1. Nathan William Hindmarsh was born on 7 September 1979 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who captained the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
19 Facts About Nathan Hindmarsh
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On 28 August 2018, Hindmarsh was inducted into the Parramatta Eels hall of fame.
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Nathan Hindmarsh played for the junior club, Robertson near Moss Vale as part of Group 6 in the Country Rugby League.
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Nathan Hindmarsh later attended renowned rugby league school Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.
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In 1998 Nathan Hindmarsh received the club's rookie of the year award.
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In 2001, Nathan Hindmarsh was part of the all conquering Parramatta side which only lost 4 games all season on their way to the Minor Premiership and then the 2001 NRL Grand Final against Newcastle.
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In 2003, Nathan Hindmarsh suffered a knee injury and only managed to make 11 appearances during the season.
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In 2004, Nathan Hindmarsh made 21 appearances for Parramatta but for the second consecutive year the club missed the finals.
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In 2005, Parramatta finished as minor premiers and Nathan Hindmarsh injured his knee in round 26 against Brisbane.
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Nathan Hindmarsh set a new world record for the most tackles made in a single game: in round 23 of the 2007 NRL season he made 75 tackles against the Melbourne Storm.
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Nathan Hindmarsh is believed to be the first player to make 10,000 tackles in the NRL.
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Nathan Hindmarsh was selected in the Australian team to go and compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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At his peak Nathan Hindmarsh was considered the best second-rower in the NRL by the Dally M judges.
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Nathan Hindmarsh was an automatic pick for NSW and Australia from 2004 to 2007 and was often picked alongside Craig Fitzgibbon.
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Nathan Hindmarsh was appointed co-captain of the Parramatta Eels in 2010, with Nathan Cayless before becoming the sole captain after Cayless retired.
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On 29 March 2012, Nathan Hindmarsh announced his retirement from rugby league effective at the end of the 2012 season.
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On 2 September 2012, Nathan Hindmarsh played his final NRL game alongside retiring winger Luke Burt against the St George Illawarra Dragons.
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Since 2013, Nathan Hindmarsh has been employed at Fox Sports where he features on a number of shows, most notably The Matty Johns show, where he does comedy skits with former professional rugby league footballer Bryan Fletcher called Fletch and Hindy.
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Some skits involve Nathan Hindmarsh making fun of himself for the fact that he is the only member on the panel who did not win a premiership.