Isaac Quaynor

Quaynor participated in the Auskick program at Doncaster East.AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 52 he went to Doncaster gardens primary school

He first played junior football with the [https://www.bhjfc.org.au/ 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/70795/magpies-top-draft-pick-is-readymade-for-afl|title='Big future': Magpies' top draft pick is 'ready-made' for AFL|first=Ben|last=Collins|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Australian Football League|date=21 December 2018}} Quaynor also played junior football for the Templestowe Football Club and for [https://www.theBullants.com/ Bulleen-Templestowe Junior Football Club] in the Yarra Junior Football League.{{cite web|url=https://www.yarrajfl.org.au/2018/11/26/2018-afl-draft/|title=2018 AFL Draft|publisher=Yarra Junior Football League|date=26 November 2018}} In 2018, Quaynor was runner-up for Oakleigh Chargers best and fairest award, which was won by Jack Ross.{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/tac-cup-2018-jack-ross-wins-the-jack-honey-medal-as-oakleigh-chargers-best-and-fairest/news-story/bf3b84e3334194363746ef300f44b1d9|title=TAC Cup 2018: Jack Ross wins the Jack Honey Medal as Oakleigh Chargers' best and fairest|first=Toby|last=Prime|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=10 October 2018}} He represented Vic Metro at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships and was selected for the All-Australian team,{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/138206/sa-stars-dominate-u18-all-australian-side|title=SA stars dominate U18 All Australian side|first=Callum|last=Twomey|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Australian Football League|date=5 July 2018}} despite missing the match against Vic County due to a rib fracture.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/136597/u18-star-ruled-out-of-metro-country-clash|title=U18: Star ruled out of Metro-Country clash|first=Callum|last=Twomey|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Australian Football League|date=22 June 2018}} Quaynor played 10 games for Collingwood's Victorian Football League before his AFL debut, averaging 19.1 disposals and 3.6 tackles.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2019-collingwoods-isaac-quaynor-to-make-afl-debut-against-hawthorn-in-round-16/news-story/53b8d652be058814ee63df3b0cc7015e|title=AFL 2019: Collingwood's Isaac Quaynor to make AFL debut against Hawthorn in Round 16|first=Max|last=Laughton|work=Fox Sports|date=3 July 2019}}

Quaynor was part of Collingwood's Next Generation Academy and won the goal kicking test at the Draft Combine.{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/1773/isaac-quaynor|title=Isaac Quaynor|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Collingwood|access-date=17 May 2020}} The club drafted him to their AFL squad with the 13th draft pick of the 2018 AFL draft.{{cite web|title=Welcome to Collingwood: Isaac Quaynor|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-11-22/welcome-to-collingwood-isaac-quaynor|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Collingwood|date=22 November 2018}} As Collingwood's first pick of the draft, he wore the number 35 guernsey in his first season.{{cite web|url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/collingwood-magpies-2018-afl-draftees-get-jumper-numbers-119666|title=Collingwood Draftees Get Numbers, Quaynor continues tradition|publisher=Triple M|date=26 November 2018}} Quaynor made his AFL debut in Collingwood's loss against Hawthorn in the 16th round of the 2019 AFL season.{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/more-than-ready-isaac-quaynor-gears-up-for-pies-debut-20190704-p5244a.html|title='More than ready': Isaac Quaynor gears up for Pies debut|first=Charlotte|last=Grieve|newspaper=The Age|date=4 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/73165/clarko-plays-it-cool-on-hawks-nine-game-matchwinner|title=Clarko plays it cool on Hawks' nine-game matchwinner|first=Marc|last=McGowan|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Australian Football League|date=5 July 2019}} In the 17th round of the 2020 AFL season, Quaynor was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/501148/smart-call-iq-the-latest-rising-star-nominee|title=Smart call: 'IQ' the latest Rising Star nominee|first=Jourdan|last=Canil|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Australian Football League|date=15 September 2020}} In 2021 Quaynor became a regular player in Collingwood's lineup each week.{{Cite web |title=AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results |url=https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/2986 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=afl.com.au |language=en}} In 2023, Quaynor was named in the initial All-Australian squad of 44 for the first time. {{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1020077|title=AA SQUAD REVEALED: Five Pies in, stars miss, young guns named|publisher=AFL|date=28 August 2023|access-date=30 August 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1489595/moore-set-to-steer-pies-in-2024|title=Moore set to steer Pies in 2024|publisher=Telstra|work=Collingwood|date=14 February 2024}}

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=Isaac Quaynor statistics|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/I/Isaac_Quaynor.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=23 September 2024}}

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| 2019 || {{AFL Col}} || 35

| 4 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 23 || 58 || 18 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 8.8 || 5.6 || 14.5 || 4.5 || 2.5 || 0

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| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL Col}} || 3

| 11 || 0 || 0 || 74 || 74 || 148 || 33 || 25 || 0 || 0 || 6.7 || 6.7 || 13.5 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 0

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| 2021 || {{AFL Col}} || 3

| 20 || 1 || 2 || 221 || 140 || 361 || 95 || 45 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 11.1 || 7.0 || 18.1 || 4.8 || 2.3 || 0

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| 2022 || {{AFL Col}} || 3

| 24 || 2 || 3 || 199 || 134 || 333 || 93 || 70 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.3 || 5.6 || 13.9 || 3.9 || 2.9 || 0

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| bgcolor=F0E68C | 2023^# || {{AFL Col}} || 3

| 26 || 0 || 2 || 250 || 171 || 421 || 143 || 68 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.6 || 6.6 || 16.2 || 5.5 || 2.6 || 2

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| 2024 || {{AFL Col}} || 3

| 23 || 2 || 0 || 174 || 120 || 294 || 88 || 55 || 0.1 || 0 || 7.6 || 5.2 || 12.8 || 3.8 || 2.4 || 0

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! colspan=3 | Career

! 108 !! 5 !! 7 !! 953 !! 662 !! 1615 !! 470 !! 273 !! 0.0 !! 0.1 !! 8.8 !! 6.1 !! 15.0 !! 4.4 !! 2.5 !! 2

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Team

• AFL Premiership Player: 2023 (Collingwood)
• AFL minor premiership: 2023 (Collingwood)

Individual

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

Quaynor was born in Melbourne and grew up in Doncaster East,[https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-taste-of-richmond-but-collingwood-looms-for-quaynor-20181116-p50ghx.html A taste of Richmond, but Collingwood looms for Quaynor] by Daniel Cherny for The Age 16 November 2018[https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/not-okay-collingwood-seek-to-correct-dearth-of-indigenous-players-20210201-p56yja.html ‘Not OK’: Collingwood seek to correct dearth of Indigenous players] by Michael Gleeson for The Age 1 February 2021 supporting Collingwood since young, idolising Scott Pendlebury, and even sitting behind the Cheer Squad during the 2018 AFL Grand Final.{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/267853/lifelong-fan-a-next-gen-draft-chance|title=Lifelong fan a Next-Gen draft chance|first=Callum|last=Twomey|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Collingwood|date=22 January 2018}} His father, Yaw, is of Akyem Abuakwa from Ghana, where his mother, Kate, met him during a music trip.{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-taste-of-richmond-but-collingwood-looms-for-quaynor-20181116-p50ghx.html|title=A taste of Richmond, but Collingwood looms for Quaynor|first=Daniel|last=Cherny|newspaper=The Age|date=16 November 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2018-isaac-quaynor-set-to-join-collingwood-after-rollercoaster-footy-journey/news-story/b7e74204fefb70743bdc4ba0a8a54eaa|title=AFL draft 2018: Isaac Quaynor set to join Collingwood after rollercoaster footy journey|first=Ben|last=Waterworth|work=Fox Sports|date=9 November 2018}} 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.{{Cite web |last=matt |date=2018-11-26 |title=First RISL student drafted to the AFL |url=https://richmondinstitute.com.au/first-risl-student-drafted-to-the-afl/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Richmond Institute |language=en-US}}

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