Jets midfielder Adam D'Apuzzo has been suspended for a game for a deliberate handball in the 5-0 drubbing by Melbourne on Friday night after the independent Match Review Panel assessed his 71st minute clearance.

D'Apuzzo's actions escaped the attention of referee Mark Shield at the time, denying Melbourne a penalty

This suspension means he is the first player to be punished post-game in such a manner.

Glory defender Dino Djulbic was suspended for five matches by the MRP for unsporting conduct, but he was punished by a red card during the match against Sydney.

Muscat, who would have taken the penalty if awarded, has grave doubts about the punishment for things such as handball sitting outside the referee's jurisdiction.

"Who's at fault? D'Apuzzo?" Muscat said. "We'll have to see what happens after that because the standard's been set now.

"We've taken a lot of onus away from the referee's decision on the day and I really, I'm a bit baffled how we can go back and suspend someone for the next game for that.

"I find that a bit hard to swallow to be honest. How we can go back and suspend the guy after the game's finished for something like that?"

Muscat said that while the MRP's decision was an indication that Shield, Australia's most respective match official, had made a major error, he said that was part of the fabric of football.

"These things happen. I made more than one mistake on the weekend and I dare say every player out there made loads of mistakes," he said.

Muscat is no fan of video review of any aspect of the game, but said that goal-line decisions were the only situations where he could possible approve of the use of a video ref.

"I think for the goal line, and the ball going over the line, it's a massive influence," said Muscat.

"I suppose you could say that (D'Apuzzo's action) were exactly the same because you get a shot from twelve yards. But where do we stop? If we say we can use video evidence, where do we stop? It will go for ever.

"It's been looked at the ball clearing the line and I suppose there is a bit of merit in that, because the decision can be made very quickly.

"But something like that, where the play has continued and the ball has gone out a minute or two later... What happens if the ball doesn't go out and someone else scores, do we go back and award a penalty? It's too messy."

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