Round 18, 1945
North Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 18 August
Venue: Arden Street
Attendance: 8,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| North Melbourne | 0.2 | 3.10 | 4.11 | 11.17.83 |
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 8.10.58 |
North Melbourne win by 25 points
Goalkickers: Fred Fanning 3, Norm Smith 2, Frank Kennedy 1, Jack Mitchell 1, Ivan Porter 1
Milestones:
Last Game
Bruce Edge
Jack Mitchell
After leading for the first three quarters Melbourne collapsed in the final term, conceding seven goals to one to register a defeat.
North needed to win to further push their chances of a top four finish, and give them a chance to seal a finals appearance the week after. At the last change they looked in trouble, but stormed home with 7.6 to 1.1 in the final term to win comfortably.
Seconds
North Melbourne 15.12 d. Melbourne 13.5
Media
Sporting Globe - 22/08/1945
Football Record R19 1945