Some teams just need a little while to 'click' so with 10 games now in the bag, Adam and Joe cast their eye over who's finally clicked, who's almost clicking and who's clacking so far in the 2023 AFL season.

Plus plenty of movement in the MVPs. And don't forget to let us know who you want to see have their list thoroughly examained in the coming weeks.

Round 9 of the AFL season has laid down some key questions as teams mount a challenge for the 2023 Finals Series: Are the Tigers of old, strong and bold enough to grasp their way back into the final eight? (39:00) Has the Grand Finalist curse struck down Sydney? (50:42) Can the Crows book their tickets to September just yet? (1:01:35)

Adam and Joe dissect it all, plus movement in the tiers (3:04) and the fallout from the West Coast list management proposal hits home (1:20:42).

We're a third of the way through the 2023 AFL Season, and we're celebrating (updating) our MVPs (1:55).

Key Questions:

- Is Carlton cooked?(20:40)

- Have the Suns actually come of age a la "Looking for Alibrandi" or is Melbourne not ruthless enough? (27:18)

- Are Port Adelaide actualy a tier above Essendon? (38:52)

- Do you stop Nick Daicos to stop Collingwood? Results say no (44:20)

PLUS - How to help West Coast? The time to hit the draft is now, so how far do you cut the list and who do you give up to maximise the Eagles draft hand? Would you keep or trade Oscar Allen? (52:36)

Who do you believe more in right now: Port Adelaide or Sydney? The Power's "Untenable Ken" outcoached Ross the Boss, while Sydney had another 4 points stolen from them. Are last year's Grand Finalists counting themselves out of finals action in 2023?

Plus what does Tasmania need for long term success when they're granted an AFL license? And who comes in after them as the 20th team? is the NT and Darwin assured of a team or does someone else want it more.

It's a monster pod!

ANZAC Day clashes rarely disappoint and Collingwood did it again! Does it propel Nick Daicos to the MVP? Who would you rather be: Carlton or Essendon? The boys track a couple of bid trades from the off-season plus how to address the power imbalance in the trade week, should players be able to be traded against their will?

Some big questions posed on the pod - some big answers laid down.

Fair to say the AFL's Gather Round concept was a raging success, Adam gives the lowdown on why this festival of footy hit all the right notes after watching 6 out of the 9 games live.

Plus there's movement amongst the tiers, a line is drawn with Richmond's season, the Gold Coast's development under the microscope and what is Essendon's ceiling?

0:45 - What it was like to be amongst it in Adelaide for Gather Round

4:15 - "I've had a gutful!"

11:36 - Movement amongst the tiers

35:32 - Why the media needs to have a "good hard look at themsleves"

49:07 - Are Richmond done in Season 2023?

58:09 - Here we go again with a disppointing Gold Coast, is it time for a new coach?

1:07:26 - Where is Essendon's ceiling?

Round Four of the AFL 2023 season concludes with all teams now opening their winning accounts. The lid is struggling to stay on at Carlton, while the Bulldogs are up after a gritty win over the Tigers. But the alarm bells are ringing at Fremantle, while Sydney let one slip they shouldn't have let get away. Plus the boys reveal what they're looking for in their MVP and other awards to be revealed later in the season.

1:52 - Who's up? CARLTON

6:01 - Who's up? WESTERN BULLDOGS

9:15 - Who's down? SYDNEY

15:43: Who's down? FREMANTLE

How Gather Round will separate the pack

28:35 - Adelaide V Carlton

34:44 - Port Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

43:37 - Collingwood V St Kilda (Plus our first "I've had a gutful!")

54:27 - The Down The Guts MVP and the early leaders

A big Round 3 of the AFL season, with key rivals shaking the foundations of the boys revela of the their tiers for the first time during the season.

Plus what will it take for people to believe in St Kilda's unbeaten start? And where does Port's showdown loss leave the club? Adam says they've got to take a step back to go two steps forward.

Do you believe in your team's start to the 2023 AFL season, or do you hold concerns? Adam and Joe cast their eye over the teams that have started 2-0 and those that are 0-2.

Plus... has Adam cracked the Collingwood code? And what is the difference between a star of the competition... and a superstar?

Do you believe in...

Sydney's start - 2:39

St Kilda sitting second - 3:41

Essendon's undefeated opening - 7:54

Collingwood? Yes. But here's how to crack the Collingwood code - 11:41

North Melbourne/Clarko - 25:28

Are you concerned about?

Hawthorn - 28:30

Western Bulldogs - 33:11

Gold Coast - 40:23

Adelaide - 43:40

Geelong - 48:37

Fremantle - 51:02

Showdown breakdown - 54:53

The difference between a 'Star' and a 'Superstar" - 1:08:21

A brutal opening to the 2023 AFL Season, with horrific injuries, brutish bumps and teams exposed in round one.

Adam and Joe look at just a few of the storylines that emerged from Round One including, Richmond can't win the close ones like they used too; Collingwood deserve more respect, Port WERE hiding something before the season started; the extraordinary leeway Adam Simpson has been given at West Coast and the Crows flaws exposed when the heat was on.