AFL's only Samoan player Mykelti Lefau's journey in the homeland has begun as he was able to meet his grandmother on Sunday and there are plans to visit the family plantation.

This is his maiden trip to Samoa and he is here with his Richmond Tigers club to promote the sport and connect with family.

The club visited Marist Brothers Primary School, Mulivai and had their first clinic with the students on Monday morning. 

Mykelti is from the villages of Nofoalii and Falelatai. They are here on a five-day trip, he will be visiting his villages while immersing his teammates in the Samoan culture. He said he looked forward to the upcoming events. 

"I visited my family last night. We just caught up quietly, and saw my grandmother. She's 96 now, her birthday was last week, so it's nice to see her close to her birthday. We're going again on Tuesday with the club, so we'll have an ava and do an umu with the team. We are going to see our family plantation," he said proudly. 

"I think our connection to Marist is through Alex. He must work for the club, so they connected us. They just asked us if we could come and put a clinic for the Marist Brothers school, and it was really good. The kids loved it. They were having fun. 

"Obviously, they've never seen Australian Rules Football before so everyone was a bit like, what's this? But they had fun. In terms of engagement, it was perfect. It was just what we wanted. We knew they were not going to know what it was, so we just wanted to come have fun, show them some basic skills such as kicking, marking, and hand-passing."

They gifted the school with some gear to help them keep playing and continue learning about the sport. Mykelti also mentioned that their representatives are happy to teach the sport in Samoa.

"Yes, 100 per cent. We were just speaking about it, saying if there was some consistent support from Australian Rules here in Samoa, we have a representative here, his name is Tyrone. He said he would love to live here and teach the kids how to play," he said.

"This is passion and education. Being able to educate through sport would be a great privilege."

The highlight of their day was playing with the students. He said that it was the most fun they've ever had.

"We are all athletes, so we just love playing sports and running around. So to do it with the kids, and see the smiles on their faces was the best part. I'm looking forward to going to my family on Tuesday with the club so they can see and meet my family. Also, to see how things are done in the village."

He understands the importance of family values in Samoa and the service part of the culture as he still does it back home in Australia.

"Thank you so much for the hospitality that everyone has been showing us here. We feel very welcomed and we're very honoured to be here. This is a great privilege to come with the club," he said.

"We are just very happy for the respect and the welcoming that we've received so far. Thank you so much."

A Year Eight student from Marist Brothers, Mashaun Neemia could not control his excitement.

"Today, they taught us new skills and told us about the sport that they play. I love playing rugby, but this was very different from it. But, there are some things that I can use in rugby," said the student. 

"For example, the kicking part because the passing of the ball in that sport is way different from rugby. If ever this sport is introduced and played in Samoa, I will definitely sign up for it. It's a fun sport and very easy to learn. Appreciate their time that was spent here at our school for this."