As the competition reaches the halfway mark of Season Seven, we look at how the teams are faring.

Adelaide United

The question for Adelaide United at the commencement of the season was whether they could play more expansive football and what the cost of that would be.

Adelaide have been more attacking but it has come at the cost of defensive certainty. Growing pains continue as they look integrate their emerging talent but the core group of young players have shown enough to suggest they could be a solid foundation for the future.

In the short term it is the experienced players like Barbieri, Pedersen, Moore, Woods and Brogan who will necessary to guide them through this season.

Grade: C

Best Players: Melissa Barbieri (GK), Lisa Marie Woods (M), Kristy Moore / Emily Condon (F)

Brisbane Roar

Last season's grand finalists have a mountain to climb if they are to make their seventh straight finals series.

Stalwarts Elise Kellond-Knight, Laura Alleway, Clare Polkinghorne and Emily Gielnik have been solid without being spectacular.

However the two time champions require increased input across the board but particularly from the likes of match winners Katrina Gorry, Tameka Butt, Hayley Raso and the returning Amy Chapman.

Grade: C

Best Players: Laura Alleway (D), Katrina Gorry (M), Emily Gielnik (F)

Canberra United

Favourites for many people to take out either the premiership and/or championship, Canberra United have had an inconsistent start to the season.

While they have been in command of or well and truly in most matches, bad misses and lapses in concentration have led to points unnecessarily dropped.

United are still well placed to make the Top 4 but up front they require a better conversion of their created chances and they need to tighten up defensively.

Grade: B

Best Players: Nicole Begg (D), Caitlin Munoz (M), Ashleigh Sykes (F)

Melbourne Victory

As with last season Melbourne needed a Round 1 wake up call and since the loss to Newcastle, the Victory have been one of the most consistent sides in the competition grabbing points in each of their last 5 games.

Victory are a solid team across the pitch with some real depth which they will be tested in the second half of the season with the International Women's Club Championship potentially causing a fixture crush.

Grade: A-

Best Players: Lauren Barnes (D), Christine Nairn (M), Lisa De Vanna (F)

Newcastle Jets

Last year's wooden spooners have surprised many this season and find themselves in the Top 4.

The Jets are stronger all across the park but it is their midfield who have really shone while defensively Hayley Crawford and Katherine Reynolds have steadied the ship.

The Jets season hinges on the next run of matches Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Canberra coming up.

Grade: B+

Best Players: Hayley Crawford (D), Emily van Egmond / Angela Salem (M), Tara Andrews (F)

Perth Glory

With six wins in a row, the ladder leaders have made the best start to a season in W-League history.

From Kate Gill and Sam Kerr to Mackenzie Arnold, Perth Glory have had contributors across the board and boast the league's best attack and the second best defence.

With finals all but assured the second half of the season is about consistency and ensuring they peak for the business end.

Grade: A

Best Players: Alanna Kennedy / Shelina Zadorsky (D), Marianna Tabain (M), Kate Gill (F)

Sydney FC

Sitting in second, Sydney have weathered the upheaval of coaching staff and playing roster.

Sydney's foundation has been the best defence in the W-League led by goalkeeper Casey Dumont. Dumont has been well supported by familiar faces in Rollason, Clifford and Polias, returnees Allen and Uzunlar and newbie Johnson.

In the front third Spencer has been the live wire but she requires more support with the Sky Blues labouring to regularly score multiple goals.

Grade: A-

Best Players: Casey Dumont (GK), Teresa Polias (M), Jasmyne Spencer (F)

Western Sydney

It was always going to be tough season for the Wanderers

Western Sydney have managed to compete for 45 minutes in most games with Norm Boardman's side sticking to their intent of attacking sides but the lack of experience within the side has told in the second half costing them dearly.

There have been some rays of light with the character laden 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar and the emergence of young players like Demi Koulizakis and Lorena Budgen.

Grade: C -

Best Players: Caitlin Cooper (D), Keelin Winters (M), Michelle Carney (F)