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Isaac Quaynor (born 15 January 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Quaynor participated in the Auskick program at Doncaster East. He first played junior football with the Beverley Hills Junior Football Club where he came to know future Collingwood teammate Tom Phillips. He then joined Oakleigh Chargers, where he was coached by Anthony Phillips, Tom's father. Quaynor also played junior football for the Templestowe Football Club and for Bulleen-Templestowe Junior Football Club in the Yarra Junior Football League. In 2018, Quaynor was runner-up for Oakleigh Chargers best and fairest award, which was won by Jack Ross. He represented Vic Metro at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships and was selected for the All-Australian team, despite missing the match against Vic County due to a rib fracture. Quaynor played 10 games for Collingwood's Victorian Football League before his AFL debut, averaging 19.1 disposals and 3.6 tackles.

AFL career

Quaynor was part of Collingwood's Next Generation Academy and won the goal kicking test at the Draft Combine. The club drafted him to their AFL squad with the 13th draft pick of the 2018 AFL draft. As Collingwood's first pick of the draft, he wore the number 35 guernsey in his first season. Quaynor made his AFL debut in Collingwood's loss against Hawthorn in the 16th round of the 2019 AFL season. In the 17th round of the 2020 AFL season, Quaynor was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.In 2021 Quaynor became a regular player in Collingwood's lineup each week. In 2023, Quaynor was named in the initial All-Australian squad of 44 for the first time. Prior to the 2024 AFL season, Quaynor was named as part of the Collingwood leadership group, being announced as one of Collingwood's vice-captains.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020 (round 17)
• 22 Under 22 team: 2021, 2022

Personal life

Quaynor was born in Melbourne and grew up in Doncaster East, supporting Collingwood since young, idolising Scott Pendlebury, and even sitting behind the Cheer Squad during the 2018 AFL Grand Final. His father, Yaw, is of Akyem Abuakwa from Ghana, where his mother, Kate, met him during a music trip. He is the oldest of six siblings and went to school at Doncaster Gardens Primary School and East Doncaster Secondary College, despite Camberwell Grammar School offering him a scholarship. Quaynor has also played soccer and basketball. He modelled his game on Western Bulldogs player Jason Johannisen and Melbourne defender Neville Jetta. During his draft year, he studied a course in sports management and leadership through Swinburne University.

References

1. AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 52
2. Collins, Ben (21 December 2018). "'Big future': Magpies' top draft pick is 'ready-made' for AFL". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
3. "2018 AFL Draft". Yarra Junior Football League. 26 November 2018.
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7. Twomey, Callum (22 June 2018). "U18: Star ruled out of Metro-Country clash". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
8. Laughton, Max (3 July 2019). "AFL 2019: Collingwood's Isaac Quaynor to make AFL debut against Hawthorn in Round 16". Fox Sports.
9. ^ "Welcome to Collingwood: Isaac Quaynor". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 22 November 2018.
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13. Canil, Jourdan (15 September 2020). "Smart call: 'IQ' the latest Rising Star nominee". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
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17. "Isaac Quaynor statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
18. A taste of Richmond, but Collingwood looms for Quaynor by Daniel Cherny for The Age 16 November 2018
19. ‘Not OK’: Collingwood seek to correct dearth of Indigenous players by Michael Gleeson for The Age 1 February 2021
20. Twomey, Callum (22 January 2018). "Lifelong fan a Next-Gen draft chance". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
21. Cherny, Daniel (16 November 2018). "A taste of Richmond, but Collingwood looms for Quaynor". The Age.
22. Waterworth, Ben (9 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Isaac Quaynor set to join Collingwood after rollercoaster footy journey". Fox Sports.
23. matt (26 November 2018). "First RISL student drafted to the AFL". Richmond Institute. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Isaac Quaynor's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club

• 2000 births
• Living people
• Collingwood Football Club players
• Oakleigh Chargers players
• Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
• Australian people of Ghanaian descent
• People from Doncaster, Victoria
• VFL/AFL premiership players
• Swinburne University of Technology alumni