"Hours on type and total hours" are not at all the same as 'age' or 'years of experience'. Hours on type and total hours are far more relevant. However this does not in any way mean that a pilot with 50 hours on type will necessarily handle a situation any worse than a pilot with 5,000 hours on type. It all comes down to the individual.
And to counter the attitudes of 'late starter FOs', there are also young whipper-snapper FOs who have poor attitudes and lack of CRM. Again, it all comes down to the individual.
(Quote: "... you're ... I suspect a late starter or low timer yourself...". I like that one!!!)
However, there doesn't seem to be a lot of real information about that crash that this whole thread is about.