MELBOURNE Victory assistant coach Jean-Paul de Marigny has been suspended for three matches for an outburst directed at Newcastle coach Mark Jones during the first half of Monday night’s game in Geelong.

It is the second time in a matter of weeks that de Marigny, a former Jets assistant, has been barred from the touchline having also copped a one-match ban following his expulsion during the Round 11 Melbourne derby.

Victory has until midday on Wednesday to determine whether or not it will appeal and was on Tuesday night understood to be weighing up its options.

Asked on Monday night what he thought of de Marigny’s sending off in the 36th minute, Victory coach Kevin Muscat struggled to hide his annoyance.

His suspension last month was for an outburst at a match official.

“I don’t want to go in to it,” Muscat said.

“I’m not happy about a couple of things, but I’d rather not go in to it.”