Coach Sam Mitchell is wary of robbing turnovers to pay forward efficiency as Hawthorn prepare for another massive AFL test.

The Hawks are in the midst of a run of games against likely fellow finalists and now they take on in-form Adelaide on Friday night at Launceston.

Coming off bad losses to Brisbane and Collingwood, the Hawks noticeably ramped up their pressure last week and beat the Western Bulldogs.

It begs the question - what does Mitchell feel they need to improve to beat the Crows?

"It's a great challenge - what do you try and improve and what do you consolidate?," he said.

"If you look just at the Bulldogs game in isolation, I think we had close to 60 inside 50s, but we only put 81 points up.

"So you'd say okay, our forward 50 efficiency is something to work on. But everything comes at a cost, so if we do work on that, maybe the work comes off something else.

"We're really are probably at a doubling-down moment, we're not trying to add too much to our game, we're just trying to consolidate the things we know work for us."

Mitchell said the keys for his team are getting the ball inside 50, pressure on the opposition and being a difficult team to play against.

"If you really try to squeeze the lemon with forward-50 efficiency, then that might come at the risk of getting scored against the other way - which we've been hurt from a couple of times this year," he said.

Mitchell was coy on what changes the Hawks would make, with Nick Watson set to return from illness and James Worpel (corked thigh) and Jack Scrimshaw (ankle) facing fitness tests.

But he feels his defence will match up well against the potent Crows attack, headlined by Taylor Walker, Riley Thilthorpe and Darcy Fogarty.

Hawks key backs Tom Barras, Josh Battle and Josh Weddle were outstanding last week against the Bulldogs.

"We feel like we match up not too bad against them, but it will come down to the contest," Mitchell said.

"Adelaide have been very potent - probably early in the season, very offensive and everyone was raving about their offensive potency.

"But they've really rounded their game out nicely, defensively been really sound."

While last week was crucial, Mitchell was wary about whether it represented a true turning point.

"I'm trying to avoid the concept of 'clicking', it feels like that sometimes, but very much it's hard work that needs to be focused in the right place," he said.

As Tasmania frets about the future of its proposed AFL team, the Hawks will revel in their second home at Launceston.

"Statistically you would say that it does (help the Hawks), but it's still going to have four goal posts and the same amount of players on the field," Mitchell said.

"We love going down there and obviously it's a really happy environment for us ... obviously there's been a lot of talk with the political stuff that's happening."

Meanwhile, Mitchell has paid tribute to his old Hawthorn teammate Luke Hodge, who was inducted into the Australian Football Hall Of Fame.

"Full credit to the career that Hodgey had. I hope that one day he ends up in coaching," Mitchell said.