carlton (7-6) vs essendon (5-1-7)
dons stun blues by 3. essendon (6-1-7) host st kilda. carlton (7-7) play fitzroy.
| Carlton | 4.1 6.5 8.6 11.9 | 75 | Sat 21-Jul-1945 2:30 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Essendon | 1.5 5.9 6.12 10.18 | 78 | Essendon won by 3 pts |
melbourne (6-7) vs collingwood (9-4)
pies beat dees by 35. collingwood (10-4) play hawthorn. melbourne (6-8) play richmond.
| Melbourne | 3.6 5.6 8.12 10.17 | 77 | Sat 21-Jul-1945 2:30 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Collingwood | 3.3 6.12 10.13 16.16 | 112 | Collingwood won by 35 pts |
footscray (11-2) vs fitzroy (7-1-5) uor
lions keep their title defence alive by 2 over footscray. fitzroy (8-1-5) host carlton. footscray (11-3) play north.
| Footscray | 0.0 3.1 5.3 9.7 | 61 | Sat 21-Jul-1945 2:30 PM Att: 19,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Fitzroy | 3.6 4.7 5.11 8.15 | 63 | Fitzroy won by 2 pts |
geelong (1-12) vs north (8-5)
roos overrun cats by 34. north (9-5) host footscray. geelong (1-13) play south.
| Geelong | 4.1 8.5 9.6 9.9 | 63 | Sat 21-Jul-1945 2:30 PM Att: 7,500 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| North Melbourne | 0.7 3.12 8.15 13.19 | 97 | North Melbourne won by 34 pts |
hawthorn (2-11) vs st kilda (2-11)
hawks beat saints by 4 goals. hawthorn (3-11) host collingwood. st kilda (2-12) play essendon.
| Hawthorn | 5.4 10.6 12.11 15.15 | 105 | Sat 21-Jul-1945 2:30 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| St Kilda | 5.1 7.1 10.3 13.3 | 81 | Hawthorn won by 24 pts |
south (10-3) vs richmond (9-4)
swans beat tigers by 3 goals. south (11-3) host geelong. richmond (9-5) host melbourne
| South Melbourne | 5.4 7.6 12.10 14.11 | 95 | Sat 21-Jul-1945 2:30 PM Att: 32,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Richmond | 2.3 5.9 7.12 10.17 | 77 | South Melbourne won by 18 pts |
ladder
| Rd 14 Ladder | |||
| SM | 14 | 44 | 128.0 |
| FO | 14 | 44 | 123.6 |
| CW | 14 | 40 | 123.1 |
| NM | 14 | 36 | 113.0 |
| RI | 14 | 36 | 106.3 |
| FI | 14 | 34 | 127.8 |
| CA | 14 | 28 | 93.3 |
| ES | 14 | 26 | 105.9 |
| ME | 14 | 24 | 98.1 |
| HW | 14 | 12 | 81.5 |
| SK | 14 | 8 | 69.3 |
| GE | 14 | 4 | 65.4 |
round 15 matches
fitzroy v carlton
hawthorn v collingwood
essendon v st kilda
north v footscray gor
south v geelong
richmond v melbourne