Collingwood president Eddie McGuire is confident the club has been able to clear the air with the AFL over its concerns relating to umpires at Wednesday's special summit.

And he said Collingwood took on board the league's own 'critiques' about the Pies' apparent pursuit of the umpires through the media rather than through official channels.

The parties met for more than two hours at AFL House on Wednesday morning for discussions McGuire described as 'frank, full and robust'.

But he denied the Pies were rapped over the knuckles by the league for using the media to claim that umpire Scott McLaren may have pushed Magpie midfielder Shane O'Bree during last Friday night's clash at the Gabba.

And it appears no action will be taken against Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse for his outburst in the umpires' direction at quarter-time after the awarding of a 50-metre penalty against O'Bree which resulted in a goal to Brisbane after the quarter-time siren.

"The AFL had some issues with the Collingwood Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club had some issues with the football operations department of the AFL," said McGuire.

"We spoke about all those different issues and at the end of it I think we cleared a lot of air."

"I know that we're going to work constructively together ... and we've opened up a communication pathway so that thing's don't fester and boil up."

Collingwood has been seemingly at odds with the AFL over umpiring since skipper Nick Maxwell was charged for his clash with Patrick McGinnity during the NAB Cup which left the West Coast youngster with a broken jaw.

Maxwell has since been suspended for two matches for an off-the-ball bump on Geelong's Steve Johnson.

Stung by Heath Shaw's one-match suspension for touching umpire Michael Vozzo during the Round 3 loss to Geelong at the MCG, the Magpies wasted little time in responding when McLaren appeared to brush O'Bree at the Gabba as the pair crossed paths the following week.

But the club's complaints on pre-match radio on Saturday reeked of tit-for-tat.

McGuire said it's 'ridiculous' that commentators and the average supporter can have their say on radio talkback about the umpires but that clubs are prevented by league rules from commenting.

"We had some robust discussions and we were able to clear the air, and we've walked out as the Collingwood Football Club feeling a lot better about our relationship with the AFL operations and the umpires and want to continue to build on that," said McGuire.

"We believe, apart from a few spot fires here and there that we've been very supportive of all those things ... so we walk out of here today having no issue with the umpires as far as the rest of the season is concerned."

"We want to support the umpires, we've not criticised the umpires at Collingwood, we've been critical sometimes of the interpretations that they are forced to endure."