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Only a premiership will do for Hindmarsh

Posted by David on September 17, 2009 at 5:31pm
They've come from second last to be amongst the last six teams left in the competition, but Parramatta backrower Nathan Hindmarsh says anything other than an NRL premiership will be a failure.The Eels are just two wins away from what would be a miraculous grand final berth, miraculous because they were looking like they would be battling it out for the wooden spoon halfway through the year.Since then the Eels have been on a tear, winning seven straight games to nab a top eight spot before upsetting minor premiers St George Illawarra 25-12 in their qualifying final at WIN Jubilee Oval on Sunday.Having come so far, Hindmarsh says all the hard work will have been for nothing if they went down to Gold Coast in Friday night's semi-final at the Sydney Football Stadium."It would be (disappointing), considering our win against the Dragons on Sunday was probably one of our best wins all year," Hindmarsh said ahead of his side's final training run on Thursday.Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar."We're not getting too far ahead of ourselves but we think we're quite capable of going all the way."(Our position) is better than where we were sitting, but you've got to come first once you make the semis otherwise it doesn't count at all - you may as well have been knocked out before the semis had started."Our goal is to win the grand final, and pretty much nothing else is going to do."A decision on the availability of centre Krisnan Inu is not expected until Friday morning, but Hindmarsh claimed back-up Jonathan Wright proved he was more than up to the task when filling in for the Kiwi ace against the Dragons last Sunday.
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  • Robisms September 17, 2009 at 6:10pm
    And fair enough too!! Good lock to him and the others who've been there for all the hard yards. GO THE EELS!!
  • David September 17, 2009 at 6:56pm
    Let's win this for Hindmarsh!
  • Ross September 17, 2009 at 7:10pm
    If anyone deserves a premiership, it would be hindy. Great bloke
  • Greg - aka ( ParraProud) September 17, 2009 at 9:08pm
    Hindmarsh deserves it so much ,he's the heart and soul of the club
  • MaxZ/3iaGGiZ September 17, 2009 at 9:12pm
    This is a great chance for hindmarsh to win his Premiereship.
    • David > MaxZ/3iaGGiZ September 17, 2009 at 9:23pm
      Nah 5 is no where near enough! 10 AT LEAST! Lol.
  • Daneel September 17, 2009 at 9:26pm
    Im looking forward to seeing that new move they were practicing at training today.......

    "Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.

    End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar."........ it sounds awesome and I cant wait!! :)
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