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Message: [QUOTE="JaseC, post: 2418584, member: 7867"] Ari Gold the difference between the Mick De Vere scenario or "Rocky's" passion for the Broncos scenario is that SoO is a representational fixture. This is the crux of this argument. If SoO was not a representational fixture, there would not be so much passion involved with the event. And one could then argue that the event probably wouldn't be what it is today. So therefore, as a representational fixture, there must be guidelines to eligibility. It's evident that fans and maybe even players alike, will never agree on those eligibility guidelines however they are a necessary evil. We can't have Lockyer captaining NZ because he likes snowboarding in Christchurch and decides to reside on the South Island next year. All jokes aside, I for one, can't agree that a player gets to choose to represent a "smaller region" but should then be able to choose to represent a "larger" region, when we are talking about State and Countries. I am a Queenslander and an Australian. I can't choose the former of the latter. I would hate to see Benji Marshall captain Queensland and then turn around in 6 months and hold aloft the Trans Tasman Cup. The taste in my mouth would be too sour to bear. [/QUOTE]

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