Joe Daniher is on track for the best season of his career but he concedes he still needs to improve his consistency. 

The 23 year old has booted 30 goals this season; just 13 shy of his best ever mark, with half the season still to play.

He has booted at least three goals in seven of the 11 matches so far and is averaging career highs in disposals, marks, handballs and inside 50s but he said there is still room to improve.

“A little bit similar to the team I suppose – a little bit inconsistent here and there and I haven’t quite strung enough good weeks or enough good months together,” Daniher said. 

“I’ll continue working hard and continue trying to improve my game to get it where it needs to get to on a personal level and on a team level.”

Daniher is out of contract at the end of the season, but is keeping his focus on football.

“My management is doing a fantastic job behind closed doors and allowing me to just enjoy football and play football. That's a critical thing for me – to let them do their job, let them work with the club and I can concentrate on playing my best football," he said.

"It's a process that has gone on for a long time. I've been here since I was a 15-year-old kid (as part of the Bombers' father-son academy). I'll let them do their job and I'll concentrate on playing football." 

The Bombers are 12^th of the ladder and will be looking to return to the winners’ list when they take on fifth placed Port Adelaide on Saturday night.

“It’s a really exciting opportunity to test ourselves against a good quality side,” Daniher said.

“They’ve been putting together some really good games of football and we just love the challenge of playing against the best.

“We played against one of the better sides on the weekend … we’re just going to keep trying to build for that four-quarter effort.”

Daniher was joined by uncle and former Essendon Captain, Neale Daniher, at the Club today ahead of Big Freeze 3 on Monday.

The event raises money to held find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease.

The Bombers presented Neale Daniher with a cheque for $5,000.

“The whole AFL community, from grass roots, through to the amateurs, all the way through to the AFL and especially – this is the team I played for [Essendon] – they’ve been fantastic,” Neale Daniher said.

“When I was diagnosed it was hopeless, there was nothing but because of the wider community we now have clinical trials.

“The main message out there is 'thank you', it is making a difference but we’ve still got a long way to go.

“We haven’t beaten the beast yet but with continued support we will.”

As for some advice for his nephew, Neale joked ‘back in my day, I never missed a goal ... I was perfect’. 

“He’s going well, we’re proud of him,” Neale Daniher said. 

“The Bombers are heading in the right direction and I know all of the Bomber fans would love to see a win on Saturday night.”