Coxy your are being zealous in pushing your POV and that's great passion (#lulzNSW) but don't belittle the debate by saying things like "nobody has given you a reason" simply because the other POV posted are not in agreeance. IMO, they are legitimate reasons, in your opinion they aren't.
Benji Marshall is a perfect example. He has done the time and could (maybe has for all I know) apply for citizenship and rep. QLD, however he chose to rep NZ because that means more to him. He doesn't identify as an Australian and therefore can't identify as a QLDer.
Does Libby Trickett represent QLD or Australia at the Olympics? SoO, Tests, Commonwealth Games, Olympics...these are NOT Sheffield Shield, T20, club sport, etc. When a sporting fixture is representative it has guidelines. You can't represent SEQLD Poinsettias and play for Toowoomba Brothers...Why not they're just kids? Because there's rules to representative eligibility.
If we went down the path of allowing players who are not Australian play origin, SoO will become like either the NRL All Stars game or more likely, the NFL/NBA East vs. West All-Star games, which is crap, players don't allow themselves to be available, key positions sub out at halftime and is just a douchefest because no player cares.
Portect the spectacle, don't weaken it for the lowest common denominator!