Chapman went on to poll 12 votes in the Brownlow Medal, and made the All-Australian team for the first time. Geelong finished 2nd on the ladder and Chapman had a dominant finals series kicking 5 goals in the Preliminary final and 3 goals in the grand final. Geelong defeated by 12 points in the 2009 AFL Grand Final, Chapman kicked the winning goal, and was also the winner of the Norm Smith Medal. Chapman would make the All-Australian team for the second year in a row in 2010 where he played 21 games for the season booting 23 goals. Chapman also had 7 games with 30+ disposals. Geelong would finish 2nd on the ladder and go all the way to the Preliminary Final but were eliminated by Collingwood after losing by 41 points. Chapman would have 21 disposals and 1 goal in the game. Chapman played 23 games of the 2011 season including 3 finals, he played his 200th game in Round 2 against . Geelong finished 2nd on the ladder for the 3rd year in a row, they defeated Hawthorn in the Qualifying Final by 31 points, after a one-week break they went on to defeat in the Preliminary Final, they won by 48 points. For the fourth time in five years they made the Grand Final, where Chapman capped off his season with his third Premiership defeating Collingwood by 38 points. Final years at Geelong: 2012–2013 Chapman played 20 games in the 2012 season kicking 36 goals. Geelong would finish 6th on the AFL ladder only to be eliminated in the first week losing to Fremantle by 16 points. Chapman wasn't very effective in this game only collecting 11 disposals. In 2013, Chapman only played eight games due to a hamstring injury, he kicked 12 goals for the season. Returning from injury as a sub in Round 22, he made an impact off the bench. Geelong finished 2nd on the ladder and he played his 250th game in the Qualifying Final against Fremantle where they lost by 15 points, the next week Geelong defeated Port Adelaide by 16 points in the Semi Finals advancing to the Preliminary Finals, only to lose to Hawthorn by 5 points. Chapman missed the game due to suspension. Chapman was delisted by Geelong on 2 October 2013, after strongly suggesting he wanted to play on, but Geelong's final thoughts were that he couldn't