I couldn't possibly care less about what the circumstances are for Poly to be honest. I'd want to beat them to a pulp with or without starters. I think we'll still see starters coming out in the 2nd half and quickly get back ups in if we happen to score.
I'd like to see Plough mix in some of the 2's and 3's with the starters rather than pulling all the starters out and then going with all 2's and 3's. I think that mixing them in with the starters gives them a better chance at getting some solid stats.