Grand final of the 1945 Victorian Football League season
| 1945 VFL Grand Final |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| CAR |
2.4 (16) |
7.5 (47) |
12.9 (81) |
15.13 (103) |
| SM |
0.5 (5) |
6.9 (45) |
8.10 (58) |
10.15 (75) |
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| Date | 29 September 1945 |
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| Stadium | Princes Park |
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| Attendance | 62,986 |
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The 1945 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at Princes Park in Melbourne on 29 September 1945. It was the 47th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1945 VFL season. The match, attended by 62,986 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 28 points, marking that club's seventh premiership victory.
The game was noted and remembered for its rough play and a number of violent incidents, out of which seven players were suspended. It has continued to be remembered as one of the roughest games in the league's history, giving rise to its nickname, the Bloodbath.
