Australian Diamonds and Queensland Firebirds star goal shooter Donnell Wallam hopes to inspire young Samoan players to pursue their dreams. 

"Whether it is netball or another field, you should always follow your dreams and passion," she said.

Wallam is in Samoa as part of a partnership deal to help promote the sport of netball and hold coaching clinics.

She was welcomed with an ava ceremony Tuesday morning by the Samoa Tourism Authority at the STA Fale. Wallam and her colleagues from Netball Australia will work with the Samoan netball community for three days. 

Wallam said she was here with a purpose.

"I'm a First Nation Australian woman from the Noongar Tribe in Western Australia. I've played for Queensland Firebirds in Australia and now Australian Diamonds. And, yeah, I hope to inspire many young girls here in Samoa to follow their dreams, whether it is netball or whatever chosen sport they want," she said.

"We've come to Samoa to help run some netball clinics over here and boost the netball knowledge. We'll visit some schools, the Netball Centre here, and much more."

Wallam and her team will be doing clinics at Lepa and Lotofaga College, Divine Mercy School, Vaiala Beach School and the Multipurpose Gym, Tuanaimato.

"We've got a clinic at the Netball Centre, so that'll be our first one. Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will be going to visit some schools. We have three days of activities."

She hopes to teach netball enthusiasts about the Australian style of the game.

"I think the Australian playing style is fast. Hopefully, we can inspire the netball teams over here to play a little bit like that but also embrace the style that they play with," she said. 

"I think it's important to bring that flair to the game. It's something that I personally bring to my netball team, it keeps the opposition guessing. I encourage everyone to join, doesn't matter if you don't know how to play, what style you play, just be involved in netball."

Wallam said the challenging part was living away from her family and learning how to be independent.

"I had to learn to be independent without my family. And I'm very connected to my culture as well. So living away from my country is probably the most challenging but it's been a great experience. This is my first time in Samoa. I'm just so excited to learn from the Samoans as well."