Chapman played his 150th game in round 16, 2008 against the and kicked his 200th career goal in round 21 against . Chapman played 19 games for the season and kicked 33 goals, a quarter of the way through Chapman played for the Victorian state team in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match, the Victoria team won by 17 points. Geelong won the McClelland Trophy for the second year in a row, Chapman had 22 possessions and 1 goal, in the 2008 AFL Grand Final loss to Hawthorn by 26 points.