Round 15, 1945
Richmond vs Melbourne
Saturday 28 July
Venue: Punt Road
Attendance: 13,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Richmond | 3.2 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 13.14.92 |
| Melbourne | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 11.13.79 |
Richmond win by 13 points
Goalkickers: Fred Fanning 3, Norm Smith 3, Ron Baggott 1, Gordon Bowman 1, Don Cordner 1, Ernie O'Rourke 1, Roy Stabb 1
Milestones:
First Game
Bruce Edge
In rain and muddy conditions Melbourne pushed the more fancied Tigers on their shared home ground, but couldn't bridge a 10 point gap at the last change.
Despite the heavy conditions and slippery ball the Demons managed to kick five goals in the first quarter, but they managed just two more in each of the next three - whereas Richmond booted six in the second to take a strong lead.
The gap was cut to five with eight minutes to play but Melbourne could get no closer.
The defeat left Melbourne in ninth, but three wins above 10th placed Hawthorn.
Seconds
Melbourne 110 d. Richmond 96
Media
Sporting Globe - 01/08/1945
Football Record R16 1945