Eagle Liam Baker avoids ban as seven players fined for involvement in all-in melee

West Coast's Liam Baker has escaped suspension for an ugly forearm push to the back of James Peatling's head on Sunday afternoon.

But the Eagles half-back has been fined $3125 for the incident in the clash with Adelaide, as well as another $1875 for his involvement in the all-in melee that broke out on the back of it.

The match review officer dealt suspensions to seven players ranging between $1000 and $3125 for their involvement in the melee: Riley Thilthorpe, Izak Rankine, Josh Worrell, Elijah Hewett, Bailey Williams, Jack Hutchinson and Baker.

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MRO Michael Christian deemed Baker's forearm push, which occurred with two minutes remaining in the Adelaide Oval match, not worthy of the "serious misconduct" tag required to make it a suspension-worthy offence.

In his post-match press conference after the Eagles' 66-point defeat, West Coast coach Andrew McQualter diverted attention away from the incident.

But on Nine's Footy Furnace on Sunday night, former Essendon coach James Hird suggested the act of foul play should be worth a suspension of multiple games.

Frustration boiled over as West Coast trailed Adelaide by 60 points with two minutes left in the match, with Baker collecting Peatling high before ramming a forearm into the back of his head, causing his head to make heavy contact with the ground.

"That's the sort of thing that if you get three weeks for bumping ... or tackling someone and pulling them down and mistiming, that [the Baker incident] is a deliberate act," Hird said.

"That to me is worse than a tackle where you pull them behind and hit someone because it's a deliberate act to try to, not so much hurt someone, but to influence someone. In a tackle you make a mistake."

McQualter was asked if Baker should be concerned about the incident following the Eagles' 19.14 (128) to 8.14 (62) defeat.

"It didn't seem like that to me," he replied.

"Obviously the Crows players reacted to it.

"I was probably more disappointed in how many high free kicks we gave away for the whole day. I thought we were pretty ordinary in that space.

"I think there were 12 high free kicks, which in my mind is a technique thing for us. So we're going to have to do some work there."

Adelaide won the match 19.14 (128) to 8.14 (62).