 111.1% Bill Findlay (45)
Carlton (P) 4th 13 -0- 7 106.9% Lance Collins (37)
Footscray 5th 12 -0- 8 108.9% Joe Ryan (37)
Fitzroy 6th 11 -1- 8 119.1% Allan Ruthven (42)
Richmond 7th 11 -0- 9 103.4% Fred Burge (55)
Essendon 8th 10 -1- 9 113.8% Bill Brittingham (48)
Melbourne 9th 8 -0- 12 99.1% Fred Fanning (67)
Hawthorn 10th 6 -0- 14 85.6% Alec Albiston (66)
Geelong 11th 2 -0- 18 64.9% Vic Nankervis (43)
St Kilda 12th 2 -0- 18 62.2% Jim Hall, Sam Snell (21)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 3
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1945 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 87 - 108 16,000
SAT 21/04/1945 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 68 - 106 10,000
SAT 21/04/1945 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 150 - 79 11,000
SAT 21/04/1945 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 77 - 118 17,000
SAT 21/04/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 91 - 70 13,000
SAT 21/04/1945 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 95 - 105 24,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1945 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 118 - 49 8,000
SAT 28/04/1945 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 117 - 81 11,500
SAT 28/04/1945 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 106 - 72 11,000
SAT 28/04/1945 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 64 19,000
SAT 28/04/1945 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Junction Oval 86 - 76 19,000
SAT 28/04/1945 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 60 - 65 11,500

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 81 - 78 12,000
SAT 05/05/1945 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 99 - 75 6,000
SAT 05/05/1945 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 150 - 50 16,000
SAT 05/05/1945 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 100 - 79 10,000
SAT 05/05/1945 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 89 - 109 27,000
SAT 05/05/1945 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 98 20,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1945 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond Punt Road Oval 65 - 85 23,000
SAT 12/05/1945 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 67 - 83 10,500
SAT 12/05/1945 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 84 - 77 12,000
SAT 12/05/1945 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 101 - 156 12,000
SAT 12/05/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 101 - 63 11,000
SAT 12/05/1945 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 79 - 92 15,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1945 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong Punt Road Oval 120 - 100 7,000
SAT 19/05/1945 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 90 - 79 11,000
SAT 19/05/1945 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 88 - 87 17,000
SAT 19/05/1945 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Junction Oval 99 - 83 30,000
SAT 19/05/1945 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 92 14,000
SAT 19/05/1945 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 97 - 131 13,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1945 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 82 - 55 13,000
SAT 26/05/1945 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 76 - 68 10,000
SAT 26/05/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 108 - 83 18,000
SAT 26/05/1945 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 83 - 71 28,000
SAT 26/05/1945 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 68 - 93 10,000
SAT 26/05/1945 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 66 - 58 25,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1945 2:30 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 119 14,000
SAT 02/06/1945 2:30 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 112 - 64 8,000
SAT 02/06/1945 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 89 - 94 21,000
SAT 02/06/1945 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 54 - 130 12,000
SAT 02/06/1945 2:30 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 75 19,000
SAT 02/06/1945 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 81 - 116 10,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1945 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Junction Oval 88 - 58 18,000
SAT 09/06/1945 2:30 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 69 - 105 11,000
SAT 09/06/1945 2:30 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 87 - 56 23,000
SAT 09/06/1945 2:30 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 111 - 84 15,000
SAT 09/06/1945 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 153 - 58 20,000
SAT 09/06/1945 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 106 - 68 7,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1945 2:30 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 81 - 101 13,000
SAT 16/06/1945 2:30 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 101 - 96 7,000
SAT 16/06/1945 2:30 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 77 - 86 20,000
SAT 16/06/1945 2:30 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 92 - 122 20,000
SAT 16/06/1945 2:30 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 82 - 130 13,000
SAT 16/06/1945 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 90 - 61 20,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1945 2:30 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 104 - 86 6,000
SAT 23/06/1945 2:30 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 47 - 144 9,000
SAT 23/06/1945 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 59 - 84 15,000
SAT 23/06/1945 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Junction Oval 87 - 41 22,000
SAT 23/06/1945 2:30 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 111 - 48 9,000
SAT 23/06/1945 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 89 18,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1945 2:30 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 54 - 68 8,000
SAT 30/06/1945 2:30 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 112 - 56 11,000
SAT 30/06/1945 2:30 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 56 - 50 25,500
SAT 30/06/1945 2:30 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 51 - 57 7,500
SAT 30/06/1945 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 50 - 75 7,500
SAT 30/06/1945 2:30 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 64 - 69 19,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1945 2:30 PM Melbourne v Carlton Punt Road Oval 80 - 81 16,000
SAT 07/07/1945 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 129 - 33 7,000
SAT 07/07/1945 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 107 - 54 5,500
SAT 07/07/1945 2:30 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Junction Oval 106 - 50 9,000
SAT 07/07/1945 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 77 - 83 14,000
SAT 07/07/1945 2:30 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 102 - 74 17,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1945 2:30 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 64 - 83 6,000
SAT 14/07/1945 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 80 - 97 6,000
SAT 14/07/1945 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 90 - 59 10,000
SAT 14/07/1945 2:30 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 56 - 80 10,000
SAT 14/07/1945 2:30 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 80 - 54 24,000
SAT 14/07/1945 2:30 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 118 - 99 21,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1945 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 77 - 112 15,000
SAT 21/07/1945 2:30 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 63 - 97 7,500
SAT 21/07/1945 2:30 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 75 - 78 14,000
SAT 21/07/1945 2:30 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 105 - 81 5,000
SAT 21/07/1945 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Junction Oval 95 - 77 32,000
SAT 21/07/1945 2:30 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 61 - 63 19,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1945 2:30 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 92 - 79 13,000
SAT 28/07/1945 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Junction Oval 135 - 67 8,000
SAT 28/07/1945 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 58 16,000
SAT 28/07/1945 2:30 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 123 - 24 5,000
SAT 28/07/1945 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 67 - 99 8,000
SAT 28/07/1945 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 73 - 54 12,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1945 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 56 - 115 7,000
SAT 04/08/1945 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 57 - 79 10,000
SAT 04/08/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 104 - 75 19,000
SAT 04/08/1945 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 55 - 56 27,000
SAT 04/08/1945 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 78 - 33 14,000
SAT 04/08/1945 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 105 - 121 13,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1945 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray Punt Road Oval 90 - 81 12,000
SAT 11/08/1945 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 105 - 67 5,500
SAT 11/08/1945 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 89 - 83 25,000
SAT 11/08/1945 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 106 - 73 12,000
SAT 11/08/1945 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 129 - 62 5,000
SAT 11/08/1945 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Junction Oval 134 - 76 26,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1945 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 83 - 58 8,000
SAT 18/08/1945 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 91 - 109 8,500
SAT 18/08/1945 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 81 - 93 38,000
SAT 18/08/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 121 - 42 8,000
SAT 18/08/1945 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Junction Oval 73 - 82 20,000
SAT 18/08/1945 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 105 - 89 12,000

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1945 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 73 - 92 17,000
SAT 25/08/1945 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 161 - 67 9,000
SAT 25/08/1945 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 107 - 67 20,000
SAT 25/08/1945 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 48 - 100 8,000
SAT 25/08/1945 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 103 - 77 24,000
SAT 25/08/1945 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 77 - 70 12,000

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1945 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 106 - 101 5,000
SAT 01/09/1945 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 92 - 65 7,500
SAT 01/09/1945 2:45 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 62 - 115 30,000
SAT 01/09/1945 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 101 - 95 12,000
SAT 01/09/1945 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Junction Oval 112 - 76 12,000
SAT 01/09/1945 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 67 - 87 23,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1945 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Princes Park 68 - 94 54,846

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1945 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Princes Park 88 - 77 46,224

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1945 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton Princes Park 80 - 90 41,305

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1945 2:50 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Princes Park 75 - 103 62,986