The 1945 Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) premiership season was an Australian Rules football competition staged in Hobart, Tasmania over fifteen (15) roster rounds and four (4) finals series matches between 5 May and 29 September 1945. This was the first season of post-World War Two football and much work was undertaken by officials, members, supporters and players in re-establishing the competition after it was closed down at the end of the 1941 season due to the War. This was also the first season of a new district-based competition, North Hobart and New Town would be joined by a new club from the Hobart district (Hobart Football Club) who replaced Cananore and the newly formed Sandy Bay Football Club who would represent the Sandy Bay district as a replacement for the Lefroy Football Club. Participating clubs Hobart Football Club New Town District Football Club North Hobart Football Club Sandy Bay Football Club 1945 TANFL Club Coaches Cecil Geappen (Hobart) C W Pettiona (New Town) Jack Metherall (North Hobart) Jack Rogers (Sandy Bay) TANFL Reserves Grand Final No Reserves competition. TANFL Under-19's Grand Final State Schools Old Boys Football Association (SSOBFA) Macalburn 5.5 (35) v South East 2.9 (21) – New Town Oval Note: Macalburn were affiliated to Hobart, South East were affiliated to Sandy Bay. State Grand Final (Saturday, 6 October 1945) Nth Hobart: 2.0 (12) | 5.3 (33) | 6.6 (42) | 12.12 (84) Launceston: 5.6 (36) | 7.7 (49) | 11.10 (76) | 11.11 (77) Attendance: 5,000 at York Park Intrastate Matches Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 9 June 1945) TANFL 17.14 (116) v NTFA 17.11 (113) – Att: 6,000 at North Hobart Oval Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 14 July 1945) NTFA 19.16 (130) v TANFL 17.15 (117) – Att: 9,000 at York Park Jubilee Shield (Saturday, 18 August 1945) NWFU 24.19 (163) v TANFL 16.14 (110) – Att: 6,000 at West Park Oval Leading Goalkickers: TANFL E.Collis (North Hobart) – 54 Medal winners Noel Reid (North Hobart) – William Leitch Medal Max Walker (Macalburn) – V.A Geard Medal (Under-19's) 1945 TANFL Ladder Round 1 (Saturday, 5 May 1945) New Town 11.14 (80) v Hobart 7.10 (52) – Att: 1,000 at North Hobart Oval Nth Hobart 15.5 (95) v Sandy Bay 11.14 (80) – Att: 1,500 at Queenborough Oval Round 2 (Saturday, 12 May 1945) Nth Hobart 26.18 (174) v Hobart 7.9 (51) – Att: 800 at North Hobart Oval