#338: From the AFL, to Cricket NT CEO at 29, to Executive General Manager at Cricket Australia with Joel Morrison

Dec 7, 2025

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Meet Joel Morrison, the Executive General Manager of Events and General Operations at Cricket Australia.

In this episode, we follow Joel’s journey and his leadership experiences where he became the CEO of Northern Territory Cricket at only 29 years old.

We breakdown his move from Darwin to Melbourne to pursue more opportunities where he got his first full-time gig at the AFL, working with the commercial team at the Big Bash Leagues and then making the move up into more leadership roles within Cricket.

If you want to meet Joel and here more from him, he’s going to be speaking at the SportsGrad Adelaide Meetup on December 16, the night before Day 1 of the Adelaide Test match, so come along for that if you’re in town.

Grab your tickets here: https://luma.com/tslgoei7

We cover:

(04:31) - Interview begins

(07:48) - Quickfire Questions

(10:30) - Interview Questions Joel would ask at Cricket Australia

(14:09) - What was Joel Morrison like early days

(18:39) - How Joel broke into the sports industry

(25:07) - What helped Joel’s development in the sports industry

(32:00) - Joel’s experiences working for the Big Bash League

(39:00) - How Joel became the CEO of Northern Territory Cricket

(43:07) - The challenges Joel faced as CEO of Northern Territory Cricket

(50:04) - How Joel made the move back to Melbourne to work at Cricket Australia