DUNDALK HAVE BOLSTERED their squad by signing Joshua Gatt on a short-term deal, pending international clearance.
The 28-year-old, originally from Michigan, featured in a pre-season friendly against Longford Town in February — prior to the season’s postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gatt did enough in that 69-minute appearance to impress the current SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions, who announced the deal today.
Having arrived back in Ireland from the US earlier this month, he spent two weeks in quarantine before linking up with the Lilywhites squad again this week.
After joining Austrian side SC Rheindorf Altach as a teenager, the winger spent six seasons at Norwegian club Molde, where he won two league titles under current Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Capped twice at senior international level for the US, Gatt has also lined out for Minnesota United, Colorado Rapids and Detroit City.
Most recently, he had a second spell at SC Rheindorf Altach.
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Its a good team, much more attacking based then most thought and Deans at last looks like he is rewarding players on form and not solely on name
Lealifiano at 12 is a superb player who offer much more than the direct pat maccabe. Like Barnes he can also change to 10 so that gives good interchanging options on who will be the first receiver. Folau has been a sensation and due to his state of origin experience shouldnt be too fazed in his debut. Lions will do well not to kick often to the former AFL man. With Digby recovered from injury and Beale on the bench the backline is dangerous. Ben Mowen is the leading lineout taker in the super comp and has been outstanding captaining the Brumbies this year. Young Hooper at seven dominated the end of year tour last autumn and is supported from the bench by another outstanding young fletcher in Gill.
However questions still remaining over JOC ten and the headspace of Beale…
One in 4 year event, one in 12 for the wallabies, should be an absolute belter
I think joc is starting ten rather than fb or wing due to his defensive ability as the lions tactics have been to vash it down the ten chanel and then spread it wide o putting joc there means it wont be as successful. Also with barnes and lealifano there i’d say they’ll kick for territory before giving it to ashly-cooper,folau,ioane and they’ll probably kick to north and cuthbert z lot seeing as how neither plyer kicks the ball much and there for win the kicking battle giving them the territory they need to get ioane and folau into the game and that will be where they are most dangerous. The pack also has the ability to play a tight game. Everyone is saying that the lions have great strength in depth but so do the wallabies and they have a much superior bench. So seeing as the first match is at suncorp which is historically a good hunting ground for the aussies that coupled with how much we underestimate them and they’re better gench means, its set up for a 2-1 series win for the wallabies