Melbourne club Green Gully have signed New Zealanders Wan Gatkek and Nathan Simes for their new NPL Victoria campaign.
Midfielder Gatkek (25) joins Green Gully from Northern League champions Western Springs, who he joined in 2023 after playing in Wellington for Miramar Rangers, Western Suburbs and Team Wellington.
Wellington-born striker Simes (22) was a teammate of Gatkek at Miramar Rangers, and he also played for Western Suburbs.
Simes spent the last four years in the American college system, most recently with Wofford College in South Carolina.
Though the pair had played together in Wellington, neither realised they would be reuniting at Green Gully till they signed.
Watgek and Simes join another Kiwi at Green Gully, 15-cap All White defender Deklan Wynne, who joined the club in late 2024 after spells in the United States, Canada and England.
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Main photo: Nathan Simes (left) and Wan Gatkek.
This story was first published on February 23, 2026.