# 1945 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1945 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 21st season in the Victorian Football League and 44th overall.

## Fixture
### Premiership Season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Saturday, 21 April (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 22.18 (150) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 71 points | Windy Hill (A) | 11,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 16.10 (106) | 9.18 (72) | Won by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 15.10 (100) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 21 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,000 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 13.23 (101) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 38 points | Victoria Park (A) | 11,000 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 19 May (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 15.7 (97) | 20.11 (131) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 26 May (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 10.16 (76) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 8 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 10,000 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Saturday, 2 June (2:30 pm) | Footscray | 11.15 (81) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 35 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Saturday, 9 June (2:30 pm) | North Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 38 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 7,000 | 1–7 |
| 9 | Saturday, 16 June (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne | 12.10 (82) | 20.10 (130) | Lost by 48 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–8 |
| 10 | Saturday, 23 June (2:30 pm) | Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 18 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 6,000 | 1–9 |
| 11 | Saturday, 30 June (2:30 pm) | Fitzroy | 7.8 (50) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,500 | 1–10 |
| 12 | Saturday, 7 July (2:30 pm) | Essendon | 15.17 (107) | 7.12 (54) | Won by 53 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,500 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 14 July (2:30 pm) | Carlton | 13.12 (90) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 31 points | Princes Park (A) | 10,000 | 2–11 |
| 14 | Saturday, 21, July (2:30 pm) | St Kilda | 15.15 (105) | 13.3 (81) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–11 |
| 15 | Saturday, 28 July (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 9.13 (67) | 15.9 (99) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–12 |
| 16 | Saturday, 4 August (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 15.15 (105) | 19.7 (121) | Lost by 16 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 13,000 | 4–12 |
| 17 | Saturday, 11 August (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 14.21 (105) | 9.13 (67) | Won by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,500 | 5–12 |
| 18 | Saturday, 18 August (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 15.15 (105) | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 16 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,000 | 5–13 |
| 19 | Saturday, 25 August (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 7 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 6–13 |
| 20 | Saturday, 1 September (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 16.16 (112) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 36 points | Junction Oval (A) | 12,000 | 6–14 |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1840 | 1396 | 131.8 | 64 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1902 | 1477 | 128.8 | 60 |
| 3 | North Melbourne | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1696 | 1526 | 111.1 | 52 |
| 4 | Carlton (P) | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1718 | 1607 | 106.9 | 52 |
| 5 | Footscray | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1717 | 1576 | 108.9 | 48 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1730 | 1452 | 119.1 | 46 |
| 7 | Richmond | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1802 | 1742 | 103.4 | 44 |
| 8 | Essendon | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1837 | 1614 | 113.8 | 42 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1683 | 1699 | 99.1 | 32 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1665 | 1944 | 85.6 | 24 |
| 11 | Geelong | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1415 | 2180 | 64.9 | 8 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1305 | 2097 | 62.2 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 84.6 Source: AFL Tables