GREATER Western Sydney midfielder Stephen Coniglio will miss Saturday's clash against Gold Coast due to his troublesome shoulder injury.

The 213-gamer was restricted to running laps at the Giants' main training session on Thursday with forward Brent Daniels revealing Coniglio may be absent for next week's trip to face Melbourne as well.

"I don't think he'll play this week. It'll be a week by week thing, his shoulder's still a bit sore," Daniels said ahead of his 100th game at Engie Stadium on Saturday.

"We're hopeful we'll get him back in the next couple weeks, but we're not really sure."

James Peatling is the favourite to replace Coniglio, while Xavier O'Halloran may come in for Toby Bedford if his appeal over a three-game suspension fails at the AFL Appeal Board on Thursday.

All-Australian defender Sam Taylor was involved in main training and was spotted having a lengthy discussion with coaching staff as he pushes to play against the Suns, but he'll likely be held back another week.

Daniels is bringing up a milestone this weekend as he prepares to run out for his 100th AFL game.

If ever you needed any proof that Daniels was fitting of underrated status in the AFL, you need only look at the competition's goal assists list.

The dynamic forward is at the top of that important statistical line and perhaps to the surprise of some, is leading some of the biggest names in the game.

Summing up just how valuable he's become to the GWS attack, the players in the five spots beneath him are Errol Gulden, Marcus Bontempelli, Lachie Neale, Christian Petracca and his own captain in Toby Greene.

"I didn't know he was anywhere near me," Daniels said.

"I'm sure he'll know. It's good, healthy competition. It's obviously nice. I think throughout my career I've been a handy goal assists player. I might not hit the scoreboard as much as other small forwards, but I do play higher up the ground. It's a nice stat but you've got to rely on your teammates kicking the goals."

The build-up to the clash with the Suns will likely be one of reflection at times for Daniels as he takes stock of the challenges he's faced on his way to game 100.

It's taken the Swan Hill product six years to bring up three figures after having his entire 2022 season ruined by a debilitating hamstring injury and he admits it's a moment he wasn't sure would ever arrive.

"I've definitely had some thoughts like that but ultimately the club's been very supportive of me. My journey's probably been a lot longer than most but I'm really happy to get there," Daniels said.

"It hasn't been easy and that's what I'm most proud about heading into the weekend."

Daniels also echoed the sentiment of many that Bedford's suspension has left him bemused and unsure of what the AFL is demanding around proper tackling practice.

"He (Bedford) is obviously a little bit frustrated. He understands there's a need to protect the head but it's a harsh penalty for what it was," Daniels said.

"Accidents do happen. Some of the things the Tribunal said, it's really hard to change that because the game is so quick."

Bedford may have had his role altered from small forward to midfield tagger over the past two months, but there is still an exciting forward group in operation at the Giants and Daniels says he is revelling as a mentor to some of the fast attackers at the club.

"I hope they look up to me a little bit. They're pretty special talents. Darcy (Jones) is so fast and exciting to watch and Harvey (Thomas) just doesn't do anything wrong, he's jumped into his first year and surprised all of us. He's going to have a great career," Daniels said.