Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) has labelled the North Harbour pitch used in the A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory match as unacceptable for professional football.
After consulting with the Victory and Phoenix players, PFA Player Relations Manager Simon Colosimo said a review of the A-League playing surface minimum standards should be conducted.
"The playing surface posed huge risks to the health and safety of players," said Colosimo.
"We are talking about people's livelihoods and it's simply unacceptable to put players at risk by forcing them to play on a substandard surface.
"Despite being in such a poor state, the pitch was approved after two inspections, raising serious questions about the standards that are used to review playing surfaces in the A-League.