<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Do you know who I am?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The well-worn catchphrase of famous people caught in embarrassing situations was wielded to little effect before dual-code rugby great Wendell Sailor was arrested during a drunken night out. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former Wallabies player became agitated when talking to another man at Pappy's Bar in Sydney's city centre after 8.30pm on November 6, 2024, according to agreed facts of his court case. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-crisis-australia-energy-minister-flags-work-from-home-as-sensible-option-for-millions/24b49ae8-9b6b-4cc7-8afd-02a569645e11" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Diesel forecast to reach $4 a litre as motorists urged to change habits</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bar manager threatened to call police after asking the 51-year-old to leave the bar at least three times because of his level of intoxication. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"F---ing call the cops and see what happens," Sailor replied, according to court documents. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Do you know who I am? You're f---ing done."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-wendell-sailor-nrl-legend-arrested-by-nine-cops-on-drunken-night-out/0475ac02-2a68-4330-be38-48f5158eec2d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police spoke to him outside the bar before he spotted the man whom he accused of trying to fight him and gave chase, the agreed facts state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reinforcements were called to help arrest the former NRL and rugby union international, who maintained his capture was racially motivated.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was subsequently granted bail on conditions that included a prohibition on being intoxicated in public. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the premiership-winning NRL star ignored the restriction when he went to a sports bar in Wollongong and drank a large volume of alcohol on January 5, 2025, according to the agreed facts. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/abc-staff-plan-strike-over-rejected-pay-offer/6157e1a5-46a5-4fe5-89f8-3ffbb8052988" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>ABC staff to strike for first time in 20 years over pay deal</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were called after he became aggressive with a taxi driver and found Sailor stumbling and swaying in the middle of the road.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He smelled strongly of alcohol and was slurring his words as he abused officers, the agreed facts state. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers called for backup as they struggled to arrest an increasingly aggressive former NRL star, who tensed his arms to prevent handcuffs being placed on him and braced himself against the car. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He resisted nine officers before eventually being taken into custody, where the agreed facts say he continued to be aggressive and hostile. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 51-year-old appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Monday after pleading guilty to failing to leave a premises after being excluded, intimidation, and resisting police. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His lawyer asked the court to dismiss the charges on mental health grounds, citing information arising out of a psychiatric report. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If the application is not successful when it's heard on Friday, Sailor will be sentenced.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-kids-worse-off-than-rest-of-the-country-housing-health-education-research-cost-of-living-news/5b49107e-6e8c-4687-85ea-d499a84a58fb" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Kids in this state are worse off than rest of the country</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former rugby great is in the process of a difficult separation from his wife of nearly three decades, a court was previously told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He represented Australia in rugby league and rugby union, distinguishing himself as the top try-scorer when the Kangaroos won the Rugby League World Cup in 2000. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sailor also proved a prolific scorer during a four-year rugby union stint, crossing 13 times in 37 games for the Wallabies and earning a start in the 2003 World Cup final.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He finished his 222-game NRL career in 2009 after nine seasons with the Brisbane Broncos and two seasons with St George Illawarra.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and 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