Win From Fourth Place
Carlton held a two point lead at half time, and won the match 15.13 (103) to South Melbourne's 10.15 (75).
Carlton's 1945 premiership win was the first time since the "Page-McIntyre system" had been adopted in 1931 that a team from fourth place on the home-and-away ladder (i.e., a team that had no "double chance") had won the Grand Final.
South Melbourne would not contest another Grand Final until the 1996 AFL Grand Final, by which time the club was known as the Sydney Swans.
Read more about this topic: 1945 VFL Grand Final
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