Larry Kestleman, who took control of the Tigers license in 2012, accepted the torrent of dissent that erupted yesterday when he confirmed the club’s new name, logo and colours. Social media lit ...

Their rationale is there is a lot of anti-Tigers sentiment in ... that sound like football sides or logos that look like they belong to a feeder club for the Melbourne Victory?

“No Tigers? It’s like Melbourne with no Luna Park ... Club officials wouldn’t comment last night with the new name, logo and colours to be revealed Tuesday.

The Melbourne Tigers – four-time champions and synonymous ... Expecting the negative sentiment, Kestelman said after the new colours, name and logo comes the sell-job. “When it’s a surprise ...

Melbourne Tigers' SEABL general manager Nigel Purchase ... from the NBL club's last season and all still carried the old NBL logo. That connection remains a hard one to shake.