As fans question whether Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe will feature in the State of Origin Victoria vs All Stars match for bushfire relief, the Brownlow medallist has shared snaps on Instagram of him shredding snow in Japan.

Alongside teammate Matt Taberner, Fyfe showed off his snowboarding skills at the Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands. “Heartened to be coming home to a country that is galvanising in the face of these fires,” Fyfe wrote.