Isaac Quaynor

Isaac Quaynor, born January 15, 2000, in Melbourne, Victoria, began his football journey in the Auskick program at Doncaster East. He played junior football with the Beverley Hills Junior Football Club, followed by the Oakleigh Chargers, where he was coached by Anthony Phillips, father of future Collingwood teammate Tom Phillips. In 2018, Quaynor was the runner-up for the Oakleigh Chargers’ best and fairest award and represented Vic Metro at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships, earning selection for the All-Australian team. He also played 10 games for Collingwood’s Victorian Football League team before making his AFL debut.

Quaynor was drafted by the Collingwood Football Club as the 13th pick in the 2018 AFL draft through the club’s Next Generation Academy. He made his AFL debut in Round 16 of the 2019 AFL season. In 2020, he received an AFL Rising Star nomination in Round 17. By the 2021 AFL season, Quaynor became a regular player in Collingwood’s lineup. His career progression continued with a career-best season in 2023, where he was named an AFL premiership player and also featured in the initial All-Australian squad of 44 for the first time. He was voted into Collingwood’s leadership group for the first time in 2024, an appointment he will retain in 2025 as he continues to emerge as a key leader within the club and one of the competition’s premier small defenders.