Will Howe see out the year in the seniors with more established players set to retrun.... it's smells of Danny Hughes all over again perhaps.
Note also Tom Lynch since his second game...
It might if you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
Hughes had been on the rookie list for about 4 years. He was dropped from the rookie list after his initial stint, but they redrafted him after a promise - a long-term injury curtailed his chances. Hughes finally debuted at the age of 23 after he was elevated from the rookie list due to an injury. Melbourne had a heap of injuries at the time. He was a handy forward flanker who could take a grab, but was limited due to his height (186 cms) and ground level play. He wasn't a bad player, but at AFL level he didn't have the tricks to regularly impact the game, or hit the scoreboard. When Dunn Well Done traded him in after 2 games last year he was told it was a very poor choice. From memory, he was told it was unlikely Hughes would get another game. He didn't.
Howe is a different story. He was the club's second round draft pick last year (in the 30's) and being slightly older at 20 his body is ready to go. Howe hits the contest hard, is 190 cms, takes a really good mark, is good at ground level, and has good foot skills. Clearly the club prefers him to Bate and everyone has been super impressed by his first two games. It wouldn't surprise me if he plays every game for the rest of the year.
He's far from a Danny Hughes reincarnate.
Naturally, take this opinion with a grain of salt.