WITH five key players missing, Capalaba faces a major battle in their final home game of the season on Saturday.
The Sherwood brothers are under suspension, the Hynes brothers have other commitments, and Nick Maas also is not available.
To makes things even tougher, low-ranking Grange Thistle is coming off a draw against table leaders Eastern Suburbs, and their confidence will be high.
Capalaba hammered Thistle 5-1 in the first round, but will find this week's game more demanding.
All matches have been put forward an hour to tie in with a Telstra promotion from 9am - 1pm.
A signed Queensland Roar jersey will be given away at halftime in the main game and, as it is the final home fixture, entertainment including jumping castle, face painting, barbecue, show bags, prizes, clown and magician will be laid on. The club's fundraising renovation raffle also will be drawn.
A mere four points separate the top four teams in the first division, with the Bulldogs lying third on the table, so a win tomorrow is essential.
Corey Devlin made a marvellous save from a penalty to keep the youth squad in line for the premiership at the weekend.
The consistent Kurt McKeown scored twice, and was supported by goals from Nick Hamlyn and Nick Beverley, but Power gave them a real fright with three of their own.
Tomorrow's game could be the decider, as John Paul College has a great record and is still in with a chance of knocking Capalaba off the top.
The firsts pulled off a vital 2-1 win against leading side Queensland Lions to hold their position in the top four.
Joel Stormon was named Red Rock Noodle Bar Man of the Match.
Keeper Andy Houghton, in one of his few runs with the firsts, turned in a great performance.
The old maestro Greg Thomas provided another touch of his magic, heading in a spot-on cross from the mercurial Robbie Nemeth.
Lions pulled one back with a header from a free kick.
Jake Sherwood was unlucky not to score on a couple of occasions, and put in a magnificent effort when he stayed on the field despite injury.
His perseverance paid off when he put a through ball to Thomas who finished off with an absolute rocket into the corner of the net.
Nick Broomham again showed his ability with the only goal in the reserves' 1-1 draw.
Simon Collins was the Red Rock Noodle Bar Man of the Match.
Saturday's matches kick off at the earlier times of 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm.