Monday, April 12, 2004
Hindmarsh hailed
Nathan Hindmarsh was widely hailed as the man of the match in Parra's comfortable 41 to 20 win over Souths.
AAP's report on the game, focused on Hindmarsh, with Brian Smith singling the Parramatta second rower out for praise.
"He's a tremendous player," Smith was quoted as saying.
"He is a machine. He hasn't got an ideal body. He's got a sway back and fat gut and funny bum. But physiologically he's got something inside him and he keeps going and going.
"He gets tired after five minutes like everyone else. He's just got a capacity to keep going and I think that's a hallmark of champions in any era from our game."
Asked why Hindmarsh hadn't yet locked down in the NSW or Australian sides, Smith said: "He's a bit of a shy bloke, he's not one that's going to step up and say listen get out of my way I'm going to run this play. He'll just stand back and let the rest of them do it and then pick up the all scraps. That's the sort of personality he has so I understand why he hasn't grasped it at that level.
"But if they persevere with him and someone takes him under their wing, I don't think he would let anybody down. He's a phenomenal performer in my view."
Hindmarsh said he'd "love" to play rep footy again.
"I haven't played a Test for Australia. Once we get Parramatta on track then I'll start thinking about representative football."
AAP's report on the game, focused on Hindmarsh, with Brian Smith singling the Parramatta second rower out for praise.
"He's a tremendous player," Smith was quoted as saying.
"He is a machine. He hasn't got an ideal body. He's got a sway back and fat gut and funny bum. But physiologically he's got something inside him and he keeps going and going.
"He gets tired after five minutes like everyone else. He's just got a capacity to keep going and I think that's a hallmark of champions in any era from our game."
Asked why Hindmarsh hadn't yet locked down in the NSW or Australian sides, Smith said: "He's a bit of a shy bloke, he's not one that's going to step up and say listen get out of my way I'm going to run this play. He'll just stand back and let the rest of them do it and then pick up the all scraps. That's the sort of personality he has so I understand why he hasn't grasped it at that level.
"But if they persevere with him and someone takes him under their wing, I don't think he would let anybody down. He's a phenomenal performer in my view."
Hindmarsh said he'd "love" to play rep footy again.
"I haven't played a Test for Australia. Once we get Parramatta on track then I'll start thinking about representative football."
