Brad Fittler

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brad Fittler
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1972(1972-02-05)
Age	52
Birthplace	Albury
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Aquarius

Brad Fittler Biography

Brad Fittler is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on February 5, 1972 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. The former captain for both New South Wales and Australia teams, who was presented with the Golden Boot in 2000. He then coached his team the Sydney Roosters from 2007 to 2009 as well as The City New South Wales team between 2010 between 2010 and 2013.

He has been a co-host of his own Australian National Rugby League reality television show The NRL Rookie alongside He became a co-host of the Australian National Rugby League reality television series The NRL Rookie alongside Adrian Lam..

Fittler was born in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia of German descent. He grew up with the 2 of his siblings, Nathan and Kathleen Fittler. He played junior rugby league for a number of clubs in the Parramatta JRL District including, Sadleir Bulldogs, Dayments, Ashcroft Stallions and Mt. Pritchard Community Club (Mounties) before moving to Cambridge Park in the Penrith JRL District . While attending Ashcroft High School, St Dominic’s College then later, McCarthy Catholic Senior High School Emu Plains, Fittler played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1988 and 1989.

Brad Fittler’s first grade career started in 1989 at the Penrith Panthers while he was still attending McCarthy Catholic Senior High School in the western suburbs of Sydney.

His birthplace was Auburn, New South Wales, Australia and is of German origin. He and his wife Marie Liarris have children named Demi and Zach.

Brad Fittler Net Worth

Brad Fittler is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brad Fittler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The club he joined was his club the Penrith Panthers in 1989 and was with them until 1995, before joining with the Sydney Roosters.

He was the first player to ever take home 2 Rugby League World Cups as the team captain. He was also part of 1992’s Rugby League World Cup final team.

Bradley Scott ‘Freddy’ Fittler (born 5 February 1972), also known by the nickname of “Freddy”, is the head coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team and at international level he coaches Lebanon. He also works as a commentator and as a television presenter. Fittler has previously coached the NSW City side and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He is a former professional player who was named among the finest rugby league footballers of the first century of rugby league in Australia.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Brad Fittler height 6 ft 1 in Brad weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Brad Fittler Dating?

According to our records, Brad Fittler is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Brad Fittler’s is not dating anyone.

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During the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, he helped Australia retain The Ashes. Fittler, like the rest of the Penrith club, endured a tough 1992 season due to the death of his best mate, up-and-coming halfback/hooker Ben Alexander, the younger brother of Penrith captain Greg Alexander. Following Alexander’s death in a car accident, Penrith’s form dropped off in the second half of the season with the defending premiers finishing out of the finals in 9th place. As a result of Alexander’s death which happened between the first and second Ashes tests, Fittler was left out of the second test team by his own request, but returned to the team in the deciding match in Brisbane which Australia won 16-10 to retain The Ashes.

Facts & Trivia

Brad Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Brad Fittler celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

At the end of the 1995 ARL season, Fittler was an automatic choice to captain Australia in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Although the Kangaroos suffered a shock 20-16 loss to England in the opening game of the tournament at Wembley, and had a nervous, 30-20 win over New Zealand in extra-time in the Semi-final in Huddersfield after scores had been locked at 20-all at the end of regulation time, Fittler would lead Australia to its 8th World Cup success (and 5th in a row) with an 18-8 win over England in front of 66,540 fans at Wembley.

Top Facts about Brad Fittler

1. Brad Fittler is a former Australian rugby league player.
2. He played for the Penrith Panthers and Sydney Roosters.
3. Fittler won two NRL premierships as a player.
4. He captained the New South Wales State of Origin team.
5. Fittler was named Dally M Player of the Year twice.
6. As a coach, he led NSW to their first State of Origin series win in four years in 2018.
7. Fittler has also coached Lebanon at international level.
8. He was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2003.
9. Fittler is known for his exceptional ball-handling skills and leadership abilities.
10. He currently works as a commentator for Channel Nine’s coverage of rugby league matches.

Is Brad Fittler married with children?

Outside rugby league In February 2008, Fittler was named in the list of Australia’s 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code’s centenary year in Australia. Fittler has a longtime partner, Marie Liarris. They have two children.

How old was Brad Fittler when he debuted NSW?

He is also the youngest player to ever debut for NSW at 18 years and 114 days. Fittler was appointed interim coach in late 2007 after the resignation of Chris Anderson and was given the job full time for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Why is Brad Fittler called Freddie?

Similarly, Gibson did not know who Brad Fittler was when he arrived for his first Origin training camp and, after Fittler introduced himself as Brad, Gibson thought he said Fred. It is now legend that Brad “Freddy” Fittler got his nickname from the late supercoach.

Does Brad Fittler have a son?

Zach Fittler

How old is Ricky Stuart?

55 years (January 7, 1967)