carlton v melbourne
dees stun blues by 21. melbourne (1-0) host st kilda. carlton (0-1) play hawthorn.
| Carlton | 3.2 3.4 8.6 13.9 | 87 | Sat 21-Apr-1945 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Melbourne | 1.4 6.13 12.14 15.18 | 108 | Melbourne won by 21 pts |
collingwood v north
pies beat roos by 21. collingwood (1-0) play south. north (0-1) host richmond.
| Collingwood | 2.4 5.5 10.7 13.13 | 91 | Sat 21-Apr-1945 2:45 PM Att: 13,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| North Melbourne | 4.1 6.4 7.5 10.10 | 70 | Collingwood won by 21 pts |
essendon v hawthorn
dons beat hawks by 71. essendon (1-0) play fitzroy. hawthorn (0-1) host carlton.
| Essendon | 7.8 12.10 19.14 22.18 | 150 | Sat 21-Apr-1945 2:45 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Hawthorn | 2.0 6.4 7.7 12.7 | 79 | Essendon won by 71 pts [ |
geelong v fitzroy
lions beat cats by 38. fitzroy (1-0) host essendon. geelong (0-1) play footscray.
| Geelong | 2.2 4.4 7.5 10.8 | 68 | Sat 21-Apr-1945 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Fitzroy | 2.0 6.5 11.11 15.16 | 106 | Fitzroy won by 38 pts |
richmond v footscray uor barely
dogs stun tigers by 10. footscray (1-0) host geelong. richmond (0-1) play north.
| Richmond | 4.0 7.4 9.6 14.11 | 95 | Sat 21-Apr-1945 2:45 PM Att: 24,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Footscray | 5.2 8.6 12.8 16.9 | 105 | Footscray won by 10 pts |
st kilda v south
swans beat saints by 41. south (1-0) host collingwood. st kilda (0-1) play melbourne
| St Kilda | 5.7 7.8 8.11 10.17 | 77 | Sat 21-Apr-1945 2:45 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 4.4 8.9 11.14 17.16 | 118 | South Melbourne won by 41 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| ES | 1 | 4 | 189.9 |
| FI | 1 | 4 | 155.9 |
| SM | 1 | 4 | 153.2 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 130.0 |
| ME | 1 | 4 | 124.1 |
| FO | 1 | 4 | 110.5 |
| RI | 1 | 0 | 90.5 |
| CA | 1 | 0 | 80.6 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 76.9 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 65.3 |
| GE | 1 | 0 | 64.2 |
| HW | 1 | 0 | 52.7 |
round 2 matches
hawthorn v carlton
south v collingwood
fitzroy v essendon gor
footscray v geelong
melbourne v st kilda
north v richmond