THE BRISBANE Lions checked three important boxes in the upset win over West Coast last weekend and co-captain Luke Power says a repeat effort is needed on Saturday night at the Gabba against Melbourne.

The injury-hit Demons are currently 3-11 and in 15th spot on the ladder, but Power insists they are a far more formidable force than their record would suggest.

”Melbourne have got a really good list and to beat them we’ll have to do the same things and have the same attitude we did against West Coast,” Power said.

”We really improved and did well in three important areas against the Eagles.

”One was in the pressure we applied around the ball and making sure there was a contest at ground level.

”It’s also important to win contests across the backline and we did that and got plenty of reobound out of it.

”And lastly we used the ball going into the forward 50m better than West Coast did.”

The Lions playing group had been steadfast in its belief that a fifth win of the season wasn’t far away – despite heading into the West Coast clash without a victory since beating Fremantle in round six.

Power believes the origins of the win against the Eagles – the Lions’ first against last year’s premiers since 2002 – lay in the barnstorming seven-goal last quarter comeback of the previous week, which all but netted a miraculous triumph over Port Adelaide.

”I think we took a lot out of that game, having finished so well,” Power said.

”Quite a few times this season we’ve had teams put points on the board against us in the last 10-15 minutes – I reckon we’ve been a lot more competitive than our results show.

”To put together a last quarter like that against Port showed we can kick a bunch of goals in a short amount of time and gave us a fair bit of confidence.”

The Lions received a boost this week when Jamie Charman stated publicly that he wanted to stay in Brisbane after season’s end.

Power, whose own off-contract status was the subject of media speculation in 2005, made it clear that Charman’s business was his alone and that the ultimate decision belonged to the burly ruckman.

But he equally as adamant in his hope that his 2003 premiership teammate would continue at the Gabba in 2008 and beyond.

”We certainly hope he does stay,” Power said.

”He’s a fantastic person, an exceptional player and a good friend. He’s really important to the club because of the way he goes about things and his ability.

”But it’s not my business to comment on other players and everyone is entitled to make their own decisions.”