Former Hawthorn champion and premiership captain Luke Hodge has consulted his old teammate Jordan Lewis on how he should approach joining a new club as an experienced player.

Lewis joined Melbourne in 2017 after four flags with Hawthorn and Hodge will go through the same experience when he walks into the Gabba as a Brisbane Lions player in 2018.

New recruit: Luke Hodge has joined the Brisbane Lions. Credit:Justin McManus

"I'm pretty vocal having been at Hawthorn for so long but my plan at the start is to sit back and assess how things go," Hodge said.

"There is nothing worse than an old guy coming in and trying to tell people what to do from the get-go."