As Round 1 of the 2020 season nears, we've taken a look back at the past two months of last season.

In that period, the Hawks won six of their final eight games with four of those victories coming against four finals-bound sides.

Over the summer, the squad was buoyed by this run of momentum to finish the season with a sense that that form can continue into the new year.

Did the Hawks leave their best to last in 2019?

The four-hour plane trip west to take on West Coast at its fortress Optus Stadium is perhaps the most feared task in football.

But, in what turned out to be its last game of the season, Hawthorn rose above the doubts.

Alastair Clarkson's side booted six unanswered goals either side of three-quarter time to secure the win, which was its sixth triumph from its previous eight games.

Hawks forward Tim O’Brien booted four goals in a career-best display, while Shaun Burgoyne and Luke Breust chipped in with three each.

It may not have been enough to secure a finals berth for the Hawks, but they were still able to impact the September mix, knocking the reigning premier Eagles out of the top four.