2018 VAFA Rising Star Nominees
MEN’S
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Jak Nardino | Beaumaris |
| 2 | Liam Murphy | De La Salle |
| 3 | Lachie Haysman | University Blacks |
| 4 | Sam Ralph | Old Xaverians |
| 5 | Shaun Lovell | Mazenod |
| 6 | Anthony Larkey | Old Trinity |
| 7 | Anthony Zimmerman | Old Brighton |
| 8 | Matt Bennett | Old Scotch |
| 9 | Ben Huggard | St Bernard’s |
| 10 | Cam Hodges | St Kevin’s OB |
| 11 | Nathan Boucher | Collegians |
| 12 | Lachlan Farrugia | St Kevin’s OB |
| 13 | Geordie Nagle | De La Salle |
| 14 | Daniel Stanford | Old Xaverians |
| 15 | Charlie Thompson | Old Carey |
| 16 (1) | Dylan Melnjak | Hampton Rovers |
| 16 (2) | Durras Seccull | Old Haileybury |
| 17 | William Lewis | Old Brighton |
| 18 | Luke Sevior | University Blacks |
WOMEN’S
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Alyssa Binns | Collegians |
| 2 | Laura Robertson | Marcellin |
| 3 | Maxine Wells | Old Scotch Stars |
| 4 | Emily Conroy | Monash Blues |
| 5 | Poppy Kelly | Beaumaris |
| 6 | Georgia Cooper | Caulfield Grammarians |
| 7 | Caitlin Greiser | Melbourne University WFC |
| 8 | Annaliese Xanthos | Marcellin |
| 9 | Jess Balleggi | Old Brighton |
| 10 | Sienna Tedde | Beaumaris |
| 11 | Peggy-Sue Fennell | Melbourne University WFC |
| 12 | Maddi Wilson | St Bedes/Mentone Tigers |
| 13 | Amelia Peck | Collegians |
| 14 | Olivia Vesely | Old Geelong |