Head of Australian Rules Football apologises for laughing after player set fire to dwarf's clothing Mr Serevetas said the player had gone too far. In my line of work we do things that cross a certain line and boundary. But this is beyond. Confronted with the story on a different TV show, Mr Demetriou, clearly under the impression that it was a prank story, laughed uncontrollably. "I thought it was a joke," he told 3AW radio station on Tuesday. When this was brought up, I just thought it was incredulous to think that this could possibly be. After I found out that it was true, it's just reprehensible. I was flabbergasted. It wasn't meant to be offensive and I apologise to anyone who is offended.