geelong (1-6) vs carlton (2-5)
blues beat cats by 6 goals. carlton (3-5) host footscray. geelong (1-7) play st kilda.
| Geelong | 4.3 6.6 8.7 10.9 | 69 | Sat 09-Jun-1945 2:30 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Carlton | 5.6 9.11 11.15 14.21 | 105 | Carlton won by 36 pts |
fitzroy (2-1-4) vs collingwood (5-2) uor
lions easily get upset of the round despite being reginning premiers over pies by 95 points. fitzroy (3-1-4) play melbourne. collingwood (5-3) host richmond.
| Fitzroy | 6.2 13.8 18.12 23.15 | 153 | Sat 09-Jun-1945 2:30 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Collingwood | 1.3 3.4 5.8 8.10 | 58 | Fitzroy won by 95 pts |
footscray (5-2) vs essendon (5-1-1)
dogs beat dons by 31. footscray (6-2) play carlton. essendon (5-1-2) host north.
| Footscray | 2.2 6.8 8.10 12.15 | 87 | Sat 09-Jun-1945 2:30 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Essendon | 1.6 1.10 4.13 7.14 | 56 | Footscray won by 31 pts |
north (5-2) vs hawthorn (1-6)
roos beat hawks by 38 for their club best 6th straight win. north (6-2) play essendon. hawthorn (1-7) host south.
| North Melbourne | 2.2 5.4 9.5 16.10 | 106 | Sat 09-Jun-1945 2:30 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Hawthorn | 1.5 4.6 6.7 10.8 | 68 | North Melbourne won by 38 pts |
south (6-1) vs melbourne (3-4)
swans beat dees by 30. south (7-1) play hawthorn. melbourne (3-5) host fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 4.5 5.8 9.13 12.16 | 88 | Sat 09-Jun-1945 2:30 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Melbourne | 1.1 5.2 6.2 9.4 | 58 | South Melbourne won by 30 pts |
richmond (5-2) vs st kilda (1-6)
tigers overrun saints by 27. richmond (6-2) play collingwood. st kilda (1-7) host geelong.
| Richmond | 5.2 8.4 12.6 16.15 | 111 | Sat 09-Jun-1945 2:30 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| St Kilda | 5.1 9.5 12.5 13.6 | 84 | Richmond won by 27 pts [ |
ladder
| Rd 8 Ladder | |||
| SM | 8 | 28 | 123.2 |
| NM | 8 | 24 | 120.5 |
| FO | 8 | 24 | 119.8 |
| RI | 8 | 24 | 110.7 |
| ES | 8 | 22 | 137.7 |
| CW | 8 | 20 | 108.4 |
| FI | 8 | 14 | 117.8 |
| ME | 8 | 12 | 97.5 |
| CA | 8 | 12 | 83.4 |
| HW | 8 | 4 | 75.2 |
| GE | 8 | 4 | 74.1 |
| SK | 8 | 4 | 68.4 |
round 9 matches
carlton v footscray
collingwood v richmond
essendon v north gor
melbourne v fitzroy
st kilda v geelong
hawthorn v south
Harrison’s world 