In this revamped and Americanised national draft, the most revolutionary feature won’t be the live trading of picks or that the AFL has turned ‘‘Draft Day’’ into a two-day event, partly in an attempt to create some of the machinations that surrounded Kevin Costner in the movie of that name.

Rather, it is the prominence of Next Generation Academy (NGA) players and the possibility that a sizeable number of these multicultural or indigenous teenagers could be selected on Thursday or Friday that represents the revolution.

The Magpies have not spent time developing Isaac Quaynor. Credit:Simon Schluter

No fewer than 15 players can be claimed by 10 clubs under the contentious NGA rules, though there’s little chance that all those who qualify will be drafted as senior or rookie list players.

On Thursday, North Melbourne will land Tarryn Thomas, an indigenous kid from Launceston, while Collingwood will claim Isaac Quaynor, an Oakleigh Chargers kid whose father hailed from Ghana. Thomas is favored to attract a bid as high as pick eight (Adelaide) and Quaynor is expected to be slightly later, but still well inside the top 20.