 Edwards contributed a goal and 14 disposals in Richmond's qualifying final win over in the finals series' opening week before adding 14 disposals in the club's season-ending shock preliminary final loss to .Following the conclusion of the 2018 finals series, Edwards was named by the "Herald Sun's" chief football writer Mark Robinson as the league's 47th best player during the 2018 season.He finished the year ranked second in the league for goals assists (31) and 18th for score involvements (152) and placed fourth in Richmond's best and fairest award.