Yarra Park

Three footbridges allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross the railway lines to the different sporting venues and easy access to the Yarra River Trail.

The adjacent Punt Road Oval, home of the Richmond Football Club features a statue of Tiger legend Jack Dyer.

In 1856, Victorian Governor Charles La Trobe proclaimed 81 hectares of parkland, extending from Punt Road to Swanston Street, and from Wellington Parade to the Yarra River.

The Argus wrote the following year: "Football, like cricket, has become an institution ... expect to see every available portion of Richmond Paddock, and other 'lungs of the city', dotted by animated groups in full pursuit of the leathern spheroid.

[5] In August 2021, The Melbourne Football Club announced that The oval will be upgraded and redeveloped in the 2021/22 off-season to increase the dimensions to better match the measurements of the MCG and Docklands Stadium.

Yarra Park is home to the Melbourne Cricket Ground .
Engraving of a football match at the Richmond Paddock, 1866. A pavilion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground can be seen on the left in the background.
Yarra Park