A water-logged pitch at Westpac Stadium saw players struggle to stay on their feet while the ball often stopped in pools of water - particularly in one half of the ground - making life difficult for all involved.

Phoenix skipper Andrew Durante revealed after the 3-3 draw, played in heavy rain, that he and his Gold Coast opposite Jason Culina were given the option to call the match off at half-time, when Wellington were 2-1 up, but both decided to continue.

Herbert, however felt postponing the fixture would have been the better course of action.

"I just don't know why we play in (those conditions)," Herbert said. "We've got the whole weekend to play.

"I think it's a big question for the officials. It's no good asking at half-time is it?

"You've got to look at it for the players' welfare and the profile of the league. You want a good spectacle.

"I think you've got what are probably going to be two of the best teams in the league this season and it's hard to assess.

"There's been six goals, a little bit of comedy around them and all I can look at it and say is that we got 90 minutes out of it and we've got a point on the board and we're underway."

Durante, with 87 A-League appearances under his belt, said the conditions were some of the worst he had played in.

"The first season I was here (in Wellington) we played Melbourne and it was pretty poor then but it's definitely up there with one of the worst I've had to play in," he said.

"The boys want to get out there and play a (good) brand of football but it just turned into a bit of a farce out there.

"The balls were getting kicked everywhere. The balls were stopping short when they should be getting to players. It was a bit comical at times.

"But it's one under the belt now. We move on to next week and get on with it. At least the home record is still intact."

Gold Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg was happy the match went ahead.

"This is the A-League. It's not Europe where the teams are near each other. Can you imagine the logistics of rearranging the game," he said.

"It would have caused a lot of problems and, at the end of the day, each team played in one good half and one bad half.

"If anyone should be complaining it's us because of the water-logging in the penalty area (where Joel Porter and Shane Smeltz both missed easy chances). The ball was stuck a few times.

"It wasn't bad football. It was good entertainment in the end and that's what we're here for. People got value for money."