Fresh Off The Field

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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.

Episode Date
How sport helps close the gap in the Pacific
May 28, 2026
OFC Pro League Finals set up epic decider
May 21, 2026
The Lumi Prince, Nadi Jr Rugby Fest, 3v3 basketball
May 14, 2026
Vanuata's cricket feats, Kiribati Tag, Moana issues
May 07, 2026
PNG's Chief playmaker, Weightlifting, Samoan Touch
Apr 30, 2026
Origin O'clock, Oceania Rugby, big OFC U16's clash
Apr 23, 2026
Moana Pasifika folds, Valerie Adams on Tonga athletics
Apr 16, 2026
Penina Pasifika Battle, Fiji cricket history, OFC Pro League
Apr 09, 2026
Vanuatu's football rise, Fiji Rugby's transition, ibole contention
Apr 02, 2026
Fiji's Nations Champs prep, New Cal's World Cup path
Mar 26, 2026
Maika makes his mark, Ba-rilliant Drua, 7s latest
Mar 19, 2026
Sports Tok 7s, Unbeaten Opetaia, Vanuatu volleyballers
Mar 12, 2026
Fiji's solo hurdler and other athletes inspiring the Pacific
Mar 05, 2026
PNG's World Cup dream, cricket in the Solomons
Feb 26, 2026
Tonga Tala's uplifting Commonwealth Games journey and Destinee Aiava's retirement
Feb 19, 2026
Chess, not checkers: How Vanuatu's growing the game in schools and prisons
Feb 12, 2026
Samoan Olympic judoka Peniamina Percival has a dojo in the Apia hills
Feb 05, 2026
Sporting action from the Silktails to the Solomon Kings
Jan 29, 2026
PNG Lewas Brenda Tau chats cricket and the OFC Pro League kicks off
Jan 22, 2026
Everything you need to know about the OFC Pro League
Jan 15, 2026
Grace Kouba has seen PNG touch footy popularity grow beyond the big cities
Dec 11, 2025
Yuta Abe is helping Samoan wrestlers take on the world
Dec 04, 2025
Fiji Paralympian Selina Seau on why people with a disability are "just like everyone else"
Nov 27, 2025
Marie Hansen reflects on Tonga Tala’s historic 150th constitution tribute
Nov 20, 2025
Atelini Umu is leading the charge for women's darts in Fiji
Nov 13, 2025
Manami Iijima makes history as the Pacific’s first Olympic triathlete
Nov 06, 2025
From courts to clinics: Moana Liebregts isn’t afraid to dream big
Oct 30, 2025
Tabatha Saville's full circle moment playing cricket for Fiji
Oct 23, 2025
Leo Lebot is committed to raising the bar of Vanuatu swimming
Oct 16, 2025
Gloria Hong chats through the Melanesian Cup about to take over the Solomons
Oct 09, 2025
Evangeline Taylor-Pati believes Samoan women are born to show strength
Oct 02, 2025
Vanuatu captain Rachel Andrew could be the best womens cricketer in the Pacific
Sep 25, 2025
John Wagambie says rugby league taught him how to co-exist
Sep 18, 2025
Bitila Tawake says Fijiana used online bullying to fuel a World Cup win
Sep 11, 2025
Dorna Longbut is a superwoman of PNG sport
Sep 04, 2025
Episode 100 live from PNG!
Aug 28, 2025
Alando Soakai says the Ikale Tahi are here to conquer and unite
Aug 21, 2025
Roy Krishna's journey from Labasa rice paddies to the world stage
Aug 14, 2025
New PNG sprint queen Isila Apkup's mantra is 'dream big, work hard'
Aug 07, 2025
Liam Talivaa is the Samoan boxer with 'God's Son' written on his shorts
Jul 31, 2025
Sydney Francisco reflects on full circle moments at the Palau Mini Games
Jul 24, 2025
Ajah Pritchard-Lolo is a history maker in Vanuatu weightlifting
Jul 17, 2025
Sending off the Palau Mini Games in style
Jul 10, 2025
Fresh Off The Field live from Palau
Jul 03, 2025
Palau is ready to go for the 2025 Mini Games
Jun 26, 2025
Palau Mini Games preparations are heating up for PNG and Tonga
Jun 19, 2025
Fijian rugby player and referee Kuini Vuli is focussed on the next generation
Jun 12, 2025
Samoa and family got Elyse Sene-Lefao through a 100km trail run
Jun 05, 2025
PNG footballer Faith Kasiray never wanted to be a goalkeeper
May 29, 2025
Shontelle Stowers' Olympic dream in the new sport of flag football
May 22, 2025
Fijian netballer Nina Nakula uses "national duty" as her school exam excuse
May 15, 2025
Asinate Serevi is forging her own legacy in Fiji rugby
May 08, 2025
"No other feeling" compares for teen Taua Puloka after representing Tonga basketball
May 01, 2025
Fijian Josaia Delana's unlikely rise to the AFL
Apr 24, 2025
Fidelis 'The Bomber' Laia is on a boxing mission to change his life
Apr 17, 2025
Solomon Islands footballer Claudia Votu relishes exposure to better football
Apr 10, 2025
PNG powerlifting royalty Linda Pulsan and Ruben John on sacrifices and legacy
Apr 03, 2025
Samoan Laki Tasi and Fijian Jeneiro Wakeham are giving the NFL a crack
Mar 27, 2025
Mickaël Partodikromo will always credit his Dad as his hero
Mar 20, 2025
Tonga Rugby CEO Aisea Aholelei is hoping to put 2024 behind them
Mar 13, 2025
Pauline Dean represented Cook Islands off the pitch at the Paris Olympics
Mar 06, 2025
Samoan Auteletoa Tanimo wants Tifa Moana to rocket up the netball rankings
Feb 27, 2025
Netball upsets, surfing programs and Oceania basketball gains
Feb 20, 2025
New Tifa Moana coach Natalie Mathews says Samoa can beat the big guns
Feb 13, 2025
Ni-Van cricket trailblazers and Fijian weightlifting expansion
Feb 06, 2025
Fijian basketballer Letava Kenny proves dreams have no deadline
Jan 30, 2025
AFLW player Zimmie Farquharson wants the sport to grow in PNG and beyond
Jan 23, 2025
We're back for 2025 with all the Pacific sport you'll ever need
Jan 16, 2025
Destanee Aiava rarely sees people who look like her in tennis
Dec 12, 2024
PNG Pepes' Shannaz Apelis started with an old tyre netball ring
Dec 05, 2024
Jemina Otoa is inspiring the next gen of Solomon Islands para-athletes
Nov 28, 2024
Fiji Men's Netball team play their first test in 20 years
Nov 21, 2024
Valerie Mai went from family disapproval to the PNG Flames AFL team
Nov 14, 2024
Fijian Varun Lal used his muscles and his cooking to connect
Nov 07, 2024
Keli Leaupepe brought his birth certificate to basketball games as a kid
Oct 31, 2024
Bye bye Bobby for her final Fresh Off The Field
Oct 24, 2024
Sean Cotter is part of the Samoan cricket fairytale
Oct 17, 2024
New PNG Orchids coach Tahnee Norris is excited by the footy fandom
Oct 10, 2024
Papi Alaalatoa just captained an undefeated u-21 Samoa netball team
Oct 03, 2024
Meet Cook Islands mother daughter basketball duo Jordina Katu and Meiya Lemafa
Sep 26, 2024
Paralympian Irene Mar wants to change views on disability in Fiji
Sep 19, 2024
Wallaroo Eva Karpani's Tongan discovery journey took her to Nuku'alofa
Sep 12, 2024
The Fiji Baby Pearls netball team just tested themselves against the best
Sep 05, 2024
Kiribati's first Paralympian Ongiou Timeon is a vision impaired shot putter
Aug 29, 2024
Sydney Francisco gave Sha'Carri Richardson her Palau Olympic pin
Aug 22, 2024
Maatuleio Fotu-Moala is the latest Tongan to debut in the NRLW
Aug 15, 2024
Personal peaks at the Olympics and trivia showdowns
Aug 08, 2024
Sophia Morgan went from the "shy kid" to Fijian Olympic sailor
Aug 01, 2024
Georgia-Leigh Vele's joy and honour as the PNG Olympics flag bearer
Jul 25, 2024
The "surreal" feeling for Lanihei Connolly representing the Cook Islands
Jul 18, 2024
Fijian Annie Shannon is turning her attention from playing to coaching tennis
Jul 11, 2024
Jared Clark's career highlight with Vanuatu football
Jul 04, 2024
Come with us to the Micronesian Games & OFC Nations Cup
Jun 27, 2024
Olympic bound sailor Vaimo’oi’a Ripley's 'never give up' attitude paid off
Jun 20, 2024
Fresh Off the Field 'Best Of' 2024
Jun 13, 2024
Lenora Misa overcame 3 ACL injuries to represent Samoa Tifa Moana
Jun 06, 2024
Manusina XV's Dora & Denise on Oceania Rugby Women's Championships
May 30, 2024
Lili Tokaduadua left Fiji aged 15 to chase her netball dream
May 23, 2024
How a trip to the Cook Islands changed Wes Roberts mind on retirement
May 16, 2024
Gibson Mara started taekwondo in 2022, now he's going to the Olympics
May 09, 2024
Samoan canoe sprinter Samalulu Clifton is off to the Olympics
May 02, 2024
Esava Ratugolea misses his Nan's Fijian food
Apr 18, 2024
The Fresh Off The Field 'Best Of' episode
Apr 11, 2024
Tana Umaga's deep satisfaction coaching Moana and Samoa
Apr 04, 2024
Della Audama says PNG Women's Rugby League success gives hope to young girls
Mar 28, 2024
Samoa’s Sailability Program making the sea more accessible
Mar 21, 2024
Representation “means everything” to beach volleyball sensation Majabelle Lawac
Mar 14, 2024
Pacific girls tackle the AFL pathways in Queensland
Mar 07, 2024
Fresh Off the Field: Family motives Leilua to his second Olympic Games.
Feb 29, 2024
Fresh Off the Field: Grass roots focus to increase football participation in Samoa.
Feb 22, 2024
Jazz Tevaga ready to shine for the Maori All Stars
Feb 15, 2024
Former Flying Fijian Moses Rauluni ready to help the Fijian Drua Women’s team soar
Feb 08, 2024
Vaimoi’oi’a Ripley eyeing off her golden ticket to Paris 2024
Feb 01, 2024
Alamanda Motuga and Moana Pasifika ready to climb the ladder in 2024
Jan 25, 2024
Family back home drives Saula Ma’u to work hard
Jan 18, 2024
From throwing thongs in Tonga to rugby balls in the Super Rugby
Dec 14, 2023
Fresh Off the Field: Why these footy stars have scars, doing what they love.
Dec 07, 2023
Fresh Off the Field - Day 11 at the Pacific Games
Dec 01, 2023
Fresh Off the Field - Day 10 at the Pacific Games
Nov 30, 2023
Fresh Off the Field - Day 9 at the Pacific Games
Nov 29, 2023
Fresh Off the Field - Day 8 at the Pacific Games
Nov 28, 2023
Fresh Off the Field - Day 7 at the Pacific Games
Nov 27, 2023
The Pacific Games are here!
Nov 23, 2023
Manu Samoa qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics
Nov 16, 2023
Tonga Para Table Tennis Federation ‘Smashing Down Barriers.’
Nov 09, 2023
Can the Tonga Tala win their first ever gold medal in netball? Tala captain Hulita Veve believes they can
Nov 02, 2023
The Cook Island rugby league teams were shocked when they arrived in the coastal village of Hanuabada outside Port Moresby
Oct 26, 2023
“Is it true?” NRLW player Petesa Lio didn’t believe she was selected to represent Fetu Samoa
Oct 19, 2023
Basketball All-Star Roman Siulepa stands out for Australia at the FIBA U17 Oceania Championships in Port Moresby
Oct 12, 2023
The Solomon Islands women’s football team will create history, by playing the first ever match in Honiara’s the new stadium that was built specifically for the Pacific Games
Oct 05, 2023
Fiji Rugby Union are soon to announce restructure of their administration as the Flying Fijians World Cup success continues
Sep 28, 2023
Cultural connection draws back a former Wallaby and four All Blacks including a tribe of Fifita brothers
Sep 21, 2023
Vanuatu Cricket make history by winning women’s ICC-EAP World Cup Qualifier on home soil
Sep 14, 2023
Flying Fijians coach wants his players to re-connect with who they are, ahead of the Rugby World Cup in France
Sep 07, 2023
Former NRL coach takes the reigns of the PNG Kumuls
Aug 31, 2023
For the last time
Aug 24, 2023
Finding the spark
Aug 17, 2023
Raise the bat
Aug 10, 2023
Catch this smoke
Aug 03, 2023
Talk is cheap
Jul 27, 2023
The One-Percenters
Jul 20, 2023
Family First
Jul 13, 2023
Keep It Classical
Jul 06, 2023
The Naughty Corner
Jun 29, 2023
The Hype Man
Jun 22, 2023
C-O-L-D
Jun 15, 2023
Don't call it a comeback
Jun 08, 2023
Great-full
Jun 01, 2023
685 to the world
May 25, 2023
New rebel era
May 18, 2023
Connection is key
May 11, 2023
Star for Tonga
May 04, 2023
Stay on your toes
Apr 27, 2023
Be brave, not perfect
Apr 20, 2023
Going InZane
Apr 13, 2023
Wallaroo's hooker Adiana Talakai has learned to overcome her nerves on the big stage
Apr 06, 2023
Can You Be More Pacific
Apr 06, 2023
Fortress Fiji
Mar 30, 2023
The Fun Police
Mar 23, 2023
Don’t make me spell it
Mar 16, 2023
Play on my brother
Mar 09, 2023
Roll On
Mar 02, 2023
A PhD In Social Media
Feb 23, 2023
Tah At Heart
Feb 16, 2023
Good Call
Feb 09, 2023
Scary good
Feb 02, 2023
The Replacements 2.0
Jan 26, 2023
Free detox
Jan 20, 2023
Cheers to 2023
Jan 13, 2023
Last of the best of Can You Be More Pacific 2022
Jan 06, 2023
More of the best of Can You Be More Pacific 2022
Dec 30, 2022
Best of Can You Be More Pacific 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Mr Irrelevant
Dec 15, 2022
One from one
Dec 08, 2022
Stealing glory and how to choose the best on ground performance
Dec 01, 2022
Power of the people
Nov 24, 2022
Born, Bred and Buttered
Nov 17, 2022
Sera and Dene are back together in studio for a huge episode
Nov 10, 2022
A late season break with the best of Can You Be More Pacific 2022
Nov 03, 2022
If not now, when?
Oct 27, 2022
Sera and Dene discuss the reality of going on tour after a full home and away season
Oct 20, 2022
Kick a bag
Oct 13, 2022
Eat those numbers
Oct 06, 2022
Outhouse to the penthouse
Sep 29, 2022
Have a Lash
Sep 22, 2022
Feeling the blues
Sep 15, 2022
A for effort
Sep 08, 2022
In with a Charnze
Sep 01, 2022
She's a 10 but she's also a fullback
Aug 25, 2022
More than wins and losses
Aug 18, 2022
In the bank
Aug 11, 2022
It’s not the binocs
Aug 04, 2022
On the bench
Jul 28, 2022
So Good
Jul 21, 2022
Year of the Shark
Jul 14, 2022
First touch, first goal
Jul 07, 2022
Dysfunctional but functional
Jun 30, 2022
Keep it simple
Jun 23, 2022
Train and train and train some more
Jun 16, 2022
Poetry in Motion
Jun 09, 2022
The comeback is stronger than the setback
Jun 02, 2022
Cherrington on top
May 26, 2022
The game that matters more
May 19, 2022
MID-SEASON BREAK - BEST OF CAN YOU BE MORE PACIFIC 2022
May 12, 2022
Life after footy
May 05, 2022
Taking the L
Apr 28, 2022
Credit to pre-season
Apr 21, 2022
Flavour of the week
Apr 14, 2022
The Answer
Apr 07, 2022
Raider not a fader
Mar 31, 2022
Power of the Titans
Mar 24, 2022
Facts
Mar 17, 2022