Henson Park is a multi-purpose sporting ground with a storied history. Henson Park is the home ground of Newtown Rugby League Football Club (The Jets). It also hosts AFL matches.
Location
32 Centennial Street, Marrickville NSW 2204
Other entries from Sydenham Road and Woodland Street
Facilities
- Sporting ground
- Floodlights
- Canteen
- Changerooms
- Grandstand
- Scoreboard
- Toilets
- Off-leash dog exercise designated areas
Sports
- Rugby League (winter)
- AFL (winter)
- AFLW (summer)
Hardcourt tennis courts available for hire
Dogs - On and off leash map
NOTE - that during ticketed rugby league games, dogs are ONLY permitted on leash and during ticketed AFLW games dogs are NOT permitted.
History
Henson Park was the site of a brick pit until 1918, and its closure left an immense water hole which became a public danger. Council purchased the site and drained and filled the hole, providing relief work for hundreds of people during The Great Depression.
The ground was officially opened in 1933. Soon afterwards it hosted the cycling events and the closing ceremony of the 1938 British Empire Games, the forerunner to today's Commonwealth Games.