Round 13, 1945
St. Kilda vs Melbourne
Saturday, 14 July
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 6,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| St. Kilda | 6.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.10.64 |
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.13 | 10.23.83 |
Melbourne win by 19 points
Goalkickers: Norm Smith 4, Jack Mitchell 2, Ron Baggott 1, Don Cordner 1, Ralph Latham 1, Ivan Porter 1
Milestones:
Last MFC game
Keith Molloy
First goal
Jack Mitchell (2nd game)
Melbourne's hopes of playing finals had been all but extinguished by their one point loss to Carlton a week earlier, but they made sure that they wouldn't be finishing in the bottom few with a storming finish against the Seasiders.
The win lifted the Demons to 6-7, three games and percentage out of the top four but four games in front of the bottom two.
Seconds
St Kilda 16.7 d. Melbourne 11.21
Media
Football Record - R14 1945