THE HAWKS will enter the Hall of Fame tribute match weekend with a determination to keep their blistering form in perspective, says defender Stephen Gilham.

Gilham said there was strong resolve to keep a lid on things at Waverley, with inspiration for success coming in the form of players such as veteran Shane Crawford.

Crawford, 33, is playing in his 16th season and has won almost every footballing accolade possible, but still lusts after an elusive premiership medallion.

With the Hawks undefeated after seven rounds and flag favourites Geelong not yet playing all-conquering football, this year could provide that chance.

"Yesterday we spoke about going into the break in unchartered waters for our club, for the last couple of years at least," Gilham said on The Sunday Footy Show.

"'Crawf' said not to get ahead of ourselves, as we have a great opportunity [to keep it going]."

Gilham said there were plenty of reasons why that could happen, with the defenders currently possessing confidence in both their forwards and midfielders.

"The [forwards] are all doing their job at the moment and we're not just leading up to one of them," he said.

"There was a great spread of goals yesterday."

"It helps us [defenders] a lot when the midfielders have a defensive mindset, and there's been plenty of pressure on the ball when it's coming forward.

"It's been great this year."

The Hawks suffered two injuries on Saturday against Collingwood, with Luke Hodge wrenching a hamstring and Simon Taylor receiving concussion. They also lost Chance Bateman before the bounce with what Gilham said was a "cracked bone in his hand".

But nothing could prepare the club for its latest injury hit, with defender Trent Croad discovering that recovery sessions have recently developed physical aspects.

The full-back, who manfully held Travis Cloke goalless the day before, suffered a cut face when he was shoved into a door by a supposedly friendly teammate.

"I saw Croady when he was all patched up and he seemed to think it was Roughy (Jarryd Roughead)," Gilham reported following the Sunday morning session.

"He told me Roughy pushed him into a door, boys being boys, at recovery.

"Then he was on speed-dial straight away to one of his plastic surgeons."

While he was quick to poke fun at Croad's interest in personal grooming, Gilham did praise his fellow defender for the performance he put in against Cloke during Saturday's 65-point win.  

"Croady did a great job on Travis, and that really helped us. Having him on a big fella and not having to worry about [Anthony] Rocca [was great]."