Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
2009 Carlton Football Club season
Table title:
John Nicholls Medal
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pos. </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Player </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1st </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chris Judd </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 558 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2nd </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marc Murphy </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 451 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3rd </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bryce Gibbs </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 415 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brendan Fevola </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 390 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Matthew Kreuzer </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 311 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jordan Russell </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 281 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Paul Bower </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 279 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kade Simpson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 254 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bret Thornton </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 225 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10th </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Aaron Joseph </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 201 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the top 3 contenders for the John Nicholls Medal?
Answer:
Chris Judd won with 558 votes and finished ahead of the 2nd place Marc Murphy (451 votes) and 3rd place Bryce Gibbs (415 votes).