Tom Hawkins has set his sights on making a big impact during the remainder of the season after returning to form with four goals in the Cats' win over Adelaide on Saturday night.

Hawkins and Dan Menzel both booted bags of four as the home side prevailed by 30 points.

WATCH: Highlights' of Hawk's performance against the Crows

For Hawkins, the performance came after he had endured a couple of months of patchy form.

"I've been through form slumps before, so I was confident that at some stage I was going to come out of it," Hawkins told Cats Media after the game.

"Tonight was a step, but there's certainly a lot of hard work still ahead.

"We're going to hopefully be able to do some exciting thing, this footy club this year.

"I want to be a part of that, so it was nice to get on the end of a few."

While Hawkins was delighted that he and Menzel were able to have a big impact on the scoreboard, he was also full of praise for fellow forwards Shane Kersten and Linc McCarthy.

He also felt that Steven Motop, who is another player whose form has been questioned, made a key contribution.

"I thought Mots did a lot of work on and off the ball that was fantastic," Hawkins said.