Tony Sage slams two-match ban handed to Perth Glory skipper Jacob Burns Perth Glory skipper Jacob Burns has been handed a two-match ban after an incident in his 100th game. GLORY owner Tony Sage has slammed the A-League's decision to hand down a two-match ban to Perth skipper Jacob Burns. Burns was cited by the A-League's match review panel for an incident that took place just before half-time of the Glory's 2-1 loss to Central Coast last weekend, where the veteran tangled with Mariners counterpart John Hutchinson. The panel deemed that Burns had committed an "assault on a player" and did not challenge for the ball when the two players came together. But Sage this afternoon described the two-match penalty as "an absolute disgrace." "We will take all legal avenues open to us to ensure that Jacob plays this weekend," he said. Glory chief executive Jason Brewer said the club was disappointed with the decision. "We were obviously very surprised yesterday afternoon to have received notification from the MRP regarding this citation," he said. However, in conjunction with Jacob and our advisors, we reviewed the television footage and submitted a very detailed response early this morning. To have now heard that the MRP have handed out this two-match suspension to Jacob is frustrating and very difficult to take. Clearly I am not happy with this, nor with the MRP process, and we will certainly be working with our advisors and lawyers to determine what we can do. Burns' absence would be the latest setback for Perth's hopes of registering a positive result against the Roar in Brisbane, with star defender William Gallas (calf) and Scott Jamieson (achilles) also set to miss. The Glory sit seventh on the A-League table after snaring two wins and three draws from seven starts this season.