It is thus somewhat paradoxical to note that .
The dominant groups in colonial Australia avidly adhered to Victorian British values , morals and social mores in all colonial capitals , with the exception of Sydney , they played and supported the deviant football offspring -- Australian Rules football .
It is thus somewhat paradoxical to note that although the dominant groups in colonial Australia avidly adhered to Victorian British values , morals and social mores in all colonial capitals , with the exception of Sydney , they played and supported the deviant football offspring -- Australian Rules football .