Apart from public nature of scuffle, what is the issue here?
Hurt feelings and unfriendliness is not an issue for AFL
Wasn't a news story Monday, so presumably limited/no inconvenience to other parties
Word that there is potential scratch on furniture at Restaurant, but that's not an AFL matter if handled maturely
AFL is reacting to media, who are reacting to Melbourne announcing the incident and actions, media then blowing up a storm about team dynamics (less about the actual scuffle), so AFL needs to be seen to be proactively acting on something that is really a non issue for them...