der.Grant, who played a total of 301 AFL games, won the 1999 Norm Smith when he kicked four goals in North Melbournes 35-point win over Carl

AFL icon Leigh Matthews will present the Jock McHale medal to this years premiership coach.AFL boss Gillon McLachlan launched the finals series in Melbourne on Wednesday, announcing Matthews and Shannon Grant will play big roles at the grand final.Grant will present the Norm Smith medal, awarded to the played judged best on ground in the premiership decider.Grant, who played a total of 301 AFL games, won the 1999 Norm Smith when he kicked four goals in North Melbournes 35-point win over Carlton.Matthews, named among the inaugural legends in the AFLs Hall of Fame, won four VFL flags as a player with Hawthorn then lifted a further four cups as coach.Sydney coach John Longmire will formally hand over the Coleman medal to West Coast forward Josh Kennedy at Thursdays All Australian awards, while former Swan Michael OLoughlin has been named cup ambassador.Meanwhile, the league is reintroducing the Edwin Wilson shield as a perpetual trophy.The shield hasnt been used in almost 40 years, with VFL administrators ending the tradition in 1979 because there was no room left.The AFL has dusted it off, enlarged the award and it will now be presented annually along with the premiership cup.It will stay in a prominent position at AFL house .. and celebrate a great contribution to our game, McLachlan said,Itll be a great addition to the chase for premiership glory. Patrick Peterson Jersey Cheap . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Patrick Peterson Color Rush Jersey . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. http://www.arizonacardinalsshoponline.com/brandon-williams-cardinals-jersey.html . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. Josh Rosen Cardinals Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Budda Baker Jersey Cardinals . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end.Montreal Canadiens blueliner P.K. Subban is joining Team Canada for the remainder of the World Hockey Championship and will report to the team in time for their quarter-final in Stockholm on Thursday. Subban, 23, was named a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy last week, given annually to the top defenceman in the NHL.dddddddddddd Subban topped NHL defencemen in scoring with 38 points (11 goals, 27 assists) in 42 games this season. The Toronto native also led all blueliners in power-play scoring with 26 points (7-19) and ranked second on the Canadiens in points, plus-minus (plus-12) and average ice time per game (23:14). ' ' '