Hindmarsh attended renowned rugby league school Fairfield Patrician Brothers College.A Country New South Wales representative forward, he played his club football in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs Parramatta Eels and Canberra Raiders as well as in the Super League for French club Catalans Dragons.
Hindmarsh started his career with Parramatta and played for them at second-row forward in their 2001 NRL grand final loss to the Newcastle Knights. Salary cap restrictions forced the Eels to release him and he signed with the Canberra Raiders. Hindmarsh played three seasons with the Raiders before signing on with Catalans Dragons of the European Super League.
At the end of the 2007 season, Hindmarsh retired from professional football to work full-time on the family dairy farm.
