Paul Chapman in no rush to return from hamstring injury Paul Chapman says he won't rush his return from a hamstring injury. Picture: Reg Ryan Source: Geelong Advertiser STAR Geelong forward Paul Chapman says Geelong's unbeaten start to the season means there is no pressure to make a hasty return from a niggling hamstring injury. The 31 year-old, who has missed the past three matches due to soreness in the hamstring tendon, has again been ruled out for Saturday night's blockbuster against Collingwood at the MCG, but is hopeful he will be fit to return for the Port Adelaide clash the week after. "It's just not quite right still," Chapman told the Geelong Advertiser yesterday. But the good thing is that with us being 7-0 it gives us the luxury, so to speak, to take our time and make sure it is right. The club always takes the cautious approach, so there is no real rush to get back. Chapman injured the hamstring in the Round 3 clash against Sydney, but felt it to be so minor that he played out the match. He expected he would be fit for the following week's clash against the Bulldogs, only to pull out at the last minute. "I just couldn't extend beyond 90 per cent, and the next week for the Richmond game it was the same," he said. I was pretty frustrated, because all the scans looked fine, but we just decided to make sure we gave it time to get right. "At the moment, I'm doing a lot of strengthening work, so they (the fitness staff) ran the guts out of me this week, which wasn't much fun," he laughed. Chapman said the current hamstring issue was "definitely different" to the one that limited him last year. "It's not the muscle, it's the tendon, so it is a different issue," he said. I think this is the same thing that Kel (James Kelly) had a few years ago and he was out for about six or seven weeks, so you don't want to muck around with it. I was speaking to Kel about it and once he got it right he has never had a problem with it again, so that made me feel a lot more positive. Veteran midfielder Joel Corey is expected to return against the Magpies after missing last week's win over Essendon with a knee injury. Defender Josh Hunt is also in the frame to return after four matches in the VFL. Collingwood is hopeful star midfielder Luke Ball will play his first AFL game for the year, while Alan Didak is also in the mix. The Pies will be without Marty Clarke, who injured his hamstring last week against Fremantle, while fellow Irishman Caolan Mooney is in doubt with a knee issue.