Australia international rugby league player and coach
Brad Fittler
Fittler in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Scott Fittler
Born
(1972-02-05) 5 February 1972 (age 52) Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height
186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight
96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1]
Position
Five-eighth, Lock, Centre
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1989–95
Penrith Panthers
119
31
5
2
136
1996–04
Sydney Roosters
217
91
9
8
390
Total
336
122
14
10
526
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1990–04
New South Wales
31
8
0
2
34
1990–01
Australia
38
17
1
1
71
1991–97
NSW City
7
1
0
0
4
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2007–09
Sydney Roosters
58
25
1
32
43
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2012–17
NSW City
7
3
1
3
43
2017–20
Lebanon
5
2
0
3
40
2018–23
New South Wales
18
9
0
9
50
Source: [2][3]
Bradley Scott Fittler (born 5 February 1972), also known by the nickname of "Freddy", is an Australian rugby league commentator, television presenter, and former player.
Fittler captained both New South Wales and Australia, and in 2000 was awarded the Golden Boot. He retired as the most-capped New South Wales State of Origin player and third-most-capped Australian international player. Fittler won two Rugby League World Cups as a team captain; he captained the Kangaroos to victory in both the 1995 and 2000 finals, and was also a member of the victorious 1992 team.[4][5][6] In 2008, he was named among the finest rugby league footballers of the first century of rugby league in Australia.,[7] and has been inducted into the NSWRL Hall of Fame.
Since retiring from playing, Fittler has also coached the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and New South Wales, with whom he won three State of Origin series.
^ ab"Brad Fittler". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
^Rugby League Project Coaches
^Brad Fittler rugbyleagueproject.org
^1992 World Cup final at Rugby League Project
^1995 World Cup final at Rugby League Project
^2000 World Cup final at Rugby League Project
^Century's Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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