We’re in the latter half of the Olympics, closing in on the events our Pasifika athletes excel in! Bobby brings in another journalist from Paris, Solomon Islands woman Elizabeth Osifelo, to fill us in on highlights and the latest news happening over there. 

Patricia Keamo and Fia Liakong return to chat about the latest sporting news in Papua New Guinea and Samoa, as well as battle it out in Fresh off the Dome, where someone learns that confidence isn’t always key.

Olympic fever has swept across the world and Bobby Macumber fills you in on all the Pacific Island nations competing at Paris 2024. Bobby also chats to Fijian sailor Sophia Morgan who has come a long way since her fear of water to now being a two time Olympic sailor.

Co-host Kalo Moli reflects on the recent QLD Reds trip to Tonga including hearing from a couple of players involved, Pua Pedro from Tuvalu joins us for the first time on the show and we check in with Fijian journalist Sereana Salalo in Paris to get the latest updates on all our Pasifika athletes at the Games.

Georgia-Leigh Vele discovered an old journal not long ago where as an 8-year-old her number one dream was to attend an Olympic Games. This week she will fulfill that childhood dream and even get to carry the Papua New Guinea flag in the Opening Ceremony so we chat about her story, the pride in her country and this huge honour. We also hear about what it's like dating another professional athlete and her new tattoo representing her culture.

Also along for the ride is Talei Matairakula and Melissa Fare to wrap up the enormous amount of sport from across the region.

After competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as a 15-year-old, Lanihei Connolly is feeling more experienced but just as nervous for the Paris Olympics. The teenager will lineup for the Cook Islands in the swimming and is hoping to inspire the next generation of young Pasific Island girls to achieve their wildest dreams.

Patricia Keamo and Finau Vulivuli talk Olympics too for PNG and Fiji and help Bobby cover plenty more sports in the Pacific including Rugby Union, State Of Origin, tennis and football.

Annie Shannon grew up playing tennis in Fiji and it took her all the way to a College in the US as a teenager. These days Shannon has shifted her focus to coaching and making sure the next generation of Fijian and other Pacific Island tennis players can compete with the best up and comers around the world.

Indra Singh and Kalo Manu-Moli join Bobby to chat about the biggest stories in Fiji, Tonga and across the region and we hear a few more amazing interviews from athletes who competed at the Micronesian Games in the Marshall Islands in June.

Growing up in Adelaide with a Ni-Van mother, Vanuatu footballer Jared Clark's favourite times in his youth were the trips back there. The food, lifestyle and endless hours of football shaped him as a person. We hear about the OFC Men's Nations Cup in Vanuatu and why the history making final for the home team is a career highlight.

Bobby also gets the latest sporting news from Finau Vulivuli in Fiji and a Solomon Islands taster from Priestley Habru.

With Bobby Macumber as your pilot, Fresh Off the Field is going to magically take you to the Marshall Islands as well as Vanuatu all in the one episode. We'll hear about the final medal tally in the Micronesian Games as well as check in with Declan Byrne who is live in Port Vila in Vanuatu for the OFC Men's Nations Cup finals.

There's also plenty more sport to get through with the help of co-hosts Patricia Keamo and Fia Laikong. It's non stop at the moment on the Islands!

Vaimo’oi’a Ripley always wanted to see a Pacific Island nation's flag alongside the big guns in sailing at the Olympics, given the sport's cultural significance and ties to the region. Now, she's weeks away from competing for Samoa at Paris 2024 and doing just that! We hear about her resilience, why a 'never give up' attitude paid off and what her Olympic goals are.

As well, Indra Singh and Kalo Moli join us to chat about all the other sport happening across the Pacific Islands.

Bobby Macumber is away on assignment so this week we re-visit some of the best sporting chats we've heard this year on Fresh Off The Field. You'll learn about Olympic hopefuls, new coaches, cricket pioneers and AFL stars.

Lenora Misa is as resilient as she is proud and the netballer lines up in the Pacific Netball Series in June to try end Tonga Tala's grip on the tournament. Bobby chats to Misa about her Samoan culture, how she juggles Netball and full time work and why her 3rd ACL injury nearly broke her.

Tiana Severino-Fidow fills in for Bobby and alongside Patricia Keamo and Priestley Habru, look over all the biggest sporting news from the Pacific. And Patricia and Priestley get to brag about the men's State of Origin result.