SCHEMA:
CREATE TABLE table_name_18 (year INTEGER, crowd VARCHAR, winners VARCHAR, season_result VARCHAR)
USER:
What's the highest year than hawthorn won with a season result of preliminary finalist and a crowd smaller than 27,407?

QUERY:
SELECT MAX(year) FROM table_name_18 WHERE winners = "hawthorn" AND season_result = "preliminary finalist" AND crowd < 27 OFFSET 407