1945 VFA Season: Port Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Port Melbourne for the 1945 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used the Motordrome as their home ground, playing six matches there (six as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Camberwell in the first semi final and defeating Coburg in the preliminary final, Port Melbourne were defeated by Williamstown in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1945 VFA Season
Team: Port Melbourne
Home Ground: Motordrome

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 142.7)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds
Kelly, Frank		6	0	R17-18, R20, SF, PF, GF
Lahiff, Tommy		21	0	R01-04, R06-10, R12-20, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds
Lahiff, Tommy	23	17	-0-	6	R01-20, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
14/04/1945	Round 1	Prahran	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 26	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
21/04/1945	Round 2	Williamstown	AWAY	LOSS	WILL by 4	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
28/04/1945	Round 3	Oakleigh	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 67	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
05/05/1945	Round 4	Coburg	AWAY	LOSS	COBG by 67	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
12/05/1945	Round 5	Yarraville	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 26	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
19/05/1945	Round 6	Northcote	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 53	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
26/05/1945	Round 7	Brighton	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 135	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
02/06/1945	Round 8	Sandringham	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 117	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
09/06/1945	Round 9	Preston	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 83	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
16/06/1945	Round 10	Camberwell	AWAY	LOSS	CMBW by 13	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
23/06/1945	Round 11	Brunswick	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 19	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
30/06/1945	Round 12	Prahran	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 22	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
07/07/1945	Round 13	Williamstown	HOME	LOSS	WILL by 54	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
14/07/1945	Round 14	Oakleigh	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 15	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
21/07/1945	Round 15	Coburg	HOME	LOSS	COBG by 51	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
28/07/1945	Round 16	Yarraville	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 89	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
04/08/1945	Round 17	Northcote	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 75	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
18/08/1945	Round 18	Brighton	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 74	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
08/09/1945	Round 19	Sandringham	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 23	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
01/09/1945	Round 20	Preston	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 51	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
15/09/1945	Semi Final	Camberwell	HOME	WIN	PMLB by 54	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
29/09/1945	Preliminary Final	Coburg	AWAY	WIN	PMLB by 2	Tommy Lahiff	unknown
06/10/1945	Grand Final	Williamstown	AWAY	LOSS	WILL by 37	Tommy Lahiff	unknown

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1945 VFA Season

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