Preparing to play his first game for Australia, Robbie Farah is keen to show he's a better representative player than the one who flopped and lost his State of Origin jumper.

Farah on Wednesday revealed the torment he still carries from his Origin II shocker, and his desire to silence the doubters when he makes his Test debut in Saturday's Four Nations clash with England in Wigan.

The hooker showed enough in his NSW debut in the opening 2009 Origin game to suggest a long future in the sky blues No.9 jersey.

But he found himself on the Origin scrapheap just 80 minutes of football later following a display he described as "a one in a million game from me" in the series-sealing 24-14 game 2 loss at ANZ Stadium on June 24.

"The second game was one of the worst games of footy I've played in my career - there's no hiding that fact," Farah told AAP at the Australian team's hotel in Leeds.

"I was pretty shattered afterwards in myself.

"I had a lot of good people around me talk to me and they said 'don't let it break you'.

"I'd like to think I used that as a bit of motivation in the second half of the season, to prove to people not to judge me on that one game."

There was speculation Farah had played that match injured after nursing a rib complaint through the build-up, but the Wests Tigers skipper refused to look for excuses.

"The ribs were fine ... I couldn't feel them during the game.

"It was just a poor performance - I'm not going to blame that on the ribs.

"It was just one of those nights when everything goes wrong - it's a one in a million game from me.

"I was hoping to get a chance in that third game to redeem myself because I knew I was better than what I produced that night.

"It was pretty disappointing (to miss out) - everyone wants a shot at redemption, I didn't get that chance."

So long described as the heir apparent to NSW great Danny Buderus in the No.9 jumper, the game three snubbing and subsequent starring role from replacement hooker Michael Ennis would have been hard to take for Farah.

But he didn't let it get him down, and he responded with a series of stellar performances over the back half of the season to secure a spot in the Kangaroos' Four Nations touring party ahead of Ennis.

He expected to play a bit part behind first choice hooker Cameron Smith through the campaign with his main objective being to soak up as much knowledge as possible from the experience, though he now finds himself set for a pivotal role in a match which will decide Australia's fate in the tournament.

"I didn't come here with any expectations - I came here to enjoy the experience and not everyone gets to go on a tour to the UK with a Kangaroos team," he said.

"For me it was just about that - to enjoying it and get as much experience as I can, train with guys like Cam, Locky (Darren Lockyer) and JT (Johnathan Thurston) and learn as much as I can and take it back to my club and if I got a game, that would be a bonus."

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