INSPIRATIONAL Brisbane Lions co-captain Luke Power is racing the clock to be fit for Saturday night's crucial clash against Richmond after missing training on Wednesday.

The Lions are keeping their fingers crossed Power will complete Friday's session and line up in the match against the 10th-placed Tigers.

Power was pivotal for the Lions with 31 possessions in the 46-point thumping of West Coast at the Gabba last weekend, despite nursing a shoulder complaint.

Lions coach Leigh Matthews was confident Power would not be added to their injury list when he assessed his side on Monday.

But the 28-year-old sent a scare through the team when he did not train.

Jed Adcock (quad) and Joel Macdonald (ankle) also face fitness tests this week but Jonathan Brown (shoulder) and Simon Black (hip) are expected to play after getting through the win over the Eagles.

The Lions have not beaten the Tigers since 2004, with the drought including a 2007 draw that saw Josh Drummond make a stunning interception in the dying seconds to deny Richmond's first win of the year.

"Results show they have the wood on us for the last few years so we will be looking to turn the tables on them," Drummond said.

"They are a pretty quick running side, we have trouble at times with those sort of sides.

"But this is an important game for the club. We have a bit of confidence from the weekend so hopefully we can take another step forward against the Tigers."

In beating West Coast, the Lions snapped successive losses to sides outside the top eight and kept alive their hopes of a first finals campaign in four years.

"We know our best footy is still to come. We need to produce that in what will be an important six weeks for the club," Drummond said.

"Our best form is ahead of us and we have a lot of improvement. But we know we are no finals certainties."