PICK ME: Saints could pounce on running machine Billy Hartung Running machine Billy Hartung has caught the interest of St Kilda but is sliding down the draft order. WHEN the Saints handed over Ben McEvoy in the first trade bombshell, they quickly declared it was part of a master plan to dominate the draft with three top-20 selections. By the end of trade period they had Nos. 3, 18 and 19 locked away and are now closing in on adding the supreme running power they desire in Billy Hartung. Dandenong Stingrays winger Billy Hartung's speed and endurance should see him selected in the first round of the 2013 AFL draft, with St Kilda and Fremantle showing strong interest. The endurance king smashed Brad Hill's beep test record at draft camp with a 16.6 and has met with St Kilda five times this year in a strong sign he could become the seventh Dandenong Stingray on the Saints' list. PICK ME: DEES WANT THE NEXT LUKE SHUEY Saints recruiter Tony Elshaug gave Hartung advice on how to break tags late in the season, highlighting just how closely St Kilda has kept tabs on the draft slider. " (Elshaug) asked me to think of ways where I could break a tag and was telling me if I was on the right path or not," Hartung said of the meeting at his Mornington Peninsula home. I took out that there are different ways to break a tag. He gave me a bit of reassurance that it's not impossible to break a tag and to play a little more contested. Hartung's small frame has put some clubs off, and while he started the year as a possible top-10 selection he could now slip into the second round if St Kilda doesn't pounce at 18-19. "And he'd be a great pick in the 20s," Stingrays coach Graeme Yeats said. Billy Hartung broke the beep test record at the draft camp. He was a little up and down this year, but Billy is a silky outside player who kicks the ball really well. He's got good speed and enormous endurance and can run hard all day. Physically, he needs to improve a little bit to get his body ready for the combative nature of the game. He's going to take 12-18 months, but if he can add the hardness he'll be the package. Hartung, who once kicked 20.0 playing for Red Hill in and under-14s match, is steadily improving his defensive game but has clubs excited with his ability to tuck the ball under the arm and zip up the wings. The aerobic beast with a touch of class said he could have pushed himself harder at the beep test if he didn't play in the TAC Cup grand final two weeks earlier. I don't want to sound arrogant but if we didn't play finals, I would've trained up for it and I reckon I could've gone further. I actually felt really good when I started running. The only reason I pulled out was because I haven't been doing as much running, I was breathing fine but my legs gave away first. POSITION: Running wingman IN THE MIX: Swans (15), Saints (18/19), Lions (22) PLAYS LIKE: Patrick Dangerfield The next Dan Hannebery