Former Maitland Pickers captain-coach and Kurri Kurri Bulldogs lock of the century Garry Sullivan has been extradited from Queensland to Melbourne to face armed robbery charges.
Sullivan, 78, was arrested at his Southport home on the Gold Coast on Thursday morning, on charges relating to the alleged ambush on two Armaguard officers at Chadstone in 1994.
He was extradited to Melbourne accompanied by detectives and is set to appear in a Melbourne court on Monday morning.
The Gold Coast Bulletin reported; that in 1994, Mr Sullivan, wearing a balaclava, allegedly told the Armaguard officers to "get down" and to "drop the money" before they were both shot in the lower body.
He is also alleged to have shot a bystander, before taking off with three bags of cash. He was not sighted by Victorian detectives for more than 30 years.
The alleged robbery and shooting took place while Sullivan was on the run after breaking out of a Queensland jail.
He had been serving a 20-year sentence for 14 separate armed robberies of banks and armoured cars with his stepfather Bill Orchard, between 1985 and 1991. They stole more than $3 million.
Accompanied by detectives at Melbourne airport, Sullivan told 7News news: "I've never shot anybody, ever."
He said he would be contesting the charges.
Sullivan played 107 first grade games for Newtown between 1970 and 1975. He played seven Tests for Australia and three games for NSW.
Sullivan, who played for Kurri Kurri before going to Newtown, was named as lock in the Bulldogs' team of the century in 2010.
He was captain-coach of the Maitland Pickers in 1977.
