The Crows are preparing to face their preliminary final nemesis Hawthorn on Saturday afternoon but rather than try to draw on last year's five-point loss for inspiration, Camporeale insisted the past should stay there.
He said the coaches "haven't spoken once about the prelim final" and that last year's third-placed finish counted for nothing.
"To be quite honest I'm sick of hearing about that, last year was last year and this club hasn't achieved anything, all we did last year was gain a little bit more respect back from the competition," Camporeale said.
"To play in a prelim final was a bonus for us and we understand where we're at and we've all got to improve."
Despite the club talking up its ability to live up to increased expectation ahead of this season, Camporeale said ladder position wasn't a focus for his developing side.
"We're still a young group, other than (Ben) Rutten and (Scott) Thompson and (Brent) Reilly, they're still a young group that are still going to have highs and lows during the year," he said.
"We don't talk about ladder position in house, we talk about how we want to play and the key components of how we want to play and the ladder will take care of itself."
The Crows brought Shaun McKernan into the team to face the Hawks, with Camporeale describing him as a "like for like" replacement for the injured Taylor Walker.
Walker was placed on the long-term injury list on Friday after the Crows' season-ending knee injury.
Along with Josh Jenkins and the returning Jason Porplyzia, Camporeale said Adelaide's forward line still had the potency needed to boot a winning score, but that the club's midfielders needed to lift their attacking contribution.
Harry Thring is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry
