north (3rd) v carlton (4th)
blues end roos first finals campaign by 26 they will play collingwood in the prelim.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 5.3 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 8-Sep-1945 2:30 pm | Princes Park | 54,846 | |
| North Melbourne | 0.4 | 1.12 | 2.13 | 8.20 | 68 | Carlton won by 26 points | |||
south (1st) v collingwood (2nd)
south beat pies by 11 in theier last finals win as south and the last for either swans version legit for 53 years (51 if you count after the siren wins) they make the grand against carlton or collingwood.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 1.2 | 4.7 | 9.10 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 15-Sep-1945 2:30 pm | Princes Park | 46,224 | |
| South Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 13.10 | 88 | South Melbourne won by 11 points | |||
prelim final
collingwood v carlton