[3] This made him the first ever Fitzroy player to make his league debut in a finals series.
[4] He was a regular fixture in the Fitzroy team from 1925 and also represented Victoria at interstate football on 10 occasions, including matches in the 1930 Adelaide Carnival.
[5] In 1929 he captained Fitzroy for the season but they would finish second last on the ladder and vacated the position when Colin Niven became playing coach.
[6] Chapman was Fitzroy's leading goal-kicker in the 1930 VFL season with 46 goals from 18 games.
[3] It was the only season in full-forward Jack Moriarty's 10 years at Fitzroy that he wouldn't top the goal-kicking.