Hawthorn midfielder Jaeger O'Meara has no interest in jumping on an "emotional rollercoaster" in 2020, saying the club must eradicate the inconsistencies that it has displayed in the opening three rounds of the season.

The Hawks have delivered two stunning performances against top-four hopefuls Brisbane and Richmond in the opening few rounds, but its other effort against Geelong in Round 2 left much to be desired.  

O'Meara was among the Hawks' best in the side's win over Richmond last Thursday night but he explained the Hawks could ill-afford to perform inconsistently in a shortened season.

"Looking at the weekend's results, it seemed a lot of the teams that didn't go so well in Round 2 were able to bounce back in Round 3," O'Meara said. 

"We don't really want to get into that sort of emotional rollercoaster where you're up one week and then down the next - with a shorter season we need to be up every week.

"We're trying to focus on that, we have a longer break this week with 10 days between games, but we need to be prepared to take on North who are playing some really good footy."

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As the Hawks look to take on a North Melbourne side that has also won two of its opening three matches, O'Meara said teammate Ricky Henderson appeared ready to take on the Kangaroos after receiving a knock in Round 3. 

"I saw him this morning and he's looking good," O'Meara said. 

"He's not the best morning person, he's usually pretty grumpy in the mornings, but he's all good to go."

The club's co-vice-captain alongside fellow on-baller Tom Mitchell, O'Meara conceded the club had to learn from the COVID-19 saga that had surrounded Essendon in recent days. 

Bombers running defender Conor McKenna returned a positive test of coronavirus on Saturday, before a follow-up test produced a negative result on Tuesday. 

O'Meara explained the club had seen this situation as a further example of the importance of following the rules that have been put in place. 

"I guess what we've taken from Conor's situation is to be more vigilant and more disciplined.

"I feel like we've done that pretty well so far but it's just another wake-up call in terms of sticking to the protocols."