No, the Dragons' famous Red V hasn't faded, nor are they looking to provide captain Mark Gasnier with an easy transition to wearing the hot pink jerseys of French rugby club Stade Francais next year.

Instead, they will wear pink V jerseys against the Storm as a fundraiser for the Joanne Mackay Breast Cancer Foundation.

The promotion for the charity is part of the "women in league" round of the NRL this weekend.

Joanne Mackay, the wife of former Illawarra Steelers and St George star Brad, who won the 1993 Clive Churchill Medal, died from breast cancer in 2002.

Dragons prop Jason Ryles said it was a wonderful initiative to assist a worthy charity and one of the club's greats.

"It's great to help him and the charity out in some way," he said.

"He's got a fair bit of history at the club and it's good to help him out as best we can.

"I remember coming into grade when he (Brad) was in first grade.

"He was one of the guys that would always come up and speak to the younger guys. He's a good bloke and was a very good player."

Meanwhile, Melbourne have scrapped their policy of resting Origin players in a bid to nail down a top four spot in their pursuit of back-to-back NRL crowns.

The Storm have rotated their representative stars out of games late in the season over the past two years to freshen up before the finals.

But Melbourne aren't in a position to take their opposition lightly this year following three losses with their nine Origin stars unavailable. They trail competition frontrunners Manly and are level on points with the Roosters and Sharks.

Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith said it would be left up to the individual, as well as team medical staff, to decide whether to sit out a game.

But he is planning on playing every match.

"Going on last year I ended up having a rest against the Sharks and I thought that probably didn't work as well as I wanted it to, so this year I think having a couple of days away from training for the next couple of weeks and then keep playing will be best," Smith said.

This week the Origin players were given an additional two-day break and coach Craig Bellamy planned to continue the reduced training schedule for the next few weeks to keep their minds and bodies fresh.