THE AFL will not take any action against David Hille concerning a spitting allegation that was levelled at the Essendon ruckman after Sunday's clash against Carlton.

AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the Essendon Football Club had informed him of a complaint from a member of the public who attended last Sunday's game.

The fan made a complaint to the Bombers after the match that Hille spat on or at them during the final term, and AFL investigations officer Graeme McDonald conducted a thorough inquiry into the matter before deciding no further action would be taken.

Anderson said in a statement released by the AFL on Thursday afternoon that McDonald found Hille did spit while in the vicinity of the complainant but that the evidence did not support the allegation that he directly spat at or on anyone.

"Mr McDonald reviewed all available video evidence from the match, interviewed members of both Carlton and Essendon's support staff who were in the vicinity at the time, interviewed David Hille, interviewed the complainant and also interviewed other members of the public who were sitting with the person who made the complaint to the Essendon Football Club," the statement read.

The AFL confirmed that, in the absence of any further evidence, no more action will be taken over the allegation.