Glory demands Colosimo apology

Perth has accepted Baird's two-match ban for diving but is still fuming over Colosimo's post-match comments, in which Colosimo labelled Baird's fall in the box as "blatant simulation".

Sage said Baird would not take legal action if Colosimo apologised for the comments.

"It's up to Michael (whether legal action is taken), he was the one that was defamed," Sage said.

"We will support him in any decision he makes.

"He is of the old school, what's left on the pitch stays on the pitch. So if he gets an apology he will drop things.

"You would think you would want diplomacy to take over everything else. I would expect it (the apology) would come." But the Heart remain adamant Colosimo said nothing wrong, with chief executive Scott Munn confirming the club would back their skipper "100 per cent" if Perth decided to pursue legal action.

"I'm certain Simon wasn't referring to him being a cheat," Munn said.

"Simon's comments were that it was blatant simulation and since then the FFA have imposed a two-match suspension and Perth have chosen not to attempt to overturn that, so I would have thought his comments were fair and reasonable.

"I don't think Simon has said anything wrong."

Perth has accepted Baird's two-match ban but Sage revealed the club was on the brink of taking Football Federation Australia to court over the issue.

Sage is angry both Baird and Central Coast's Patricio Perez, who also received a two-match ban for diving, had no avenue to appeal the decision.

"No natural justice is given to any of the players with the current regulations," Sage said.

"It (our case) was going to go to court Friday morning. We pulled that on the agreement that the FFA would put this (issue) to all the owners before October 30 this year.

"They do not obviously want to drag this through the courts, I don't want to drag this through the courts.

"What I want to do though is protect our player Michael Baird who throughout this whole process has been vilified, called a cheat, especially by one of the Heart players, which was unfair.

"He hasn't had a chance to defend himself though any legitimate channel.

"Every democracy in the world, every part of common law, you are innocent until proven guilty.

"In this particular regulation you are guilty, and that's it." Sage was confident the FFA would address the issue so an appeals process would be implemented in time for next season.