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Chappy and the Legend of The Toe Poke
It’s gone down as one of the most iconic moments in Geelong history, and as part of the new Hoops Exclusive series, Paul Chapman relives the ‘toe poke’ and his legendary 2009 Grand Final performance
- Mention the words ‘toe-poke’ in a 40km radius of Geelong, and everyone knows what you’re talking about.
It doesn’t need elaboration, it’s just… the toe poke.
Even deep within GMHBA Stadium, just off the warmup area that’s familiar to fans, alongside the sponsor signage, there’s a picture of Matthew Scarlett in that familiar pose.
What happened next is part of footy folklore: the 2009 Grand Final was tied up at 67 with five minutes remaining, Scarlett nudges the ball to Gary Ablett, Ablett sends it long to the top of the square, ball falls free, Paul Chapman swoops.
You can see it all unfold in your mind as if it happened yesterday.
All Cats fans can.
- You can tell Chapman has told the story thousands of time, but you can also tell he doesn’t mind telling it again as he does as part of the new Hoops Exclusive series, Legends of Kardinia Park.
Watching it back, the speed of the play is what jumps out first. So much happens in that short period of time, so many angles, so many stories.
Chapman himself says that the footy Gods just may have played a part in the famous wrong footed snap, on a torn hamstring, that sealed Geelong’s second flag in three years.
“I remember we were playing down here, we were playing a home and away game, and it was sort of in the same position and actually missed,” he told Cameron Ling in the latest episode of ‘Legends’.
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Just in :It’s gone down as one of the most iconic moments in Geelong history……
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