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Fresh Off The Field

Radio Australia

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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0:53:55

Shontelle Stowers' Olympic dream in the new sport of...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/05/22

Flag football will be at the 2028 LA Olympics and Fetu Samoa representative Shontelle Stowers is giving it her all to make the Australian team. Juggling NRLW as well, Stowers is loving learning a new sport and the next 18 months are crucial as Australia tries to qualify and she uses her experience and leadership to help guide the group which features a few other Pasifika women.Sam is also joined by Finau Vulivuli from Fiji and Kalo Manu-Moli from Tonga to discuss the latest sports

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0:53:55

Fidelis 'The Bomber' Laia is on a boxing mission to...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/04/17

Fidelis Laia is from Bougainville but has spent many years in Papua New Guinea and wants to move to the Philippines or Australia to take the next step in his boxing journey. Alice Peter from PNG chats to Laia about his most memorable fights so far, his advice for young boxers and how he got the nickname 'The Bomber'.Sam Wykes also welcomes Fijian Lailaine Burnes and Ni-Van Melissa Fare into the studio to bring us all the news from across the region including chats about the Fiji

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0:53:54

PNG powerlifting royalty Linda Pulsan and Ruben John...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/04/03

Linda Pulsan is a trailblazer for women in Papua New Guinea combining a powerlifting career well into her 50's with raising a family. Her son Ruben John has followed in his mother's footsteps and PNG journalist Rebecca Passingan talks to both about their amazing journey.Jamie Haro from PNG also joins Sam Wykes to discuss the legacy of Justin Olam, local cricket and more plus Cynthia Seda from the Solomon Islands chats football, volleyball and more sports news in the region.

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0:53:55

Samoan Laki Tasi and Fijian Jeneiro Wakeham are...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/03/27

Switching sports isn't easy but for two Pasifika men, trying to make it in the NFL via a 10 week trial camp is a challenge and a chance worth taking. With backgrounds in rugby league and union, we chat to Samoan Laki Tasi and Fijian Jeneiro Wakeham who have given American Football a shot via the NFL International Player Pathway Program and will soon find out their fate.Priestley Habru gives us plenty of news from the Solomon Islands as well as across the Pacific and from Kiribati,

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0:53:54

Tonga Rugby CEO Aisea Aholelei is hoping to put 2024...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/03/13

The Ikale Tahi had a disappointing campaign in 2024 on the field but with another year after the reset, TRU CEO Aisea Aholelei believes 2025 should see more positive results. Regular co-host Marian Kupu chats to Aholelei about coaching, player recruitment, home internationals and more.Melissa Fare chatted to Ni-Van beach volleyball legend Miller Pata plus Jamie Haro talks to Nicky van de Bos about the WISA project supporting women in sport across the Pacific. There's also news in

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0:53:54

Pauline Dean represented Cook Islands off the pitch...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/03/06

Without Pauline Dean, much of the football across the Pacific and in particular in the Cook Islands, wouldn't run as smoothly as it does. Dean recently helped host OFC fixtures in her homeland for the first time in nearly a decade, which saw Tupapa FC qualify for the Men's Champions League. We hear her story plus what it was like working at the Paris 2024 Olympics sharing her home with the world.Indra Singh brings us all the latest from Fiji including a new football star on the

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0:53:55

Samoan Auteletoa Tanimo wants Tifa Moana to rocket up...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/02/27

After their undefeated run and victory in the PacificAus netball series in Brisbane this week, Tifa Moana veteran Auteletoa Tanimo talks about the big dreams the Samoan team has for the future. We hear about their strength of connection, why head coach Natalie Mathews was so vital to their success and how great the crowd were.Sam is also joined by Patricia Keamo from PNG who chats to their Olympic Committee president Emma Waiwai as well as Fiji's Lailanie Burnes who sat down with

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0:53:54

Netball upsets, surfing programs and Oceania...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/02/20

As always 'Fresh Off The Field' is covering more sports than you've got aunties with some huge netball results, athletics firing up, tennis, football, rugby and more. Plus Cynthia Seda from the Solomon Islands brings in a chat about surfing programs in the Pacific and Finau Vulivuli speaks to a fellow Fijian giving vital Oceania representation in world basketball.

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0:53:54

New Tifa Moana coach Natalie Mathews says Samoa can...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/02/13

Natalie Mathews' ultimate dream is to coach the Tifa Moana netball team and at the PacificAus Netball Series in Brisbane she'll achieve that goal. Mathews knows Samoa have a challenge ahead of them but she's ready to help them rise up the rankings.Sam is also joined by PNG's Jamie Haro and Tonga's Kalo Manu-Moli to discuss sporting news from across the Pacific including football, rugby league, tennis, cricket, rugby union, swimming and more.

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0:53:54

New Tifa Moana coach Natalie Matthews says Samoa can...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/02/13

Natalie Matthews' ultimate dream is to coach the Tifa Moana netball team and at the PacificAus Netball Series in Brisbane she'll achieve that goal. Matthews knows Samoa have a challenge ahead of them but she's ready to help them rise up the rankings.Sam is also joined by PNG's Jamie Haro and Tonga's Kalo Manu-Moli to discuss sporting news from across the Pacific including football, rugby league, tennis, cricket, rugby union, swimming and more.

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0:53:54

Ni-Van cricket trailblazers and Fijian weightlifting...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/02/06

It's jam packed today with Sam Wykes joined by Melissa Fare who chats to fellow Ni-Van cricketer Rachel Andrew, plus Lailanie Burnes speaks to the head coach and president of Fiji weightlifting. There's also tennis in Samoa, new blood in the Fijian Pearls, football and the start of the Super Rugby Pacific competition just over a week away.

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0:52:55

Fijian basketballer Letava Kenny proves dreams have...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/01/30

From representing Fiji as a 14-year-old to becoming a first-time mother at 19, Fijian basketballer Letava Kenny has made incredible sacrifices to pursue her dream. At 32, she secured her first professional contract - proving that determination knows no timeline.Priestley Habru and Patricia Keamo join Sam Wykes to touch on all things sports across the Pacific and, of course, come ready to tell some new facts about themselves.

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0:53:54

AFLW player Zimmie Farquharson wants the sport to...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2025/01/23

Papua New Guinea and Australian woman Zimmie Farquharson plays in the AFLW with the Western Bulldogs and is one of only a handful of Pasific Island women to have ever played in the competition. Her mother is from the Western Province in PNG and when Zimmie visited her village everything in life and footy was put in perspective. We hear about her success and struggles on the field and about her role as a multicultural ambassador for AFL in the Pacific. Also, Indra Singh and Melissa

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0:53:55

Jemina Otoa is inspiring the next gen of Solomon...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/11/28

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 fellow para-athlete Moffet Tolomae.Sam is joined by Patricia Keamo from PNG and Solomon Islands

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0:53:55

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

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/11/21

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 and Samoan Fia Laikong to cover the heap of sport happening across the Pacific including basketball,

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0:53:55

Fijian Varun Lal used his muscles and his cooking to...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/11/07

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 the powerlifting World Championships starting next week.Plus, Sam Wykes is joined by Melissa Fare and

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0:53:55

Bye bye Bobby for her final Fresh Off The Field

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/10/24

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 announcement on the show - what a way to go out!

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0:53:54

Sean Cotter is part of the Samoan cricket fairytale

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/10/17

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 the Solomon Islands to chat about all the sport happening across the Pacific.

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0:53:54

New PNG Orchids coach Tahnee Norris is excited by the...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/10/10

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 Macumber is also joined by Patricia Keamo for the latest from PNG and Priestley Habru for a Solomon

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0:53:54

Meet Cook Islands mother daughter basketball duo...

Fresh Off The Field ·

2024/09/26

One has been playing for the Cook Islands for decades and the other is in the green jersey as a 16-year-old. Jordina Katu has turned her mind to coaching while her daughter Meiya Lemafa is a player on the rise and both attended the FIBA high performance camp on the Gold Coast alongside 12 other Pacific Island nations. We hear about their learnings in the camp, why Jordina didn't want to cry in front of Meiya and what their coaching and playing dreams are for the future.Bobby

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