MELBOURNE coach Simon Goodwin has vehemently defended his club's medical staff after Eagle Will Schofield was cleared of his striking charge against young Demon Clayton Oliver.

The West Coast defender successfully challenged a one-match MRP ban for clipping Clayton Oliver on the chin with his elbow during a half-time fracas at Domain Stadium last Saturday night.

The Demons' medical report was used as evidence and it stated Oliver self-reported a painful jaw at half-time and after the game, but that it required no treatment and that he wouldn't miss any training sessions or a match. 

Given Schofield was in the clear for his actions, questions were raised in regard to the Demons' medical staff's report.

"It's a very basic medical report – there's six questions about was he assessed? Did he have any ongoing effects?" Goodwin said on Wednesday.

"The answer was he was assessed but there were no ongoing effects and he'll continue to play. 

"To suggest that it was (described as) forceful enough to knock him over from our medical team was factually incorrect."

Former greats including Wayne Carey and Garry Lyon were critical of Oliver for exaggerating his reaction to Schofield's contact, which the Tribunal deemed to be of negligible force.

Goodwin declined to comment on the Tribunal's decision but said 19-year-old Oliver was not a dishonest person.

"One thing I do know about Clayton is he's a tough customer and he doesn't lie," Goodwin said.

"He clearly felt some force."

Oliver denied he was a "faker" in post-match comments, and later took to Twitter to bite back at former Test cricketer Damien Martyn, who implied Oliver had taken a dive.

Oliver also changed his profile picture to a photo of Schofield elbowing him in the chin.

Clayton Oliver and Max Gawn having a laugh on Wednesday. Picture: Getty Images

Another Melbourne youngster, midfielder Tom Bugg, had drawn attention last week for using Instagram to suggest he would target Western Bulldogs defender Jason Johannisen.

"Social media, I've lost track of that the last couple of weeks," Goodwin joked on Wednesday.

"We continually talk to our players about social media and about the impact it can have, both negatively and positively.

"I think as players, you learn as you go along through these periods."