Daisy Pearce's West Coast have reached the AFLW finals for the first time after Sydney blew their own chances in a shock three-point loss to struggling Essendon at Coffs Harbour.
The Swans simply needed to beat Essendon in Saturday's match to seal a finals berth, and they started as the hottest of favourites against an injury-devastated Bombers side that had lost eight games on the trot.
