Dustin Martin has received a suspended fine from the AFL for his handcuff gesture during Richmond's elimination final loss to Carlton on Sunday.

On Wednesday night, AFL football manager Mark Evans announced the League had handed Martin a $2000 fine, suspended for two years, meaning the 22-year-old will not need to dip into his pocket unless he re-offends.

The Tigers have counselled Martin over the gesture but the Club is not expected to hand down a separate sanction.

"We've had discussions with Richmond over the last couple of days, and Dustin Martin has accepted that he thought the gesture, in hindsight, was inappropriate," Evans told radio station 3AW.

"We haven't fined or sanctioned in the past for this, but it's got to the point where we're really saying to all players that we don't want these sorts of gestures.

"There will be a portion of our audience or crowd who are upset by it, and we just think it's best left somewhere else."