Bombers coach Mark Thompson played his cards close to his chest when quizzed about the 20-year-old by reporters on Friday.
"He (Daniher) is just unlucky. He's had eight (or) nine games in a row and it's a good opportunity to have a good spell if he doesn't play," Thompson said.
"I think he's been fantastic, I think his output's been first class. It's not because of poor form or because we don't like him anymore.
"It's just because he's played, he's young and he's had big workloads and we're looking after him.
"We think he's got an enormous career in front of him and we have a responsibility to look after him.
"And I find when you rest young ones you get a better result by the end of the year."
Daniher has seemed short of confidence this season, only booting eight goals in nine matches before the Bombers had the bye last weekend.
He was expected to line-up in Saturday's VFL clash against Richmond at Punt Road.
"He might, he might play AFL yet," Thompson said.
"Our squad's not really determined. There's a few concerns we have to get through."
The boom father-son prospect trained with the Bombers' main group on Friday but was used as a defender, while Jake Carlisle was stationed at full-forward.
Young midfielder Dyson Heppell did some light skills work before joining the main group for goal-kicking.
Paul Chapman trained strongly ahead of his return from suspension and groin soreness.
The former Cat is one of three inclusions for Saturday night's crunch clash, along with Jason Winderlich and Ben Howlett.
At 4-5, the Bombers are in a scrap to play finals and have been unconvincing since demolishing Carlton in round three.
However, Thompson is not as worried as "what a lot of other people are".
"I think we're in a good position because we're capable of playing good footy," the Essendon coach said.
"Every other year we've been in this position at the mid-point we've been on top of the ladder, we've been talked up and this club can't sustain that sort of stuff."
There's been speculation that the looming prospect of show-cause notices from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has affected the players' form, a suggestion midfielder Brent Stanton denied.
"No, I don't think so. It's been going on for 16 months and we've dealt with it in a way that we need to," Stanton told AFL.com.au on Friday.
"We can't control that. The only thing we can control is winning games of footy or playing consistent footy and playing the way that we need to.
"I think that's the most important thing."
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