Adelaide's Mitch Hinge has seen his one-game suspension for striking upheld at the AFL Tribunal.

Hinge and the Crows challenged the ban after the Match Review Officer graded Hinge's hit on Fremantle's Andrew Brayshaw as intentional conduct, low impact and high contact.

The Crows argued Hinge's actions were careless rather than intentional, hoping to downgrade the suspension to a fine.

Hinge said he looked to push Brayshaw and had no intention to make contact with Brayshaw's face, nor did he feel he had made contact with the head.

The AFL, led by Counsel Sally Flynn, argued that the incident occurred away from live play as players were awaiting a boundary throw-in and amid a blood rule stoppage.

The Crows argued Brayshaw's position had lowered prior to the point of contact, however the AFL rebutted in stating Brayshaw's movement was not critical in where Hinge's strike made contact.

After close to 30 minutes of deliberating, the AFL Tribunal confirmed Hinge's suspension would be upheld.

Tribunal Chair Jeff Gleeson reflected on an earlier verdict where Carlton's Adam Cerra had his charge for striking reduced from a suspension to a fine in a successful appeal, noting the contrast between Hinge's actions and Cerra's.

Gleeson assed that Hinge's evidence was "inconsistent" with the video evidence of his strike.

The verdict means the Crows defender will be unavailable for selection for Saturday's match with Carlton, and will next be free to play in the Round 9 Showdown against Port Adelaide.