This week for #ThrowBackThursday on The Legends of League Podcast we are in PARRAdise as Maroon is joined by Eels legends Nathan 'Hindy' Hindmarsh & PJ Marsh.
The boys discuss their careers at Parramatta and beyond; as well as taking a look at how their former teams are faring in the NRL today. From game day nerves to Grand Final heartache, plus a whole bunch of trash talk - this episode has it all.
In this episode:
- PJ discusses how being a small man in a big mans game led to his retirement from footy at a relatively young age (3:57)
- PJ and Hindy piss in each others pockets about how good the other was (4:32)
- The boys discuss the crushing Grand Final loss to the Knights in 2001 (7:09)
- Maroon asks PJ how he came to have two stints with Parramatta - and PJ talks about the crusher tackle that fractured his neck ultimately ended his career (13:08)
- There were a lot of big personalities and funny characters at Parramatta back in the day ... but none more so that Eric 'Guru' Grothe Jnr (15:11)
- In a HUGE REVELATION... Hindy reveals that because of the nerves he would experience that he 'hated game day' (18:52)
- PJ talks up Hindy's fitness back in the day and the boys recall one particular fitness session following a big night down in Jindabyne (20:03)
- Can the 2020 Parramatta Eels go all the way? Hindy and PJ share their thoughts as Eels old boys (24:05)
- As a former Bronco, PJ shares his feelings on the situation the Broncos find themselves in (29:15)
- Hindy and PJ discuss how critical it is that coaches are tough on younger players to make sure they can handle the tough times in the NRL... as well as reveal who the best coach they had was - it may surprise you! (30:27)
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