Windy Hill · Sat 21 Apr 1945, 1:45pm AEST
Essendon beat Hawthorn 22.18 (150) to 12.7 (79) in the 1945 Round 1 at Windy Hill on Sat 21 Apr 1945.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1945, Round 1 |
| Venue | Windy Hill |
| Bounce | Sat 21 Apr 1945, 1:45pm AEST |
| Essendon | 22.18 (150) |
| Hawthorn | 12.7 (79) |
| Result | Essendon by 71 points |