footscray (12-7) vs carlton (12-7)
blues take dogs spot in finals by 53. carlton (13-7) play north in the miinor semi. footscray (12-8) finish 5th.
| Footscray | 2.5 5.8 6.12 8.14 | 62 | Sat 01-Sep-1945 2:45 PM Att: 30,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Carlton | 7.7 10.12 13.14 16.19 | 115 | Carlton won by 53 pts |
richmond (11-8) vs collingwood (14-5)
pies beat tigers by 20. collingwood (15-5) play south in major semi. richmond (11-9) finish 7th.
| Richmond | 3.2 3.5 5.14 8.19 | 67 | Sat 01-Sep-1945 2:45 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Collingwood | 6.8 9.10 9.12 12.15 | 87 | Collingwood won by 20 pts |
north (12-7) vs essendon (10-1-8)
north make the finals for the first time by 1 goal over essendon. north (13-7) host carlton in minor semi. essendon (10-1-9) finish 8th.
| North Melbourne | 4.5 7.9 10.12 14.17 | 101 | Sat 01-Sep-1945 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Essendon | 1.3 4.7 10.14 13.17 | 95 | North Melbourne won by 6 pts |
fitzroy (10-1-8) vs melbourne (8-11)
lions beat dees by 5 to end the lions last title defence well. fitzroy (11-1-8) finish 6th. melborune (8-12) finish 9th.
| Fitzroy | 4.7 8.16 12.21 14.22 | 106 | Sat 01-Sep-1945 2:45 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Melbourne | 4.1 9.2 12.6 15.11 | 101 | Fitzroy won by 5 pts |
geelong (1-18) vs st kilda (2-17)
cats give saints last by 27 in the bottom of the table clash. geelong (2-18) finish 11th. st kilda (2-18) finish 12th last.
| Geelong | 3.2 6.7 10.10 13.14 | 92 | Sat 01-Sep-1945 2:45 PM Att: 7,500 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| St Kilda | 2.2 3.4 8.7 9.11 | 65 | Geelong won by 27 pts |
south (15-4) vs hawthorn (6-13)
swans beat hawks by 6 goals. south (16-4) host collingwodo in major semi in last minor premership. hawthorn (6-14) finish 10th.
| South Melbourne | 7.4 8.9 13.13 16.16 | 112 | Sat 01-Sep-1945 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Hawthorn | 2.1 4.6 7.7 11.10 | 76 | South Melbourne won by 36 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1840 | 1396 | 131.81 | 64 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1902 | 1477 | 128.78 | 60 |
| 3 | North Melbourne | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1696 | 1526 | 111.14 | 52 |
| 4 | Carlton | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1718 | 1607 | 106.91 | 52 |
| 5 | Footscray | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1717 | 1576 | 108.95 | 48 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1730 | 1452 | 119.15 | 46 |
| 7 | Richmond | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1802 | 1742 | 103.44 | 44 |
| 8 | Essendon | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1837 | 1614 | 113.82 | 42 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1683 | 1699 | 99.06 | 32 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1665 | 1944 | 85.65 | 24 |
| 11 | Geelong | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1415 | 2180 | 64.91 | 8 |
| 12 | St. Kilda | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1305 | 2097 | 62.23 | 8 |
semis
minor
north v carlton
major
south v collingwood
Harrison’s world 