Five to face court over Vic hold-ups

Five men are due to face court in Melbourne over a string of armed robberies.

Former AFL rookie Ben Sharp, 28, his 23-year-old brother Christopher Sharp and another man, Nathan Lack, have been charged with stealing almost $300,000 from a cash delivery van on December 1, 2014, while it moved money from a Sunbury McDonald's restaurant.

The trio, who police allege all use ice, were arrested on Tuesday.

Ben Sharp has also been charged with trafficking ice, as has 33-year-old Tarneit man Lack.

Two other men, Chris Iles and Stephen Iles, have also been charged over two further armed robberies.

All five men appeared in an out of sessions court hearing late on Tuesday, and were remanded to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.