Intimidation is sometimes relative, says Hindmarsh.

(From Canberra Times)

Parramatta second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh may terrorise most teams but he holds few fears for his older brother, Ian, when the pair clash for the first time in this Saturday's Raiders-Eels match at Canberra Stadium.

Ian, who turned 27 yesterday, was not expecting any gifts from his strapping 107kg baby brother until well after the dust settles on what shapes as the most bruising match of round four. Despite Ian just nudging 100kg, he warned Nathan, 24, can expect no favours from him either.

''I'm the older brother so I've always got the wood on him,'' Hindmarsh quipped.

''It's going to be a bit funny but I've played him plenty of times at home in the backyard and I know what I have to do.

''It wasn't ever too nasty in our backyard until someone got the shits. It was usually one-on-one or two-on-two with the sisters involved. ''But I'm not going to worry about him too much and just take on Parramatta on as a team. You can't just focus on him and I need to worry more about their whole team in general. I may not even get to tackle him.'' But Hindmarsh conceded his brother looms as one of the dangermen of the Eels pack that the Raiders must stop to finish on top.

''Nathan played well at the end of last year and helped get them back on track,'' he said. ''He's probably their main man to watch, so I'll have a lot of respect for him.'' Hindmarsh admitted his relationship with Nathan was not as close as some brothers.