There was much of the same ahead of last Saturday's game but this time, his 21 mates came to the party.
"We didn't want to talk about it being a good challenge and seeing where we're at against Brisbane, that's b------- talk, we wanted to be confident and get out there and match it with them physically, mentally and in terms of skill,'' Chapman said after the toilsome 27-point win.
"The last few times we've played them we've talked about seeing where we're at rather than going out there wanting to beat them and if they beat us by six goals it's not a bad effort.
"We dropped that from the start of the week and said `We're there to win so let's change it now because we haven't beaten them since '95 - let's win this year and again next year and hopefully this is the start of something'.''
Chapman was well held by Robert Copeland in the first half, but stepped up when required, negating Michael Voss in the final term while delivering the ball inside 50 on three occasions.
He admitted that there was an air of genuine belief ahead of Saturday's game as opposed to last year, when players relied more on hope going into the Lions clashes.
"It was probably more hope last year. . . (today) it showed when Brisbane kicked a goal and got within six points, we showed that we're not going to give up and we kicked the next one and kept pressuring and kept locking it in and fighting for it,'' he said.
"They've been pumping up about their bigger bodies and we knew we were ready to take them on and we wanted to hit them hard early in the game and open it up and I think we did in the second half.
"It's about taking the medicine when it's your turn, putting your head over the ball and you become a good side when you start to have confidence in one another and know that everyone's attack on the ball is as hard as each other's.
"We're definitely here to be a part of it and we want to play finals.''
