Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd has declared that Sydney should put a line through Joe Daniher.

The injury-prone forward requested a trade to the Sydneyย Swans last off-season but was denied the move by Essendon.

Daniher has not played since Round 9 last season and recently suffered an injury setback, putting his 2020 campaign in question.

Speaking on Channel 9's Footy Classified, Lloyd believes a second attempt to recruit Daniher is too risky for the Swans given their bad run with injuries this year.

โ€œThe Sydney Swans, I donโ€™t believe they can put their hand up again for Joey Daniher this time around when you have got this going on,โ€ Lloyd said onย Channel 9โ€™s Footy Classified.

โ€œLance Franklinโ€™s (suffered) hamstring injuries, becoming chronic, end of 2022 he is contracted to. Sam Reid โ€” consistently injured, contracted until the end of 2020. Tom McCartin, head issues and concussion and out (of contract) until 2021.

โ€œI donโ€™t believe you can then throw Joe Daniher into the mix. The amount of money that would be pulled in between four players who have had injuries, I just donโ€™t think they can do it.โ€

Daniher enters restricted free agency at the end of the season.