A RELIEVED Will Schofield was more than happy to leave the social media antics to Clayton Oliver in the wake of the pair's controversial stoush at Domain Stadium on Saturday night.

And the West Coast defender gave a veiled suggestion that his younger Demon opponent might do the same in future, with a little more experience under his belt.

Schofield's Tribunal appeal against a one-game ban for striking Oliver was upheld on Tuesday night after a one-hour hearing. 

RECAP: How the Tribunal hearing unfolded

The Schofield-Oliver clash has dominated footy discussion over the past three days, with the Melbourne young gun forced to defend himself after social media lit up with accusations of 'diving' following the glancing blow to his chin from Schofield's elbow.

The 19-year-old was drawn into a Twitter spat with former Test cricketer and Eagles fan Damien Martyn, before changing his profile picture to a photo of Schofield elbowing him on the chin.

Oliver said he had been "rocked" by the blow, which he wasn't expecting.

However, the Eagles, who were shocked Schofield had a case to answer, successfully argued at the Tribunal that the force was negligible and not low impact, as initially graded by the Match Review Panel.

Speaking after the hearing, Schofield delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Oliver's social media activity.

"Being a little bit of a more senior player, I think it's always best to watch from the sidelines when things go to social media, so you didn't hear too much from me," Schofield said.

The Eagles defender breathed a sigh of relief after the Tribunal's verdict and is now free to play the Western Bulldogs this Saturday.

"Yeah (I'm) relieved, certainly, I didn't know how that one was going to go, but obviously I'm really happy and satisfied with the decision," Schofield said.

"I was a little surprised (it needed to go as far as the Tribunal) but like I said I'm really happy with the result.

"All I want to do is play (this) week, and I've given myself the opportunity to, I just need to get picked by Simmo (coach Adam Simpson) now."