Zak Hardaker posts ‘awkward’ tweet just hours before being dropped for Grand Final
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Hardaker wrote on Twitter that he “can’t wait for Saturday” at 7.30pm on Wednesday night.
But the next morning he was told he would not be in the squad to face Leeds Rhinos due to a "a breach of club rules”.
It prompted the tweet to go viral with hundreds of retweets and some mocking responses from fans.
One replied “awkward” while another joked “where you get your ticket?”
Another posted four crying with laughter emojis and said: “Unlucky Zak.”
A fellow fan added: “I’d probs delete this.”
GETTY Zak Hardaker has been dropped for the Grand Final
The in-form 25-year-old - this week named runner-up to Tigers team-mate Luke Gale for the 2017 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award - has been omitted from the squad for Saturday's Betfred Super League showpiece.
The club have not elaborated beyond a short statement but taking such drastic action two days before the biggest game in their 91-year history clearly indicates how seriously they regard the matter.
The statement read: "Zak Hardaker is unavailable for selection due to a breach of club rules.
“The club will make no further comment at this point as full attention is focused on Saturday's Grand Final."
The Rugby Football League and representatives for the player have also not commented.