No return date for Hawks champ Rioli

Hawthorn captain Jarryd Roughead says Cyril Rioli should take all the time he needs to care for his ill father and not rush back to AFL pre-season.

Hawthorn haven't put a start date on Cyril Rioli's AFL pre-season as the champion forward helps his father convalesce from heart surgery.

Jarryd Roughead led pre-season training at Waverley for the AFL heavyweights on Monday but said Rioli could take all the time he needed.

"I don't think we should put a timeline on it. In situations like this footy becomes second. We've always been known as a family club and in situations like this you need to be with your family," he said.