Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_18 ( year INTEGER, crowd VARCHAR, winners VARCHAR, season_result VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What's the highest year than hawthorn won with a season result of preliminary finalist and a crowd smaller than 27,407?

### Accurate SQL ###

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