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In 2000 Fittler was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league. He was named a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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 together: a daughter, Demi, and a son, Zach. He also has an illegitimate son whom he fathered via a one-night stand in 1995, but Fittler has no plans to meet him.
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