Career
He is currently head coach for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League. Henry previously coached the Canberra Raiders and the North Queensland Cowboys. He has been described as, "one of the game"s best tacticians."
After a succession of player-coach positions at local clubs in the Canberra competition, he was made coach of the Western Reds" Under 19 team in 1997, before coaching Raiders lower-grade teams between 1999 and 2002.
He was previously the assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys between 2002 and 2006, and assistant to Mal Meninga in the Queensland State of Origin team
Henry was assistant from 2006–2009. In his first season as an NRL head coach, Henry incurred a fine of $10,000 for the Raiders by questioning the impartiality of the referee following a round 19 loss to Melbourne Storm in 2007.
In October, 2008, Henry returned to Townsville, Queensland to take over from Ian Millward as head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys. He was also coach of the Australian Aboriginal rugby league team who played before the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
Henry coached the Indigenous All Stars in the inaugural All Stars match in 2010, with the Indigenous All Stars prevailing 16-12.
In 2010 Neil Henry was an assistant coach of the Prime Minister XIII team that played Proportional navigation guidance. In 2011 Neil Henry was able to turn it around by winning 14 games. Neil Henry was a finalist for Dally M coach of the year in 2011. However, on 29 July 2013, Neil Henry was informed by North Queensland Cowboys chairman, Laurence Lacini, that his services would no longer be needed in 2014 after a disappointing effort by the club
On 28 September 2013, it was announced that the former North Queensland mentor signed with Gold Coast Titans as an assistant coach.
He was elevated to the role of interim coach after John Cartwright tendered his resignation following a disappointing 2014 season for the club On 17 August 2014, Henry coached his first game with the Gold Coast Titans in a 15-12 defeat to the Manly Sea Eagles on the Gold Coast.