1945 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1945 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured twenty rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Coburg were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Williamstown were the premiers, with Maurie Hearn as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1945 VFA Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 124

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Elsternwick Park
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground Albert Collier
Coburg Coburg City Oval Percy Rowe
Northcote Northcote Park
Oakleigh Warrawee Park
Port Melbourne Motordrome Tommy Lahiff
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval Frank Anderson
Sandringham Beach Road Oval George Bennett
Williamstown WCG Maurie Hearn
Yarraville Yarraville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Williamstown
Runners-Up: Port Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Coburg

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Coburg 1st 20 -0- 0 80 184.8% 2,504 1,355 362 332 190 215
Williamstown 2nd 17 -0- 3 68 160.8% 2,447 1,522 356 311 216 226
Port Melbourne 3rd 15 -0- 5 60 142.7% 2,294 1,608 328 326 229 234
Camberwell 4th 12 -0- 8 48 103.2% 1,948 1,887 269 334 272 255
Preston 5th 11 -0- 9 44 100.1% 1,752 1,751 250 252 246 275
Prahran 6th 10 -0- 10 40 104.4% 2,108 2,019 301 302 285 309
Northcote 7th 10 -0- 10 40 96.6% 1,753 1,815 243 295 256 279
Brunswick 8th 8 -0- 12 32 106.9% 1,807 1,691 249 313 237 269
Brighton 9th 8 -0- 12 32 75.7% 1,598 2,111 230 218 298 323
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 15 20 86.1% 1,796 2,085 254 272 293 327
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 18 8 60.6% 1,480 2,443 208 232 351 337
Oakleigh 12th 2 -0- 18 8 51.8% 1,292 2,492 178 224 355 362

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Williamstown 1st Premiers
Port Melbourne 2nd Runners-Up
Coburg 3rd Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Camberwell 4th Defeated by Port Melbourne (Semi Final)
Preston 5th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 6th Did not qualify for finals
Northcote 7th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 8th Did not qualify for finals
Brighton 9th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 10th Did not qualify for finals
Sandringham 11th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 12th Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Sandringham Elsternwick Park 94 - 73
SAT 14/04/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 73 - 89 14,000
SAT 14/04/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Camberwell Sportsground 112 - 69
SAT 14/04/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran Motordrome 146 - 120
SAT 14/04/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 120 - 79
SAT 14/04/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 109 - 146

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 1 -0- 0 4 162.3% 112 69
Preston 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 151.9% 120 79
Williamstown 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 133.9% 146 109
Brighton 4th 1 -0- 0 4 128.8% 94 73
Coburg 5th 1 -0- 0 4 121.9% 89 73
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 0 4 121.7% 146 120
Prahran 7th 0 -0- 1 0 82.2% 120 146
Brunswick 8th 0 -0- 1 0 82.0% 73 89
Sandringham 9th 0 -0- 1 0 77.7% 73 94
Yarraville 10th 0 -0- 1 0 74.7% 109 146
Northcote 11th 0 -0- 1 0 65.8% 79 120
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 1 0 61.6% 69 112

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 124 - 80
SAT 21/04/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 72 - 67
SAT 21/04/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brighton Warrawee Park 59 - 82
SAT 21/04/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 77 - 85
SAT 21/04/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Beach Road Oval 61 - 123
SAT 21/04/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 101 - 97

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 2 -0- 0 8 139.2% 213 153
Brighton 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 133.3% 176 132
Preston 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 131.4% 205 156
Williamstown 4th 2 -0- 0 8 119.9% 247 206
Yarraville 5th 1 -0- 1 4 112.1% 232 207
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 1 4 110.0% 243 221
Camberwell 7th 1 -0- 1 4 99.5% 192 193
Northcote 8th 1 -0- 1 4 80.7% 151 187
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 2 0 87.0% 140 161
Prahran 10th 0 -0- 2 0 85.3% 197 231
Oakleigh 11th 0 -0- 2 0 66.0% 128 194
Sandringham 12th 0 -0- 2 0 61.8% 134 217

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Yarraville Elsternwick Park 97 - 50
SAT 28/04/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 109 - 89
SAT 28/04/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 104 - 94
SAT 28/04/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh Motordrome 131 - 64
SAT 28/04/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 63 - 112
SAT 28/04/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 118 - 153

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 3 -0- 0 12 150.5% 325 216
Brighton 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 150.0% 273 182
Williamstown 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 123.5% 400 324
Port Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 1 8 131.2% 374 285
Preston 5th 2 -0- 1 8 104.5% 323 309
Northcote 6th 2 -0- 1 8 90.7% 255 281
Brunswick 7th 1 -0- 2 4 99.6% 249 250
Camberwell 8th 1 -0- 2 4 96.3% 286 297
Yarraville 9th 1 -0- 2 4 92.8% 282 304
Prahran 10th 0 -0- 3 0 75.8% 260 343
Sandringham 11th 0 -0- 3 0 68.4% 223 326
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 3 0 59.1% 192 325

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brunswick Camberwell Sportsground 80 - 98
SAT 05/05/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 142 - 75
SAT 05/05/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Northcote Warrawee Park 80 - 94
SAT 05/05/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 94 - 134
SAT 05/05/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 143 - 45
SAT 05/05/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 77 - 125

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 4 -0- 0 16 160.5% 467 291
Williamstown 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 147.2% 543 369
Preston 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 113.4% 457 403
Brighton 4th 3 -0- 1 12 97.8% 318 325
Northcote 5th 3 -0- 1 12 96.7% 349 361
Port Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 2 8 105.2% 449 427
Brunswick 7th 2 -0- 2 8 105.2% 347 330
Camberwell 8th 1 -0- 3 4 92.7% 366 395
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 3 4 91.7% 385 420
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 3 4 83.7% 359 429
Sandringham 11th 0 -0- 4 0 68.9% 317 460
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 4 0 64.9% 272 419

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Elsternwick Park 69 - 91
SAT 12/05/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 84 - 86
SAT 12/05/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Camberwell Sportsground 113 - 55
SAT 12/05/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 60 - 190
SAT 12/05/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 63 - 103
SAT 12/05/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 73 - 99

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 5 -0- 0 20 170.9% 733 429
Coburg 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 161.0% 570 354
Northcote 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 102.3% 440 430
Port Melbourne 4th 3 -0- 2 12 109.6% 548 500
Preston 5th 3 -0- 2 12 102.8% 520 506
Brighton 6th 3 -0- 2 12 93.0% 387 416
Camberwell 7th 2 -0- 3 8 106.4% 479 450
Brunswick 8th 2 -0- 3 8 103.6% 431 416
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 3 8 93.5% 471 504
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 4 4 81.8% 432 528
Sandringham 11th 0 -0- 5 0 64.9% 372 573
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 5 0 54.5% 332 609

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 172 - 42
SAT 19/05/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Northcote Park 56 - 109
SAT 19/05/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 108 - 46
SAT 19/05/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 139 - 62
SAT 19/05/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 130 - 67
SAT 19/05/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Camberwell Yarraville Oval 103 - 87

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 6 -0- 0 24 187.4% 742 396
Williamstown 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 174.0% 863 496
Port Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 118.2% 657 556
Preston 4th 4 -0- 2 16 116.0% 659 568
Northcote 5th 4 -0- 2 16 92.0% 496 539
Prahran 6th 3 -0- 3 12 105.3% 579 550
Brighton 7th 3 -0- 3 12 80.9% 449 555
Camberwell 8th 2 -0- 4 8 102.4% 566 553
Brunswick 9th 2 -0- 4 8 91.2% 498 546
Yarraville 10th 2 -0- 4 8 87.0% 535 615
Sandringham 11th 0 -0- 6 0 55.6% 414 745
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 6 0 52.7% 378 717

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 83 - 26
SAT 26/05/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sportsground 92 - 86
SAT 26/05/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Yarraville Northcote Park 98 - 127
SAT 26/05/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 29 - 173
SAT 26/05/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton Motordrome 197 - 62
SAT 26/05/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 98 - 149

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 7 -0- 0 28 215.3% 915 425
Williamstown 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 161.4% 949 588
Port Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 138.2% 854 618
Prahran 4th 4 -0- 3 16 112.3% 728 648
Preston 5th 4 -0- 3 16 105.2% 685 651
Northcote 6th 4 -0- 3 16 89.2% 594 666
Camberwell 7th 3 -0- 4 12 103.0% 658 639
Brunswick 8th 3 -0- 4 12 101.6% 581 572
Yarraville 9th 3 -0- 4 12 92.8% 662 713
Brighton 10th 3 -0- 4 12 68.0% 511 752
Sandringham 11th 0 -0- 7 0 57.3% 512 894
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 7 0 45.7% 407 890

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Elsternwick Park 114 - 100
SAT 02/06/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 176 - 21
SAT 02/06/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 76 - 69
SAT 02/06/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 73 - 190
SAT 02/06/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 131 - 77
SAT 02/06/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 109 - 123

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 8 -0- 0 32 194.4% 1,038 534
Williamstown 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 162.4% 1,080 665
Port Melbourne 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 151.1% 1,044 691
Preston 4th 5 -0- 3 20 105.7% 761 720
Brunswick 5th 4 -0- 4 16 127.7% 757 593
Prahran 6th 4 -0- 4 16 108.7% 828 762
Northcote 7th 4 -0- 4 16 84.2% 671 797
Brighton 8th 4 -0- 4 16 73.4% 625 852
Camberwell 9th 3 -0- 5 12 101.7% 727 715
Yarraville 10th 3 -0- 5 12 92.2% 771 836
Sandringham 11th 0 -0- 8 0 54.0% 585 1,084
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 8 0 40.2% 428 1,066

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Elsternwick Park 86 - 71
SAT 09/06/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 124 - 97
SAT 09/06/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Sandringham Northcote Park 142 - 50
SAT 09/06/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 104 - 92
SAT 09/06/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston Motordrome 114 - 31
SAT 09/06/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 90 - 83

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 9 -0- 0 36 184.2% 1,162 631
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 160.4% 1,158 722
Williamstown 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 149.2% 1,177 789
Prahran 4th 5 -0- 4 20 108.6% 918 845
Northcote 5th 5 -0- 4 20 96.0% 813 847
Preston 6th 5 -0- 4 20 95.0% 792 834
Brighton 7th 5 -0- 4 20 77.0% 711 923
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 5 16 121.9% 828 679
Camberwell 9th 3 -0- 6 12 100.6% 810 805
Yarraville 10th 3 -0- 6 12 91.8% 863 940
Oakleigh 11th 1 -0- 8 4 45.9% 532 1,158
Sandringham 12th 0 -0- 9 0 51.8% 635 1,226

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Yarraville Brunswick Park 101 - 96
SAT 16/06/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sportsground 123 - 110
SAT 16/06/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Brighton Coburg City Oval 196 - 64
SAT 16/06/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 96 - 102
SAT 16/06/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 146 - 44
SAT 16/06/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 68 - 158

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 10 -0- 0 40 195.4% 1,358 695
Williamstown 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 155.8% 1,335 857
Port Melbourne 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 150.1% 1,268 845
Preston 4th 6 -0- 4 24 106.8% 938 878
Northcote 5th 6 -0- 4 24 97.0% 915 943
Brunswick 6th 5 -0- 5 20 119.9% 929 775
Prahran 7th 5 -0- 5 20 107.1% 1,014 947
Brighton 8th 5 -0- 5 20 69.3% 775 1,119
Camberwell 9th 4 -0- 6 16 102.0% 933 915
Yarraville 10th 3 -0- 7 12 92.1% 959 1,041
Oakleigh 11th 1 -0- 9 4 44.2% 576 1,304
Sandringham 12th 0 -0- 10 0 50.8% 703 1,384

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Elsternwick Park 67 - 76
SAT 23/06/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Coburg Northcote Park 78 - 116
SAT 23/06/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 52 - 72
SAT 23/06/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick Motordrome 95 - 76
SAT 23/06/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 79 - 66
SAT 23/06/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 95 - 103

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 11 -0- 0 44 190.7% 1,474 773
Williamstown 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 153.2% 1,414 923
Port Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 148.0% 1,363 921
Preston 4th 7 -0- 4 28 107.0% 1,041 973
Northcote 5th 6 -0- 5 24 93.8% 993 1,059
Brunswick 6th 5 -0- 6 20 115.5% 1,005 870
Prahran 7th 5 -0- 6 20 105.3% 1,080 1,026
Camberwell 8th 5 -0- 6 20 102.7% 1,009 982
Brighton 9th 5 -0- 6 20 70.5% 842 1,195
Yarraville 10th 3 -0- 8 12 92.1% 1,054 1,144
Sandringham 11th 1 -0- 10 4 54.0% 775 1,436
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 10 4 45.6% 628 1,376

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 95 - 86
SAT 30/06/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 41 - 89
SAT 30/06/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Camberwell Warrawee Park 93 - 94
SAT 30/06/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 113 - 135
SAT 30/06/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brighton Beach Road Oval 102 - 92
SAT 30/06/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 114 - 60

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 12 -0- 0 48 182.7% 1,569 859
Williamstown 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 155.4% 1,528 983
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 144.9% 1,498 1,034
Preston 4th 8 -0- 4 32 111.4% 1,130 1,014
Camberwell 5th 6 -0- 6 24 102.6% 1,103 1,075
Northcote 6th 6 -0- 6 24 90.1% 1,034 1,148
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 7 20 113.1% 1,091 965
Prahran 8th 5 -0- 7 20 102.8% 1,193 1,161
Brighton 9th 5 -0- 7 20 72.0% 934 1,297
Yarraville 10th 3 -0- 9 12 88.6% 1,114 1,258
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 10 8 57.4% 877 1,528
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 11 4 49.0% 721 1,470

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Oakleigh Elsternwick Park 101 - 77
SAT 07/07/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 106 - 65
SAT 07/07/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Coburg Camberwell Sportsground 84 - 118
SAT 07/07/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown Toorak Park 41 - 95
SAT 07/07/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 102 - 81
SAT 07/07/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 131 - 81

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 13 -0- 0 52 178.9% 1,687 943
Williamstown 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 158.5% 1,623 1,024
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 136.3% 1,539 1,129
Preston 4th 9 -0- 4 36 112.5% 1,232 1,095
Brunswick 5th 6 -0- 7 24 116.2% 1,197 1,030
Camberwell 6th 6 -0- 7 24 99.5% 1,187 1,193
Northcote 7th 6 -0- 7 24 87.6% 1,099 1,254
Brighton 8th 6 -0- 7 24 75.3% 1,035 1,374
Prahran 9th 5 -0- 8 20 100.9% 1,274 1,263
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 9 16 93.0% 1,245 1,339
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 11 8 57.7% 958 1,659
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 12 4 50.8% 798 1,571

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sportsground 112 - 107
SAT 14/07/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 118 - 71
SAT 14/07/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 59 - 74
SAT 14/07/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 84 - 102
SAT 14/07/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 105 - 61
SAT 14/07/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brighton Yarraville Oval 90 - 107

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 14 -0- 0 56 178.0% 1,805 1,014
Williamstown 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 159.3% 1,728 1,085
Port Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 135.8% 1,613 1,188
Preston 4th 9 -0- 5 36 107.8% 1,293 1,200
Brunswick 5th 7 -0- 7 28 116.6% 1,299 1,114
Camberwell 6th 7 -0- 7 28 99.9% 1,299 1,300
Brighton 7th 7 -0- 7 28 78.0% 1,142 1,464
Northcote 8th 6 -0- 8 24 88.3% 1,206 1,366
Prahran 9th 5 -0- 9 20 97.4% 1,345 1,381
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 10 16 92.3% 1,335 1,446
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 12 8 59.2% 1,042 1,761
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 13 4 52.1% 857 1,645

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Elsternwick Park 88 - 105
SAT 21/07/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell Brunswick Park 91 - 100
SAT 21/07/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Oakleigh Northcote Park 125 - 31
SAT 21/07/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg Motordrome 68 - 119
SAT 21/07/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Yarraville Toorak Park 131 - 78
SAT 21/07/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 101 - 67

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 15 -0- 0 60 177.8% 1,924 1,082
Williamstown 2nd 13 -0- 2 52 156.3% 1,833 1,173
Port Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 128.6% 1,681 1,307
Preston 4th 10 -0- 5 40 110.0% 1,394 1,267
Camberwell 5th 8 -0- 7 32 100.6% 1,399 1,391
Brunswick 6th 7 -0- 8 28 114.5% 1,390 1,214
Northcote 7th 7 -0- 8 28 95.3% 1,331 1,397
Brighton 8th 7 -0- 8 28 78.4% 1,230 1,569
Prahran 9th 6 -0- 9 24 101.2% 1,476 1,459
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 11 16 89.6% 1,413 1,577
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 13 8 59.6% 1,109 1,862
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 14 4 50.2% 888 1,770

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 95 - 47
SAT 28/07/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 66 - 53
SAT 28/07/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 89 - 86
SAT 28/07/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 74 - 103
SAT 28/07/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 148 - 17
SAT 28/07/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 52 - 141

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 16 -0- 0 64 178.8% 2,019 1,129
Williamstown 2nd 14 -0- 2 56 166.5% 1,981 1,190
Port Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 134.1% 1,822 1,359
Preston 4th 10 -0- 6 40 105.8% 1,441 1,362
Camberwell 5th 9 -0- 7 36 102.5% 1,502 1,465
Northcote 6th 8 -0- 8 32 96.3% 1,397 1,450
Brunswick 7th 7 -0- 9 28 113.3% 1,476 1,303
Prahran 8th 7 -0- 9 28 101.3% 1,565 1,545
Brighton 9th 7 -0- 9 28 78.5% 1,283 1,635
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 12 16 85.3% 1,465 1,718
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 14 8 60.2% 1,183 1,965
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 15 4 47.2% 905 1,918

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1945 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Elsternwick Park 106 - 98
SAT 04/08/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Yarraville Camberwell Sportsground 117 - 69
SAT 04/08/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 138 - 150
SAT 04/08/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote Brunswick Park 126 - 51
SAT 11/08/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 30 - 109
SAT 18/08/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 80 - 132

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 17 -0- 0 68 183.6% 2,128 1,159
Williamstown 2nd 15 -0- 2 60 166.4% 2,113 1,270
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 138.2% 1,948 1,410
Camberwell 4th 10 -0- 7 40 105.5% 1,619 1,534
Preston 5th 10 -0- 7 40 104.8% 1,539 1,468
Prahran 6th 8 -0- 9 32 101.9% 1,715 1,683
Northcote 7th 8 -0- 9 32 91.9% 1,448 1,576
Brighton 8th 8 -0- 9 32 80.2% 1,389 1,733
Brunswick 9th 7 -0- 10 28 108.4% 1,556 1,435
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 13 16 83.6% 1,534 1,835
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 15 8 58.5% 1,213 2,074
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 16 4 50.4% 1,043 2,068

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 68 - 60
SAT 11/08/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 158 - 85
SAT 11/08/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Northcote Yarraville Oval 67 - 103
SAT 18/08/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh Coburg City Oval 171 - 77
SAT 18/08/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 139 - 65
SAT 18/08/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 139 - 117

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 18 -0- 0 72 186.0% 2,299 1,236
Williamstown 2nd 16 -0- 2 64 167.6% 2,271 1,355
Port Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 141.5% 2,087 1,475
Preston 4th 11 -0- 7 44 105.2% 1,607 1,528
Camberwell 5th 10 -0- 8 40 100.7% 1,704 1,692
Prahran 6th 9 -0- 9 36 103.0% 1,854 1,800
Northcote 7th 9 -0- 9 36 94.4% 1,551 1,643
Brighton 8th 8 -0- 10 32 77.7% 1,454 1,872
Brunswick 9th 7 -0- 11 28 107.5% 1,616 1,503
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 14 16 82.6% 1,601 1,938
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 16 8 60.1% 1,330 2,213
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 17 4 50.0% 1,120 2,239

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sportsground 112 - 85
SAT 25/08/1945 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 68 - 95
SAT 01/09/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 106 - 38
SAT 01/09/1945 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 144 - 87
SAT 08/09/1945 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 131 - 96
SAT 08/09/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 73 - 96

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 19 -0- 0 76 188.8% 2,405 1,274
Williamstown 2nd 17 -0- 2 68 166.3% 2,366 1,423
Port Melbourne 3rd 14 -0- 5 56 141.0% 2,183 1,548
Preston 4th 11 -0- 8 44 103.2% 1,692 1,640
Camberwell 5th 11 -0- 8 44 102.2% 1,816 1,777
Prahran 6th 10 -0- 9 40 105.9% 1,998 1,887
Northcote 7th 9 -0- 10 36 93.2% 1,619 1,738
Brighton 8th 8 -0- 11 32 76.4% 1,541 2,016
Brunswick 9th 7 -0- 12 28 104.8% 1,712 1,634
Yarraville 10th 4 -0- 15 16 80.2% 1,639 2,044
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 17 8 60.8% 1,403 2,309
Oakleigh 12th 2 -0- 17 8 53.6% 1,251 2,335

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1945 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 95 - 57
SAT 25/08/1945 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 157 - 41
SAT 01/09/1945 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 60 - 111
SAT 01/09/1945 2:10 PM Sandringham v Northcote Beach Road Oval 77 - 134
SAT 08/09/1945 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sportsground 132 - 110
SAT 08/09/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 81 - 99

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 20 -0- 0 80 184.8% 2,504 1,355
Williamstown 2nd 17 -0- 3 68 160.8% 2,447 1,522
Port Melbourne 3rd 15 -0- 5 60 142.7% 2,294 1,608
Camberwell 4th 12 -0- 8 48 103.2% 1,948 1,887
Preston 5th 11 -0- 9 44 100.1% 1,752 1,751
Prahran 6th 10 -0- 10 40 104.4% 2,108 2,019
Northcote 7th 10 -0- 10 40 96.6% 1,753 1,815
Brunswick 8th 8 -0- 12 32 106.9% 1,807 1,691
Brighton 9th 8 -0- 12 32 75.7% 1,598 2,111
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 15 20 86.1% 1,796 2,085
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 18 8 60.6% 1,480 2,443
Oakleigh 12th 2 -0- 18 8 51.8% 1,292 2,492

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Coburg 1st 20 -0- 0 80 184.8% 2,504 1,355 362 332 190 215
Williamstown 2nd 17 -0- 3 68 160.8% 2,447 1,522 356 311 216 226
Port Melbourne 3rd 15 -0- 5 60 142.7% 2,294 1,608 328 326 229 234
Camberwell 4th 12 -0- 8 48 103.2% 1,948 1,887 269 334 272 255
Preston 5th 11 -0- 9 44 100.1% 1,752 1,751 250 252 246 275
Prahran 6th 10 -0- 10 40 104.4% 2,108 2,019 301 302 285 309
Northcote 7th 10 -0- 10 40 96.6% 1,753 1,815 243 295 256 279
Brunswick 8th 8 -0- 12 32 106.9% 1,807 1,691 249 313 237 269
Brighton 9th 8 -0- 12 32 75.7% 1,598 2,111 230 218 298 323
Yarraville 10th 5 -0- 15 20 86.1% 1,796 2,085 254 272 293 327
Sandringham 11th 2 -0- 18 8 60.6% 1,480 2,443 208 232 351 337
Oakleigh 12th 2 -0- 18 8 51.8% 1,292 2,492 178 224 355 362

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1945 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell Junction Oval 155 - 101 16,000
SAT 22/09/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Junction Oval 71 - 88 17,000

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Williamstown 1st
Coburg 2nd
Port Melbourne 3rd
Camberwell 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1945 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Junction Oval 89 - 91 16,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Williamstown 1st
Port Melbourne 2nd
Coburg 3rd
Camberwell 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1945 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne Junction Oval 117 - 80 39,000

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Williamstown 1st
Port Melbourne 2nd
Coburg 3rd
Camberwell 4th