| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1945 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Keith Shea |
| Captain: | Keith Shea |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 6–14 (10th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Jim Bohan |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Alec Albiston (66) |
| Highest Attendance: | 13,000 (Round 5 vs., Round 9 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 14 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,050 |
| Prevseason: | 1944 |
| Nextseason: | 1946 |
The 1945 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 21st season in the Victorian Football League and 44th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 21 April (2:45 pm) | 22.18 (150) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 71 points | Windy Hill (A) | 11,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) | 16.10 (106) | 9.18 (72) | Won by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) | 15.10 (100) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 21 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,000 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm) | 13.23 (101) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 38 points | Victoria Park (A) | 11,000 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 19 May (2:45 pm) | 15.7 (97) | 20.11 (131) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–4 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 26 May (2:45 pm) | 10.16 (76) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 8 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 10,000 | 1–5 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 2 June (2:30 pm) | 11.15 (81) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 35 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–6 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 9 June (2:30 pm) | 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) | 12.10 (82) | 20.10 (130) | Lost by 48 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–8 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 23 June (2:30 pm) | 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) | 7.8 (50) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,500 | 1–10 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 7 July (2:30 pm) | 15.17 (107) | 7.12 (54) | Won by 53 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,500 | 2–10 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 14 July (2:30 pm) | 13.12 (90) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 31 points | Princes Park (A) | 10,000 | 2–11 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 21, July (2:30 pm) | 15.15 (105) | 13.3 (81) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 28 July (2:30 pm) | 9.13 (67) | 15.9 (99) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 4 August (2:45 pm) | 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) | 14.21 (105) | 9.13 (67) | Won by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,500 | 5–12 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 18 August (2:45 pm) | 15.15 (105) | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 16 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,000 | 5–13 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 25 August (2:45 pm) | 11.11 (77) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 7 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 6–13 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 1 September (2:45 pm) | 16.16 (112) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 36 points | Junction Oval (A) | 12,000 | 6–14 | ||
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