HAWTHORN vice-captain Jordan Lewis will be restricted from full training until February as he recovers from post-season wrist surgery.

The midfielder went under the knife to have a ligament repaired in the days following the Hawks' 10-point Grand Final loss to the Sydney Swans.

Although the surgery is unlikely to delay the start of Lewis' season, he will be kept from contact work for the bulk of summer. 

Hawks football manager Mark Evans said the 26-year-old would at least be able to maintain his fitness.

"He will still be able to get all of the running activities done, but he'll need to be careful, and slowly build up in terms of any contact," Evans said on Friday.

"Initially it'll be very light ball skills, and then particularly into tackling and things like that, he'll need to be careful with that through to probably the end of January."

Hawthorn resumes training on November 26.

Club captain Luke Hodge is also on the recovery path, having had a posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the off-season.

He is expected to resume running before Christmas, but is no guarantee to be ready for the Hawks' round one clash with Geelong.

Mark Macgugan covers Hawthorn news for AFL.com.au. Twitter: @AFL_MarkM.