Isaac Quaynor

Isaac Quaynor
Quaynor in May 2025
Personal information
Full name Isaac Quaynor
Nicknames Q,[1] IQ[2]
Born (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000
Melbourne, Victoria
Original team Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)
Draft No. 13, 2018 AFL draft, Collingwood
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position Defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Collingwood 154 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2026 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Early life

Quaynor participated in the Auskick program at Doncaster East.[3] He went to Doncaster Gardens Primary School. 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.[4] Quaynor also played junior football for the Templestowe Football Club and for Bulleen-Templestowe Junior Football Club in the Yarra Junior Football League.[5] In 2018, Quaynor was runner-up for Oakleigh Chargers best and fairest award, which was won by Jack Ross.[6][7] He represented Vic Metro at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships and was selected for the All-Australian team,[8] despite missing the match against Vic County due to a rib fracture.[9] Quaynor played 10 games for Collingwood's Victorian Football League before his AFL debut, averaging 19.1 disposals and 3.6 tackles.[10]

AFL career

Quaynor was part of Collingwood's Next Generation Academy and won the goalkicking test at the Draft Combine.[7] The club drafted him to their AFL squad with the 13th draft pick of the 2018 AFL draft.[11] As Collingwood's first pick of the draft, he wore the number 35 guernsey in his first season.[12] Quaynor made his AFL debut in Collingwood's loss against Hawthorn in the 16th round of the 2019 AFL season.[13][14] In the 17th round of the 2020 AFL season, Quaynor was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.[15] In 2021 Quaynor became a regular player in Collingwood's lineup each week.[16] In 2023, Quaynor was named in the initial All-Australian squad of 44 for the first time.[17] 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.[18]

On 16 August 2025, during Collingwood's round 23 match against Adelaide, Adelaide player Izak Rankine reportedly used a homophobic slur against Quaynor.[19][20] The incident prompted an AFL investigation, which resulted in Rankine being suspended for four matches.[21] Playing Adelaide at their home grounds in the 2025 AFL season 1st preliminary final later that year, while Rankine's suspension was ongoing, Quaynor was repeatedly booed by Adelaide fans.[22][23][24] Rankine missed the opening two games of the 2026 AFL season to complete his suspension, thereby missing Collingwood's season opener against Adelaide;[25] however, when the teams met at Adelaide Oval in round 20, Adelaide fans were once again condemned for repeatedly booing Quaynor from the outset of the match, who was coincidentally playing his 150th AFL match.[26] In that match, Adelaide squandered a 27-point lead in the second quarter as Collingwood pulled off a 61-point turnaround to win by 34 points.[27]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[28]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019Collingwood35 40035235818100.00.08.85.814.54.52.50
2020[a]Collingwood3 1100747414833250.00.06.76.713.53.02.30
2021Collingwood3 201222114036195450.10.111.17.018.14.82.30
2022Collingwood3 242319913433393700.10.18.35.613.93.92.90
2023#Collingwood3 2602250171421143680.00.19.66.616.25.52.62
2024Collingwood3 232017412029488550.10.07.65.212.83.82.40
2025Collingwood3 2500217134351121620.00.08.75.414.04.82.50
2026Collingwood3 1900197134331116480.00.010.47.117.46.12.50
Career 15257136793022977073830.00.09.06.115.14.72.52

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

Team

Individual

Personal life

Quaynor was born in Melbourne and grew up in Doncaster East,[29][30] supporting Collingwood since young, idolising Scott Pendlebury, and even sitting behind the Cheer Squad during the 2018 AFL Grand Final.[11][31] His father, Yaw, is of Akyem Abuakwa from Ghana, where his mother, Kate, met him during a music trip.[32] 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.[33] Quaynor has also played soccer and basketball.[11] He modelled his game on Western Bulldogs player Jason Johannisen and Melbourne defender Neville Jetta.[11] During his draft year, he studied a course in sports management and leadership through Swinburne University.[34]

References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Riley (2 March 2025). "Q's culture: How Isaac embraces Ghanaian roots". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Canil, Jourdan (15 September 2020). "Smart call: 'IQ' the latest Rising Star nominee". Australian Football League. Telstra.
  3. ↑ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 52
  4. ↑ Collins, Ben (21 December 2018). "'Big future': Magpies' top draft pick is 'ready-made' for AFL". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  5. ↑ "2018 AFL Draft". Yarra Junior Football League. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Prime, Toby (10 October 2018). "TAC Cup 2018: Jack Ross wins the Jack Honey Medal as Oakleigh Chargers' best and fairest". Herald Sun.
  7. 1 2 "Isaac Quaynor". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Twomey, Callum (5 July 2018). "SA stars dominate U18 All Australian side". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  9. ↑ Twomey, Callum (22 June 2018). "U18: Star ruled out of Metro-Country clash". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  10. ↑ Laughton, Max (3 July 2019). "AFL 2019: Collingwood's Isaac Quaynor to make AFL debut against Hawthorn in Round 16". Fox Sports.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Welcome to Collingwood: Isaac Quaynor". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 22 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Collingwood Draftees Get Numbers, Quaynor continues tradition". Triple M. 26 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Grieve, Charlotte (4 July 2019). "'More than ready': Isaac Quaynor gears up for Pies debut". The Age.
  14. ↑ McGowan, Marc (5 July 2019). "Clarko plays it cool on Hawks' nine-game matchwinner". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  15. ↑ Canil, Jourdan (15 September 2020). "Smart call: 'IQ' the latest Rising Star nominee". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  16. ↑ "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "AA SQUAD REVEALED: Five Pies in, stars miss, young guns named". AFL. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Moore set to steer Pies in 2024". Collingwood. Telstra. 14 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Judging the biggest overreactions from the AFL's Round 23 games". ESPN. 19 August 2025. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ↑ McFarlane, Glenn (20 August 2025). "The full timeline of Izak Rankine's homophobic slur investigation". Code Sports.
  21. ↑ "Crows star learns sanction for homophobic slur". afl.com.au. 21 August 2025. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "AFL finals 2025: Four key takeaways from Collingwood's upset win over Adelaide, including Isaac Quaynor booing". The West Australian. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  23. ↑ McKern, James (4 September 2025). "AFL world takes aim at Adelaide fans for booing Isaac Quaynor". news.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  24. ↑ De Silva, Chris (4 September 2025). "Quaynor denied on the line amid boos". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Crows star in a 'good space' as fiery Pies clash looms". AFL.com.au. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "'Not appropriate': Adelaide Crows respond after fans boo Collingwood Magpies defender Isaac Quaynor". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Adelaide Crows v Collingwood - AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". AFL.com.au. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Isaac Quaynor". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  29. ↑ A taste of Richmond, but Collingwood looms for Quaynor by Daniel Cherny for The Age 16 November 2018
  30. ↑ ‘Not OK’: Collingwood seek to correct dearth of Indigenous players by Michael Gleeson for The Age 1 February 2021
  31. ↑ Twomey, Callum (22 January 2018). "Lifelong fan a Next-Gen draft chance". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  32. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (16 November 2018). "A taste of Richmond, but Collingwood looms for Quaynor". The Age.
  33. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (9 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Isaac Quaynor set to join Collingwood after rollercoaster footy journey". Fox Sports.
  34. ↑ matt (26 November 2018). "First RISL student drafted to the AFL". Richmond Institute. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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