Sydney Roosters star Boyd Cordner says he wouldn't trade his five Kangaroos test jumpers for anything.

He craves a return to the State of Origin cauldron, but Boyd Cordner maintains representing his country remains the ultimate honour in rugby league.

Former Golden Boot winner Benji Marshall this week said Kiwis were flabbergasted that Australian players seemed to covet an Origin jumper more than a Kangaroos jersey.

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The resurgent Kiwis are poised to assume the world No 1 ranking from Australia following three straight wins over the Kangaroos, including a 26-12 rout in the trans-Tasman test in Brisbane on Sunday.

But amid concerns that some players rank Origin above international football as the pinnacle in rugby league, Cordner said he wouldn't trade his five test jumpers for anything.

"In saying that Origin is the pinnacle, it's only because the hype around it," the Sydney Roosters star said on Wednesday.

"You know, the crowds they generate and all that stuff - and the rivalry.

"When you're a kid and you grow up, you always want to play Origin.

"But, for me, pulling on the green and gold jersey is something I'll never forget.

"That's very special. It's unbelievable, so you want to play Origin but the next step is Australia ... the ultimate goal is to play for Australia.

"For myself, that's a massive honour and something that I'll remember for the rest of my life and it's something that you want to do every year."

Cordner has only made two appearances in Origin, both times coming off the bench in Blues defeats in the final game of the past two series.

The 22-year-old is making no secret of his desire to win a hotly-contested spot in the NSW back row for the 2015 series opener in Sydney on May 27.

"I'll be doing everything possible to be in that team and to pull on that sky blue jersey," Cordner said.

"In 2013, I got a taste in the last game and then again [last year] I got injured the week before the team was being announced so that was pretty disheartening.

"I'm pretty keen to get in there for game one and have a good series.

"I know I've been playing some pretty good footy this year. I've been pretty happy with my form.

"There's some players there that have been playing some awesome footy in the back-row spot.

"So over the next couple of weeks I'll be doing my best to get the wins for the Roosters and play well myself and see what happens from that."