There were plenty of new faces out on the track as Hawthorn's full list returned to training on Monday. But it was an old face whose appearance brought the most cheer.

Jarryd Roughead is back in training with his teammates as he continues his recovery from a melanoma which had been cut from his lip in 2015 but last May was found to have recurred in his lungs.

The key forward then began a 12-month course of immunotherapy treatment, sitting out the entire 2016 season. His last game for the Hawks was the 2015 grand final win over West Coast.

But Roughead recently received encouraging news about his recovery, beginning a tailored pre-season training program. And on Monday he was out on the track at Waverley with a full contingent of teammates as the more senior Hawks who'd been on their break began their pre-season campaigns.