Wanderers players celebrate victory after the round 27 A-League match between the Newcastle Jets and Western Sydney at Hunter Stadium. FANTASY turned into reality Friday night and it's unlikely western Sydney will see a party like it. The new kids on the block, the A-League novices cobbled together at the 11th hour with a string of players unwanted by rival clubs, were considered little more than fodder for rival teams when the competition kicked off. So rushed was their preparation, coach Tony Popovic didn't even have a full squad under contract when his side played their opening pre-season trial. But six months later and highlighted by an astonishing run of 12 games straight without a loss, the Wanderers have done the unthinkable - winning the Premiers' Plate in their debut season. Inspired by a first-half Mark Bridge double, the injury-hit Wanderers scored a pulsating 3-0 demolition of Newcastle Jets at Hunter Stadium, emphatically ending the Jets' own play-offs aspirations. It left an 8000-strong contingent of Western Sydney fans who made the trip up the F3 in full party mode long before the final whistle and they were still lauding their team well after the end. "There's no real big emotions at the moment," Popovic said. Maybe because I'm new to this, I don't really know what to feel. The time will come certainly when we reflect on the season and what a great achievement it's been but I'm looking forward to telling the players how proud we are of them. It's been an amazing season and a great way to finish it off today. It was a pressure game for both teams and the players really stood up. In unlocking the secret to their unlikely success, Popovic hinted it was all about confidence and desire. Western Sydney Wanderers continue their fairytale, winning the Premiers' Plate in their debut A-League season with an easy victory over Newcastle Jets. "We were happy with the players and we stuck at it and had a real belief amongst this group, amongst this club and you could see today those fans are something else," he said. Looking ahead, Popovic was making no promises, knowing the finals series brings with it a new set of challenges. "We go in with a lot of belief and confidence," he said. But around the world, you come first in the league, you are a worthy champion and that's what I'll be telling the players. There is still a job to do. In this country we celebrate the grand final winners and we'll do everything we can in two weeks' time to get ourselves into a grand final. Jets boss Gary van Egmond could only bow to the superiority of the visitors on the night. "They were obviously up for it and had a lot at stake as well as we did but they seemed to be first to any second ball that bounced around and they made second and third efforts in their defensive work," he said. We had a few (players) who looked like deers in the headlights. They were sort of stunned with the occasion and we never got any rhythm. The intent was clear from the Wanderers from the opening whistle. Popovic vowed his depleted side, missing five players including marquee Shinji Ono and starting with debutant teenager Yianni Perkatis in the midfield, would not play for a draw. He was true to his word. The Jets were blown off the park early by the intensity of the visitors, who were full of running despite the absence of their stars. Given their dominance, it was no surprise the opening goal wasn't long in coming. Tarek Elrich provided a long diagonal ball which found the outstretched left foot of a diving Labinot Haliti. His ball across the face of goal evaded Dino Kresinger and Jets keeper Mark Birighitti but not Bridge. He was at the back post and had a simple tap in for a 1-0 lead after just six minutes of the encounter. The Wanderers plunged the knife into the Jets finals hopes even further 32 minutes in and it was that man Bridge again. The former Jets player - who scored the winner in Newcastle's grand final win in 2008 - ran onto a Kresinger flick-on and outmuscled Jets defender Connor Chapman to make it 2-0. The final goal, a cracking left-footer from substitute Rocky Visconte from outside the box with 10 minutes to play, will be worthy of any season highlights reel.