Like I said I'm not arguing one way or the other. I'm on the fence about it but if push came to shove and it was just a player for player trade - no picks and no other player - I think I'd keep McKay over Kelly. My point is that it's not the same situation and shouldn't be dismissed as such.I understand where you are coming from, but I much prefer 2 talented KPF's, rather than 1 and a Levi/Jenkins type 2nd tall.
As for the Judd/Kennedy deal, I wasn't on this board, but I can say that I wasn't happy at the time
You can trade for top end midfielders a lot easier than top end KPF's, using draft picks, rather than players
I remember being disappointed to lose Kennedy - I don't think anyone saw him getting to the level he did, though. There's probably an argument as to whether he would've reached those heights if he'd stayed with us.