AAMI Park ground staff are working feverishly to repair the stadium's maligned surface in time for Sunday's A-League elimination final between Melbourne City and Perth Glory.
A Friday night Super Rugby game between the Melbourne Rebels and Wellington again wreaked havoc with the pitch, with Hurricanes captain Dane Coles labelling it as "quite dangerous" to play on.
Since a disease took hold of the sections of the grass the traditionally pristine surface has struggled to cope under the strain of A-League, Super Rugby and NRL matches.
It is soccer sides City and Melbourne Victory that have suffered most from the cutting up of the ground that resembled little more than a sandpit in parts on Friday night, as the uneven surface makes it hard for players to control the ball.
City coach John van't Schip expressed concern on Saturday morning about all Australian grounds that A-League clubs have to share with rugby union and league sides.