ESSENDON forward Joe Daniher will continue with his unorthodox set-shot routine against Carlton on Saturday before spending his summer break identifying a new goalkicking approach that will hold up long-term.

Daniher has kicked 38.30 this season and last week resorted to snapping across his body from set shots, rather than kicking a traditional drop punt when directly in front of goal.

The 22-year-old's approach was criticised by his former goalkicking mentor and Coleman medallist Matthew Lloyd, but coach John Worsfold backed the young forward to continue with the unorthodox method if he was comfortable.    

Daniher said he was aware his goalkicking needed to improve rapidly and he would spend his off-season working on a new routine that could deliver better results next year.

"My goalkicking is a work in progress and I know I need to improve … I'm under no illusions that that needs to happen quick smart," Daniher said.  

"I'll do a lot of work in the off-season and hopefully come back next year with a clear-cut routine.

"Off-season is a chance for me to improve all facets of my game. You've got more time and more resources to do it then.

"I've got a lot of time to work on it and come back in pre-season with something really clear that's going to hold up for 2017."

Lloyd, who stepped away from his role as Essendon's goalkicking coach because it conflicted with his media commitments, this week criticised Daniher's decision to snap across his body from straight-on set shots.

The Bombers great labelled the tactic a "cop out", but Daniher was committed to continuing with the technique against the Blues on Saturday at the MCG.

"The snapping is something I've been tinkering with and trying to add to my game and open up," he said. 

"I think I've had a little bit of reasonable success with it inside that 20m zone and feel really comfortable with that.

"So it's something that I'm always trying to add a few strings to and I'll continue this weekend."

Asked how he had handled the criticism of his goalkicking this season, Daniher said: "I take on board what I think I need to take on board. The rest is a bit of white noise."

"It doesn't matter too much to me, and I know as long as I am working on my game as hard as I can I can sleep pretty well at night," he said.

"I'm going to knuckle down over the summer and hopefully see the results that I want to see."