Hawthorns four time premiership winning small forward Cyril Rioli believes the club is more than capable of covering for the loss of key forward Jarryd Roughhead (pictured).

Roughead suffered a serious knee injury in the Hawks pre season that will see the 2013 Coleman medallist miss the first couple of months of the 2016 AFL season.

The loss of the big full forward could be a crucial factor in the clubs ability to win its fourth straight premiership flag but Rioli believes with the amount of young talent emerging at the club, the Hawks will cope well without the key forward.