Another entry in the author's monumental overview of South Australian football. While Gyss needs to be thanked for his work on South Australian football history, this edition seems somewhat light on. Sure, 1945 was a light-on season but for a 68 page book, I'm sure it could have been squeezed into half without too many troubles.

West Torrens were 1945 premiers, although Port Adelaide were far and away the best team throughout the season. Port also had the legend Bob Quinn win his second Magarey Medal and a certain Haydn Bunton as a useful recruit. Additionally, there are lots of little factual nuggets, such as Jack Wilkinson's 14 goals in his first two matches in South Australia before injuring his knee. ( )