Brad Fittler
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| Full name | Bradley Scott Fittler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Freddy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 February 1972 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Centre, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bradley Scott "Freddy" Fittler (born 5 February 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach who currently works as a commentator and as a television presenter. As a player, Fittler captained both New South Wales and Australia, and in 2000 was awarded the Golden Boot award. He retired as the most-capped New South Wales State of Origin player and third-most-capped Australian international player. Fittler has been named among the finest rugby league footballers of the first century of rugby league in Australia. Fittler coached in the NRL for the Sydney Roosters between 2007 and 2009 and for the City New South Wales team in the City vs. Country clash from 2010 to 2013. He also represented the Sydney Roosters in the 2014 Auckland Nines, and scored one intercept try.
Brad Fittler is the only player in history to win two Rugby League World Cups as a team captain. He captained the Kangaroos to victory in both the 1995 and 2000 Rugby League World Cup finals and was also a member of the victorious 1992 World Cup Final team.
Fittler was born in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia of German descent. Fittler 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.
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