| 1945 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
 Carlton Football Club, premiers | |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Carlton 7th premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Melbourne 6th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Not awarded |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Fred Fanning (Melbourne) |
| Matches played | 124 |
| Highest | 62,986 |
The 1945 VFL season was the 49th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 21 April until 29 September, and comprised a 20-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the seventh time, after it defeated South Melbourne by 28 points in the 1945 VFL Grand Final.