A ruckman, Ishchenko was born in Perth, Western Australia and made his VFL debut in 1987 with West Coast. After two seasons with West Coast he moved to Brisbane, which included playing the 1991 AFL reserves Grand Final before finishing his career at North Melbourne, which included playing the 1995 AFL reserves Grand Final. He is a part-time ruck coach for North Melbourne in the AFL.
South Australia 18.16 (124) defeated Western Australia 9.9 (63), at WACA, 16 June 1987
Victoria 16.20 (116) defeated Western Australia 13.14 (92), at Subiaco Oval, 22 July 1987