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Nathan Hindmarsh
Hindmarsh playing for Parramatta in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Nathan William Hindmarsh
Nickname	Hindy Hindmarsh
Born	7 September 1979 (1979-09-07) (age 30)
	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position	Second Row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–	Parramatta Eels	260	57	0	0	228
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–09	Australia	20	6	0	0	24
2001–07	New South Wales	16	1	0	0	4
2008	Country Origin	1	0	0	0	0
As of 30 August 2008
Source: NRL Stats

Nathan William Hindmarsh (born 7 September 1979 in Bowral, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player, of Scottish descent^[2] in the National Rugby League for the Parramatta Eels.

[edit] Career

Hindmarsh played for the junior club, Robertson near Moss Vale as part of Group 6 in the Country Rugby League.

Hindmarsh plays for the Parramatta Eels and is considered a leading player for the club given his experience at Club and representative level. His brother Ian Hindmarsh used to play for the Eels in the same position as Nathan. He currently holds the world record for the most tackles made in a single game in the 2007 NRL season amassing 75 tackles against the Melbourne Storm in round 23.^[3].

Hindmarsh developed a cult following among Parramatta supporters due to his long "unkempt and rural" hair and his baggy shorts which often slip down to reveal a "builder's crack.^[4] The Sydney Morning Herald once wrote "We can send a man to the moon, but we still can't manufacture a pair of shorts to fit Nathan Hindmarsh's bum".^[5]

During his peak (2004-2006) Hindmarsh was considered the best second-rower in the NRL by the Dally M judges. He was an automatic pick for NSW and Australia from 2004 to 2007 and was often picked alongside Craig Fitzgibbon.

Hindmarsh is considered to be a legend at Parramatta alongside the club's greats like Brett Kenny, Peter Sterling, Ray Price and Steve Ella. He was the heart and soul of the club during the early 2000s.

After a courageous performance in the 2009 NRL Grand Final, Nathan Hindmarsh earned a well deserved Test recall after two years of being overlooked for representative honours.

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[edit] Personal

Hindmarsh has three sons, Archie, Buster and Rowdie to his partner Bonnie Scott.^[7]

[edit] Statistics

• NRL Career: 259 games 1998-present
• Parramatta Career: 251 games (3rd most) 1998-present
• First Grade Debut: Parramatta v Adelaide Rams at Parkes, May 16, 1998 (Round 10)
• Average Tackle Count - 43.14 (2009)
• 57 Tries
• 228 Points

REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS

• 16 games for NSW 2001-07;
• 16 Tests for Australia 2004-09;
• World Cup 2000, Tri-Nations 2004, Tri-Nations 2006, Four Nations 2009

AWARDS

• Provan Summons medal winner 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Dally M Second Rower of Year 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
• International Forward of the Year 2004

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nathan Hindmarsh's blog
• Official Parramatta Eels Website
• Official NRL Website
• Official State of Origin Official Website Rugby League Player Stats