The Blues' swingman joined calls for representative football to be reinstated after it was revealed the AFL Players' Association was blocked from bringing back the state versus state concept next season.
Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury has already weighed-in with his support, while Henderson says he would be honoured to pull on the 'Big V'.
"I'd love State of Origin footy to come into it, I'm a big advocate for it and I think a lot of players are," Henderson told AFL.com.au on Friday.
"I understand there's significant hurdles that have to be jumped for it, but I think every player and a lot of supporters want to see it."
An AFLPA survey of 40 players likely to be selected found that 54 per cent prefer State of Origin, while 38 per cent were in favour of a City versus Country concept and the remainder supported either concept.
Sixty-eight per cent of players wanted representative football to be staged every year.
It's the thought of lining up alongside the likes of Adelaide gun Patrick Dangerfield, Gold Coast champion Gary Ablett and Geelong skipper Joel Selwood that excites Henderson.
"Just getting to play in the 'Big V' jumper and getting to play with mates that you played with, or other opposition players, would be a great thing to do," he said.
Playing senior representative football would be another feather in the cap for the 24-year-old, who is on a career trajectory that could soon see him rated among the game's elite.
The 196cm and 96kg Blue has become arguably the league's best swingman, but stayed forward in round five last week and bagged a career-best five-goal haul to help drag the Blues over the line for their first win against the Western Bulldogs.
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"I like both ends of the ground. There's pros and cons with both as far as I see it, so I enjoy both and really don't mind where I play," Henderson said.
"The big one I reckon down forward, you get to kick goals obviously, but down back you're in a little team within a team.
"You get a pretty tight bond when you're down back playing for a while, so I enjoy both ends.
"It goes back to the stock standard answer of wherever the team needs me at the time I'll play."
It's that team-first attitude that has helped endear the former Brisbane Lion to Blues fans since he was involved in the 2009 Brendan Fevola trade.
The number eight selection in the 2007 NAB AFL Draft, Henderson has emerged as possibly the Blues' most important player and last year finished third in Carlton's John Nicholls Medal count.
There's plenty of hype around the boy from Birregurra, but all he's concerned about is keeping Carlton's season alive.
"Hopefully it sets up the season," Henderson said of the 28-point win over the Bulldogs.
"We came into the year trying to improve on last year and we haven't had a good start, so I think it's just week-to-week for us now."
The next three games against West Coast, arch-rivals Collingwood and then St Kilda are likely to shape the Blues' season, and they won't have two-time Brownlow medallist Chris Judd to help guide them through until the bye.
But the injured former skipper, who strained a hamstring just six minutes after being substituted into the Bulldogs clash, can still have a big influence on Carlton's next month of football, according to Henderson.
"He'll offer a lot, he's one of the most professional people you come across so he'll come out of that (injury) flying," he said.
"I think he'll work with the midfielders mainly to pass some knowledge to them, he might be in the coaches box as well – he could do a bit of everything really.
"He'll be around the place and I think he'll help the younger players and midfielders.
"It's Chris Judd - you can't not give him a big role."
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"I like both ends of the ground. There's pros and cons with both as far as I see it, so I enjoy both and really don't mind where I play," Henderson said.
"The big one I reckon down forward, you get to kick goals obviously, but down back you're in a little team within a team.
"You get a pretty tight bond when you're down back playing for a while, so I enjoy both ends.
"It goes back to the stock standard answer of wherever the team needs me at the time I'll play."
It's that team-first attitude that has helped endear the former Brisbane Lion to Blues fans since he was involved in the 2009 Brendan Fevola trade.
The number eight selection in the 2007 NAB AFL Draft, Henderson has emerged as possibly the Blues' most important player and last year finished third in Carlton's John Nicholls Medal count.
There's plenty of hype around the boy from Birregurra, but all he's concerned about is keeping Carlton's season alive.
"Hopefully it sets up the season," Henderson said of the 28-point win over the Bulldogs.
"We came into the year trying to improve on last year and we haven't had a good start, so I think it's just week-to-week for us now."
The next three games against West Coast, arch-rivals Collingwood and then St Kilda are likely to shape the Blues' season, and they won't have two-time Brownlow medallist Chris Judd to help guide them through until the bye.
But the injured former skipper, who strained a hamstring just six minutes after being substituted into the Bulldogs clash, can still have a big influence on Carlton's next month of football, according to Henderson.
"He'll offer a lot, he's one of the most professional people you come across so he'll come out of that (injury) flying," he said.
"I think he'll work with the midfielders mainly to pass some knowledge to them, he might be in the coaches box as well – he could do a bit of everything really.
"He'll be around the place and I think he'll help the younger players and midfielders.
"It's Chris Judd - you can't not give him a big role."
Twitter: @TravKing_AFL
