Speaking after a Labor caucus meeting, Carroll said he was a loyal deputy to Jacinta Allan, but that his party needed to be a "disruptor" to meet the needs of voters.

Momentum was fast building for a change, until Deputy Premier Ben Carroll made a comment on Monday morning that all but killed it off.

Jacinta Allan’s deputy Ben Carroll has ruled out trying to snatch the top job, despite another poor opinion poll for Labor ahead of the Victorian election.