Stevens is our best, Kouta probably second and Campo ok third then, but I reckon you could argue second..
In my opinion Campo had at least as good a season as Stevens for the most part, certainly through the middle 6-8 weeks yet got very little credit. He was never accountable (like Stevens, Kouta etc are!), yes it frustrates me too and he's always had trouble with taggers but the fact that he gets a tag most weeks and still is able to find the footy is testament to him as a footballer in my opinion. I also don't think Camporeale is the only player to overtly react to being tagged.
Of course Campo hasn't been as good in the last few seasons as he was in earlier in his career. He then had support, quality players around him. It's no secret that he is a better player in a better side - nor is it a crime. Nevertheless, he has still been generally pretty consistent for mine, yes he has had poor games but also some good ones. You remember Adelaide in 2004? Probably best on ground that day apart from Fev who kicked 8 I think. Also the Geelong match that year (first time around) he was excellent.
I thought that the Freo game this year was Campo's best actually - his opponent was Peake who was very good too for Freo but that was a good performance from Campo, lot of footy, but was his most impressive performance too in terms of leadership and giving guidance and direction on the ground. But how many standout performances have there been from any Carlton players in recent seasons? Apart from the odd bag from Fev and occasional blinder by someone, which have been few and far between, interestingly though Campo has had more than most. But it's not Campo's fault that Carlton are no good.
What's the point though in arguing because you and most others are just biased and have forgotten that he has been great for Carlton and deep down I reckon you know it too. Yes blah blah he was overpaid. At the time he signed the contract he was worth every cent. Anyway it's not Campo's fault that he got paid what he got paid - others are to blame for that.
I look at the whole picture with Camporeale and the only conclusion I can draw is that on balance he has been great for this club. 200+ games immediately earns him my respect. He's provided many good moments for us even if he is/was a better player in a better side, was always one of my favourites to watch. I reckon it's sad to see the situation that has emerged with regard to Campo and amazing how quickly some supporters have turned on him. Some have been saying that they want him to go and now that he looks like he's going he's a traitor!
Campo deserves more respect then what he is being shown. I reiterate that whilst blind Freddy could see that his past few years weren't as good as those before, he had to put up with the same shit every week, taggers all over him, a poor Carlton side around him, no midfield support etc etc and he still was able to generally play some decent footy at least when we had the ball.
Answer this: Why was Campo never dropped if he was so poor over the last few seasons? Nobody can seem to answer this? Surely if he was so poor he'd have been dropped?
Whatever Campo does from here I wish him all the best and I won't be booing him and I won't be upset if he plays good footy for Essendon* (although I don't really see why he'd want to go there nor why Essendon* would want him so badly).