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At the end of the 2005 season, Camporeale left Carlton, following his desire for a three-year contract, when Carlton would only offer a two-year contract. Carlton tried to make it difficult for him to leave, so Camporeale nominated for the 2006 Pre-season Draft. Essendon drafted Camporeale with draft pick number four in the pre-season draft. Camporeale played a total of 233 games and kicked a total 200 goals for Carlton from 1995 until 2005.
Essendon
After Camporeale nominated for the 2006 Pre-season Draft. Essendon drafted Camporeale with draft pick number four in the pre-season draft. Camporeale debuted with Essendon in round one, 2006, in which the Bombers embarrassed reigning premiers Sydney by 27 points in what was to be their only win in the first half of the season. His playing career came to an end when he suffered a right knee injury in Round 21, 2007. It occurred when he changed direction to tackle an opponent, resulting with his knee bending and twisting the wrong way. He had successful ACL surgery on the knee, but at 32 he opted to retire from his playing career. He played 19 games for Essendon in two seasons from 2006 until 2007 and kicked a total of 5 goals.
Coaching career
Essendon Football Club
Camporeale was an assistant coach at Essendon from 2008 to 2010.
Adelaide Crows
In October 2010, he joined the Adelaide Crows as an assistant coach in the role of midfield coach, replacing Todd Viney. Following the death of Adelaide Crows senior coach Phil Walsh, Camporeale was appointed caretaker senior coach of the Adelaide Crows to the end of the 2015 season. Despite coaching the Crows to seven wins from his eleven matches in charge, he chose not to apply for the role full-time, with Don Pyke instead named Adelaide Crows new senior coach. Camporeale, however, remained with the Crows as assistant coach.
In October 2019, following a review into the Crows' football department, Camporeale departed the club.
Camporeale has two twin sons, Ben and Lucas, both of whom were drafted to the Carlton as father-son selections at picks 43 and 54 respectively in the 2024 AFL draft.
Notes
Camporeale took over as interim head coach after Phil Walsh was murdered on July 3rd. Thus, the first 12 games are credited to Walsh and the final 11, including two finals, to Camporeale.
