Glass, nails, rocks and sticks hidden in FOGO compost spread over footy field left High Wycombe players bloody

High Wycombe Football Club players were left bruised and bloody after compost contaminated with glass, plastic, nails, rocks and sticks was strewn over their oval.

The City of Kalamunda has confirmed the waste come from its FOGO program of recycled waste collection.

It said it was erecting warning signs after several players were injured on Thursday night.

Sam Oakes said the club had to cancel its Sponsors and Life Members Past Players Day event on Sunday due to the condition of the oval.

“We were devastated, it’s the biggest fundraising day of the year, plus there’s the outlay for food etc. and we’re not getting the money back,” Mr Oakes said.

“On Saturday morning about 20 of us walked end to end and picked up a significant amount of glass, bits of wood, and nails.

“The opposition colts side rocked up to play but we came to the consensus it wasn’t safe to play on and called the game off.

“It’s wild this has happened people running football clubs are volunteers and they’re the one having to make these tough decisions.”

Kalamunda mayor Margaret Thomas told 7 News she was only told about the problem on Sunday and was concerned.

Warning signs would be placed around the oval and it will be swept on Monday.

But Mr Oakes said the the debris was widespread and hard to spot.

“It’s not just a football oval, it’s a community oval, a school oval, and it’s not fenced off so people can go down, walk the dog and get it in their feet,” he said.

The players have been told to keep an eye on their injuries and see a doctor if they develop an infection.

“It’s a physical sport and there’s concerns about players getting it in their eyes or swallowing it, but the shire has ticked off on it and said its OK,” Mr Oakes said.

“You pay your rates for councils to maintain these ovals and I’m bewildered that it happened in the first place, that there’s no quality control before sending the compost and then ticking off on it being used.

“If they can’t remove it, it could derail the whole club.”