carlton (0-3) vs fitzroy (1-1-1)
blues beat lions by 7. carlton (1-3) host st kilda. fitzroy (1-1-2) host north.
| Carlton 2.1 5.5 8.10 12.1284Sat 12-May-1945 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Princes ParkFitzroy 3.3 6.5 8.8 11.1177Carlton won by 7 pts |
collingwood (2-1) vs hawthorn (1-2)
pies beat hawks by 38. collingwood (3-1) play essendon. hawthorn (1-3) host richmond.
| Collingwood | 0.4 4.11 7.16 13.23 | 101 | Sat 12-May-1945 2:45 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Hawthorn | 3.4 4.7 9.8 9.9 | 63 | Collingwood won by 38 pts |
st kilda (1-2) vs essendon (2-1-0)
dons smash saints by 55. essendon (3-1-0) host collingwood. st kilda (1-3) play carlton.
| St Kilda | 1.0 4.10 6.11 14.17 | 101 | Sat 12-May-1945 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Essendon | 6.5 8.7 17.17 23.18 | 156 | Essendon won by 55 pts |
footscray (3-0) vs north (1-2) uor
roos stun dogs by 13. north (2-2) play fitzroy. footscray (3-1) play south.
| Footscray | 7.4 7.7 10.12 11.13 | 79 | Sat 12-May-1945 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| North Melbourne | 1.1 7.5 8.5 14.8 | 92 | North Melbourne won by 13 pts |
geelong (0-3) vs south (3-0)
swans survive cats scare by 16. south (4-0) host footscray. geelong (0-4) play melbourne
| Geelong | 3.6 5.9 8.11 9.13 | 67 | Sat 12-May-1945 2:45 PM Att: 10,500 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| South Melbourne | 3.5 6.8 7.17 10.23 | 83 | South Melbourne won by 16 pts |
melbourne (2-1) vs richmond (1-2)
tigers beat dees by 20. richmond (2-2) play hawthorn. melbourne (2-2) host geelong.
| Melbourne | 0.3 5.7 7.7 9.11 | 65 | Sat 12-May-1945 2:45 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Richmond | 7.2 7.4 13.6 13.7 | 85 | Richmond won by 20 pts |
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| SM | 4 | 16 | 128.2 |
| ES | 4 | 14 | 176.9 |
| CW | 4 | 12 | 117.5 |
| FO | 4 | 12 | 114.3 |
| ME | 4 | 8 | 122.2 |
| NM | 4 | 8 | 103.5 |
| RI | 4 | 8 | 98.5 |
| FI | 4 | 6 | 104.5 |
| HW | 4 | 4 | 77.3 |
| SK | 4 | 4 | 69.4 |
| CA | 4 | 4 | 66.4 |
| GE | 4 | 0 | 71.9 |
round 5 matches
carlton v st kilda
essendon v collingwood
fitzroy v north
south v footscray gor
melbourne v geelong
hawthorn v richmond