Coco Sports Talk: The 2022 NFL Draft edition
Coco Sports Talk with Penina and Ashley - covering all things sports from a Pasifika female lens!
#CocoSportsTalk looks at the many stories of Pasifika people involved in sports of all kinds, and the trials and tribulations of the talented athletes from all sectors of our community.
This episode we cover recent sporting headlines and Ashley is back with her Round of Reckons PLUS we take a look at the NFL Draft which is happening this weekend (29th April 22 NZT).
We speak to Calum Niuafe, San Francisco 49ers & NFL fan/stats guy who lets us know what Pasifika players we should be looking out for in the draft this weekend, why he loves American Football and who his fave player of Pasifika heritage is. We also talk to Epenesa Pakola - a college football Mom in the US who gives us a bit of insight as to why College Football is so important in regards to getting drafted to the NFL.
Watch the whole show or pick and choose the sports you're interested in below -
00:00 Intro
00:21 Coco Headlines: - David Tua was inducted into the US National Hall of Fame last Sunday and the Johns Brothers are tipped to coach Samoa in the mid season tests.
01:38 NFL Draft chat with Calum Niuafe
06:52 College football chat with Epenesa Pakola (as it relates to the NFL draft)
11:40 Gridiron Capital: How American Football became a Samoan Game
12:11 Round of Reckons with Ashley Stanley "That while we're excited for Andrew and Matty Johns to potentially coach the Toa Samoa team, we hope there's a succession plan where they bring in a Samoan to learn from them and be able to go on to coach the team in the future."
13:26 Daishen Nix - Samoan NBA player in the Houston Rockets
14:05 That's it for this week folks
Join us to learn a little bit more for your sport fix!
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Catch up on Episode 1 here:
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And Episode 2 here:
Director/Editor & Sound - Sefa Taouma
Camera Operator - Mary Raela
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