Key player: Ellie Carpenter. The Matildas young gun is one of the most exciting players in the league and she's still only 18. Expect the versatile midfielder to raise her game again following her first WNSL campaign.

ADELAIDE UNITED

Coach:  Ivan Karlovic

Last year: Last

Prediction: Eighth

Squad: 1.Sarah WILLACY, 2.Emily HODGSON, 3.Charlotte GRANT, 4.Georgia IANNELLA, 5.Gunnhildur JONSDOTTIR, 6.Georgia CAMPAGNALE, 8.Emily CONDON, 9.Fanndis FRIDRIKSDOTTIR, 10.Chelsie DAWBER, 11.Laura JOHNS, 12.Veronica LATSKO, 14.Grace ABBEY, 15.Emma CHECKER (c), 16.Dylan HOLMES, 17.Kahlia HOGG18, Meleri MULLAN, 20.Sian McLAREN, 21.Lara KIRKBY, 22.Amber BROOKS, 23.Michelle HEYMAN.

Key player: Michelle Heyman. The former Canberra golden girl has a point to prove this season after she was axed by Heather Garriock and expect the league's highest ever goal scorer to fire.

BRISBANE ROAR

Coach: Mel Andreatta

Last year: First

Prediction: Second

Squad: 2.Carson PICKETT, 4.Clare POLKINGHORNE (c), 5.Jenna MCCORMICK, 6.Celeste BOUREILLE, 7.Indiah-Paige RILEY, 8.Kaitlyn TORPEY 9.Chioma UBOGAGU, 10.Katrina GORRY, 11.Natalie TATHEM, 12.Allira TOBY, 14.Summer O’BRIEN, 15.Abbey LLOYD, 16.Hayley RASO, 18.Leah DAVIDSON, 19.Hollie PALMER, 20.Annie GROVE, 21.Danielle WARD, 22.Anna MARGRAF, 30.Elli CHAPPLE, 40.Kezia PRITCHARD

Key player: Matildas trio. Australian stars Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry and Hayley Raso were nearly unstoppable for Brisbane last summer, expect them pick up where they left off.

MELBOURNE CITY

Coach: Rado Vidosic

Last year: Fourth

Prediction: Fourth

Squad: 1.Lydia WILLIAMS, 2.Yukari KINGA 3.Lauren BARNES, 4.Chelsea BLISSETT, 5.Helen CACERES, 7.Steph CATLEY (knee), 8.Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT 10.Nia STAMATOPOULOS, 11.Rhali DOBSON, 12.Adriana JONES, 13.Rebekah STOTT, 14.Shelby GREEN, 15.Amy JACKSON, 16.Sofia SAKALIS (International duty), 17.Kyah SIMON 18.Aimee MEDWIN, 19.Tyla-Jay VLAJNIC, 21.Janna LAWSON, 22.Jasmyne SPENCER, 23.Melissa BARBIERI, 24.Whitney KNIGHT, 31.Tameka BUTT 88.Theresa NIELSEN.

Key player: Lydia Williams. The Matildas goalkeeper almost single-handedly won City its third straight title last year as a near-unstoppable force in goals.

MELBOURNE VICTORY

Coach: Jeff Hopkins

Last year: Seventh

Prediction: First

Squad: 1.Casey DUMONT, 3 Teigen ALLEN, 4.Alex GUMMER, 5.Laura ALLEWAY, 6.Annabel MARTIN, 7.Christine NAIRN, 8.Angela BEARD, 9.Natasha DOWIE (c), 10.Kyra COONEY-CROSS, 11.Melinda BARBIERI, 14.Melina AYRES, 15.Emily GIELNIK, 16.Samantha JOHNSON, 17.Danielle WEATHERHOLT, 18.Grace MAHER, 19.Lia PRIVITELLI, 20.Bethany MASON-JONES, 21.Ella MASTRANTONIO

Key player: Grace Maher. Another Canberra defactor who left Garriock to chase the big city lights. Luckyily she has the ability to back up her transfer hype and could take Victory all the way.

SYDNEY FC

Coach: Ante Juric

Last year: Second

Prediction: Fifth

Squad: 1.Aubrey BLEDSOE (gk), 2.Teresa POLIAS (c), 4.Elizabeth RALSTON, 5.Ally GREEN, 6.Chloe LOGARZO, 7.Rachael SOUTAR, 8.Amy HARRISON, 9.Caitlin FOORD, 11.Lisa DE VANNA, 12.Natalie TOBIN, 14.Alanna KENNEDY, 17.Angelique HRISTODOULOU,18.Taylor RAY, 19.Amy SAYER, 20.Princess IBINI, 21.Julia VIGNES 22.Sofia HUERTA, 23.Danielle COLAPRICO, 24.Bryany PARKER, 25.Darcey MALONE, 30.Trudy BURKE.

Key player: Lisa De Vanna. Nobody has played for more clubs than Lisa De Vanna and it doesn't matter where she goes, she finds a way to win. This ageless striker just won't go down.

NEWCASTLE JETS 

Coach: Craig Deans

Last year: Third

Prediction: Sixth

Squad: 1.Larissa CRUMMER, 2.Cortnee VINE, 3.Jenna KINGSLEY, 4.Tara ANDREWS, 5.Gema SIMON, 6.Claire COELHO, 7.Sophie NENADOVIC, 8.Clare WHEELER, 9.Cassidy DAVIS, 10.Hannah BREWER, 11.Emily VAN EGMOND, 12.Taylor SMITH, 13.Katie STENGEL, 14.Renee POUNTNEY, 15.Paige KINGSTON-HOGG, 16.Tessa TAMPLIN, 17.Britt ECKERSTROM, 18.Panagiota PETRATOS, 19.Teigan COLLISTER, 20.Libby COPUS-BROWN.

Key player: Emily van Egmond. The star Matildas midfielder has been a standout out domestically and abroad for the past five years and expect nothing less again this summer.

PERTH GLORY

Coach: Bobby Despotovski

Last year: Sixth

Prediction: Seventh

Squad: 1.Eliza CAMPBELL, 2.Sarah CARROLL, 3.Kim CARROLL (c), 4.Alyssa MAUTZ, 5.Shannon MAY, 6.Abbey MEAKINS, 7.Nicole STANTON 9.Rachel HILL,10.Jacynta GALABADAARACHCHI, 11.Leticia MCKENNA 13.Jamie-Lee GALE, 14.Caitlin DOEGLAS, 15.Alexia MORENO, 17.Liana COOK, 18. Isabella FOLETTA, 20.Sam KERR, 21.Morgan AQUINO, 23.Stacey CAVILL, 24.Natasha RIGBY, 25.Katie NAUGHTON

Key player: Sam Kerr. The world's best player made history this season as the W-League's first marque signing and nobody will come close to her for the league best-and-fairest.

WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS

Coach: Dan Barrett

Last year: Eighth

Prediction: Last

Squad: 1.Jada WHYMAN, 2.Caitlin COOPER, 5.Rachel LOWE 6.Servet UZUNLAR (c), 7.Lo’eau LABONTA, 8.Erica HALLOWAY, 9.Remy SIEMSEN, 10.Kylie LEDBROOK, 11.Elizabeth ADDO, 12.Susan PHONSONGKHAM 13.Georgia YEOMAN-DALE, 14.Courtney NEVIN 15.Talitha KRAMER, 16.Liana DANASKOS, 17.Sydney MIROMONTEZ, 19.Leena KHAMIS, 20.Caitlin JARVIE, 21.Mackenzie HAWKESBY, 30.Nicole SIMONSEN

Key player: Caitlin Cooper. The no-nonsense Matildas defender will look to lead a young side to an unlikely finals berth but it will likely be a bridge too far again this summer.