Hudson Young's confidence was restored after debuting for Kangaroos, impressing during the Pacific Championships.
Blues backrower Hudson Young has been picked for the Origin opener two years in a row. He's also been dropped after the Origin opener two years in a row.
It would be enough to shatter the confidence of any footballer and Young admits it rocked him.
But a phone call from Mal Meninga changed all that.
The Kangaroos coach picked Young to make his Test debut in the Pacific Championships last October and the 26-year-old impressed so much that he started in the final, which Australia won.