He will be joined by Luke Darcy (SEN 1116), Gilbert McAdam (NIRS), Emma Quayle (The Age), Brian Taylor (Triple M) and Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said he had included Williams and Matthews on the judging panel to provide a current-day coaching perspective in the voting alongside the views of retired players and senior media staff.
The Norm Smith Medal is still presented after the match on Saturday even if the game is a draw and a replay is to be played next week.
The medal can't be shared between two players. In the event of a tie, the tie is broken as follows:
- Number of three votes received
- Number of two votes received
- Number of one votes received
- If still unbroken, votes cast by the chairman will break the tie.
