Who has had a better career

[X_box_X]

Let's assume Camporeale and Rohan Smith both retire now. Who has had the better career out of David King, Smith and Camporeale?

I'm going with Smith.

[franjon]

So two premiership medals don,t count ?

[DynamoUltra]

King
Camporeale

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Smith

[Bloods]

King was more of a matchwinner, so I'm saying him.

[m.diddy]

King was more of a matchwinner, so I'm saying him.
Campo = King, i voted for campo because i felt sorry for him and doubt he had a vote, I was right. :o


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Smith

[X_box_X]

So two premiership medals don,t count ?
No, why would it? I have said it before, but premiership medals are a stupid indication to go by. Just because Ablett didn't win a premiership, and Buckley hasn't, it doesn't automatically make Shane Allen a better player than both of them.

State of Origin selections and All Australian selections are probably fairer.

[franjon]

No, why would it? I have said it before, but premiership medals are a stupid indication to go by. Just because Ablett didn't win a premiership, and Buckley hasn't, it doesn't automatically make Shane Allen a better player than both of them.

State of Origin selections and All Australian selections are probably fairer.
King = All Australian 1997. 1998

[dyertribe]

No, why would it? I have said it before, but premiership medals are a stupid indication to go by. Just because Ablett didn't win a premiership, and Buckley hasn't, it doesn't automatically make Shane Allen a better player than both of them.

Then perhaps you should have better qualified your question.

I'm all for your reasoning of premiership medals meaning squat when it comes to deciding who a better player is - perfect example is when people point to J. Brown's three flags as a measure of his 'greatness' despite him not having won a single individual accolade to date (this logic would have Pike as a legend of the game) - but if you're asking 'who had the better career' you have to take flags into account.

It's why any footballer pulls on a boot. To win.

[WTTF]

Let's assume Camporeale and Rohan Smith both retire now. Who has had the better career out of David King, Smith and Camporeale?

I'm going with Smith.

Bit of a strange choice to add Camporeale into the mix, given played the vast majority of his career in the midfield, while the others played more on a HBF. Andrew McKay would have been a better comparision IMO.

I'll take Camporeale...............he was a top notch midfielder in his prime. Quick and ran all day whilst being tagged week in week out..........with great kicking skills. Only downside being his temperment.

All Australian - 1
B & F - 1
Premierships - 1
State of Origin - not sure, but played a fair few for SA and would have played more if the concept wasn't pulled.

Were King & Smith tagged every week? I don't think so, on occaisons but not week in week out, year after year like Camporeale was and still is.

[X_box_X]

Then perhaps you should have better qualified your question.

I'm all for your reasoning of premiership medals meaning squat when it comes to deciding who a better player is - perfect example is when people point to J. Brown's three flags as a measure of his 'greatness' despite him not having won a single individual accolade to date (this logic would have Pike as a legend of the game) - but if you're asking 'who had the better career' you have to take flags into account.

It's why any footballer pulls on a boot. To win.
Yep, you have a good point there. I did mean to say the better players over the duration of their careers.

[franjon]

Still going with King!

[local]

King = All Australian 1997. 1998

Plus he was also finished second in norths best and fairest in 1997. ;)

[jorel6669]

David King. Also, who could forget the soccer goal from outside 50?

[Us3]

if i was picking players for a team and i could choose any of them in their prime it would be smith for me

[Firrito24]

King > Smith > Campo

[CarnthePies]

David King if you mean Collingwood's David King (JK)

[Coondog 17]

Rohan Smith quite easily. For anyone to suggest the other two are better are simply talking s hit.

All-Australian 1997, 2003; International Rules Series 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003; Leading Goal Kicker 2000 (42); EJ Whitten Medal 1998.

Games 276 Goals 233. Unlike the other two , still going strong.

[windyhill]

Bubba.

[wells is god]

Kingy all the way. Love smithy though he's a legend. Never really liked Camporeale but decent footballer none the less.

[bmwofoz]

David King has been a great part of North Melbourne's sides over the last 10 Years, his run helped start many Forward moves, he always found a target and I think may have kicked a Goal or two

Campo appears to have had a couple of good seasons when Carlton were good, but hasn't maintained that in the hard times.

Smith also a good player who has served his Club well, and he is more consistant than Campo, but I wouldn't rate him as good as King.

[savagE_hawk]

Smith IMO.

[mark73]

Kingy all the way. Love smithy though he's a legend. Never really liked Camporeale but decent footballer none the less.
its debatable that smith is a legend but all three have had great careers.

[Magpie Mick]

Wheres the "who-cares" option?

[The Magenius]

have to go king for the premiership medallions, IIRC campo had 1.

but if none of them won premierships, mmmm, don't know.

[tomthehawk]

Smith by a long way

[don vito of fitzroy]

David King. Two Premierships and no wooden spoons say it all.

[rfctigerarmy]

King > Campo > Smith

[Bulldog1954]

David King. Two Premierships and no wooden spoons say it all.

Not really, says King played in better teams not that he was a better player. Put Smith in the Roos sides in place of King and they'd still have two flags

[Johnson#26]

King>Smith>>>Campo.

King and Smit are guns.

[jackson_rules]

kings a good assistant coach 2