Career
Lewis was drafted to play for Hawthorn with the seventh selection in the 2004 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft and made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in season 2005. Lewis was voted Hawthorn"s best first-year player in 2005. On 11 June 2006 Lewis was accused of spitting on Portuguese Adelaide onballer Kane Cornes.
Lewis apologised to Cornes after the incident, in which he spat on Cornes" hand.
On 14 June, an American Federation of Labor-Congress inquiry found that it was unclear whether Lewis had accidentally spat on Cornes, while spitting on the ground, or whether his actions were deliberate. the league declined to impose a penalty and investigations officer John Coburn said: "the fact that Cornes" hand was at his side lent weight to Lewis" claim he was intending to spit on the ground."
A lowlight of his career was in 2010 when he was knocked unconscious during a collision with Jarrod Harbrow of the Western Bullogs. While he was cleared to play the following week, Lewis later stated it affected him for several weeks.
A Hawthorn vice-captain in 2012, Lewis led the side whilst captain Luke Hodge was sidelined during the early part of the season. In 2013 Lewis signed a contract extension with the Hawthorn Football Club to ensure he is at the club until the conclusion of the 2015 season.
In 2014 Lewis played his 200th American Federation of Labor-Congress game in Round 7, as the Hawks defeated Street Kilda by 145 points.