Fresh Off The Field

Dec 11 2024 217 ep. 57 mins 357
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Fresh Off the Field is an ABC sports show, bringing you Pacific-focused content from in country professionals. Every Thursday we’ll catch you up on the latest sporting news happening in your own backyard.

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Destanee Aiava rarely sees people who look like her in tennis

Dec 11 2024 53 mins  
Samoan Australian tennis player Destanee Aiava gets messages from Pacific Island parents thanking her for being a role model for their kids and it's these special encounters that add extra motivation. We hear about Aiava's connection to culture, the mental health battles she's faced and why marrying your tennis hitting partner and best friend takes patience. Cynthia Seda from the

PNG Pepes' Shannaz Apelis started with an old tyre netball ring

Dec 04 2024 53 mins  
From an old tyre attached to a tree to representing PNG, Shannaz Apelis has had quite the inspiring netball journey. For someone who was dragged away from soccer by her Mum to try netball, Apelis has taken big leaps in recent years training and playing in Australia alongside experiences at the Pacific Games in Honiara too. Hear her story as well as sports news from Melissa Fare an

Jemina Otoa is inspiring the next gen of Solomon Islands para-athletes

Nov 27 2024 53 mins  
Jemina Otoa is on a mission to inspire others who wear the same shoes as her and it goes way beyond winning Pacific Games medals. After taking home silver in Honiara in 2023 she's dedicated to improving funding, coaching standards and the lives of people living with a disability in the Solomon Islands. Sam Wykes chats to Otoa about her story and she has also got an interview with f

Fiji Men's Netball team play their first test in 20 years

Nov 20 2024 53 mins  
For the first time since 2004, the Fiji men's netball team will play an international game when they head to Singapore for the 'Nations Cup' in December. Coach Jioweli Vakamoce and captain Kitione Waqavonovono talk to us about the acceptance of the sport in Fiji for men, the recognition they're getting and the legacy they hope to leave. Sam Wykes is joined by Fijian Finau Vulivuli

Valerie Mai went from family disapproval to the PNG Flames AFL team

Nov 13 2024 53 mins  
Despite Valerie Mai's family not wanting her to play AFL at first, Mai turned them around and has now represented the PNG Flames on an international level. Mai is also actively developing the game in her homeland, helped write a children's book on her cousin Hewago Oea and is about to play in the Pacific Cup in Australia for the Flames. Sam Wykes is also joined by Fijian Lailanie

Fijian Varun Lal used his muscles and his cooking to connect

Nov 06 2024 53 mins  
Varun Lal left his family in Fiji to pursue a career in engineering in Australia but it's powerlifting that's connected him to his new homeland. Lal is about to represent Australia in a sport that he's only been doing for one year, but has changed his life and made him feel like he has a community away from Fiji. His mean curry making skills have also helped him get to the USA for

Keli Leaupepe brought his birth certificate to basketball games as a kid

Oct 30 2024 53 mins  
Samoan Australian basketballer Keli Leaupepe spent five years playing college basketball in the USA and is now in the NBL with the Sydney Kings. We chat about his basketball journey, learning more about his Samoan side, the first impressions he gives with his size and his big dreams for the future. Sam Wykes steps up for his first episode and is joined by Indra Singh from Fiji and

Bye bye Bobby for her final Fresh Off The Field

Oct 23 2024 53 mins  
Bobby Macumber wraps up her time on Fresh Off The Field after an amazing 60 episodes talking sport in the Pacific. Bobby hands over the baton and welcomes in the new host Sam Wykes. Patricia Keamo from PNG covers sports mismanagement and OFC beach soccer and Tongan Kalo Manu-Moli speaks about the Pacific Championships Rugby League and body building. Plus, there's a third pregnancy

Sean Cotter is part of the Samoan cricket fairytale

Oct 16 2024 53 mins  
Sean Cotter helped Samoa move through to the next stage of T20 Cricket World Cup qualification and talks about that amazing experience. Cotter tells us about his connection to his Samoan culture, being an overseas based player and what he hopes for the future of the sport in the tiny Pacific nation. Bobby Macumber is also joined by Lailanie Burns from Fiji and Cynthia Seda from th

New PNG Orchids coach Tahnee Norris is excited by the footy fandom

Oct 09 2024 53 mins  
Tahnee Norris is royalty in women's rugby league and ahead of the Pacific Championships and PM's XIII games, she tells us why she jumped at the chance to coach the PNG Orchids. Norris talks about her first impressions from being in Papua New Guinea recently, her amazement at the country's obsession with the sport and what needs to happen for PNG to enter the NRL and NRLW. Bobby M