His father, Troy, is a Southport Sharks dual premiership player and Hall of Fame inductee.

He attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and joined Gold Coast Suns Academy in his teenage years.

[7] In his final year of junior football, Crossley was selected to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships.

[citation needed] On 25 May 2019, Crossley tested positive to cocaine by ASADA on a match day ahead of a NEAFL game between Gold Coast Suns and the Sydney Swans, in which he played in a kicked two goals.

[citation needed] On 8 August, the news broke and Crossley now faces a ban of up to four-years under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code.