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 Tennis Open, a Vanuatu table tennis legend and so much more.

Despite not having much success on the field in terms of results during the PacificAus Four Nations tournament, Claudia Votu knows that the real wins for the Solomon Islands are the lessons learned. Votu chats to Sam Wykes about the experience of playing against Australia, the need for investment in the next generation and why it means everything to represent her country.

Indra Singh also has plenty of sporting news from Fiji, Lulu Laris the same from a very rainy Bougainville and PNG.

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.

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, Teitirake Kabaua does the same to help keep you in the loop.

New Caledonian footballer Mickaël Partodikromo is lining up for some of the biggest matches in the Pacific nation's history this week in the World Cup qualifiers and chats to Sam Wykes about his journey from the islands to English football. We hear why his father wears Mickaël's jerseys to the shops, what it's like playing around the world and what food he misses from home.

Fiji's Lailanie Burnes also has news in football, basketball and a win for Fijian rugby players and Tonga's Kalo Manu-Moli chats rugby, local school sports, hockey and a big result for the U-19 women's footballers.

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 netball, cricket, darts, rugby union, football and more!

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 rise, Tonga's Marian Kupu has news in rugby, netball and a table tennis story and Sam Wykes helps fill in the rest of the big news from across the Pacific.

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 trailblazer taekwondo Olympian Venice Traill.

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.

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.