Jarryd Hayne must learn how to be a better captain, says Parramatta Eels great Nathan Hindmarsh Jarryd Hayne has had a rocky start to his captaincy career with the Eels. PARRAMATTA great Nathan Hindmarsh says Jarryd Hayne has to learn how to better deal with the pressure that comes with being an NRL skipper. Hayne's ascendancy to the Eels' captaincy was hailed as a coming of age for the superstar fullback but since Parramatta's opening-round win over the Warriors, he has struggled with the high-profile role. This was most noticeable in the loss to Wests Tigers on Friday during which the representative custodian engaged in a running battle with the referees. Former captain Hindmarsh knows only too well the demands that come with being the figurehead at one of rugby league's proudest clubs and says Hayne needs to take a more even-tempered approach. "Jarryd is under a lot of pressure and some of it is a bit unfair," Hindmarsh said today. But sometimes he brings that upon himself and you saw that in the game against the Tigers last week in regards to the way he spoke to the referees. But he is still learning. Hindmarsh said Hayne needed to lean on senior Eels players for support in handling such a demanding role. "There are a lot of other experienced guys in the side that are probably sitting under Jarryd's criticism when a lot of them, I think, could also help him out a fair bit as well," Hindmarsh said. It is a bit unfair but hopefully we can see the Jarryd Hayne of 2009 again. It would be nice. It would be very nice. I spoke to a lot of people and I was willing to get help and ask for help from my peers and other people around. And I think Jarryd could benefit from that. At the end of the day, I wasn't a big talker. I had lots of other people to do that for me who were quite comfortable doing that and I just tried to lead from example. And that's how I tried to be as good a captain as I could. Hindmarsh also had a message for critics and fans who have started to doubt the Eels' chances after three rounds of the season under new coach Ricky Stuart. "Give them time - they will get it together," Hindmarsh said. It is very early in the season to be writing anyone off. Wait until we are halfway through the season and see how things are going then.