sentences:  They lost six games from rounds 20 to 25, at the time the club's worst-ever losing streak.However they finished NRL season 2001 in 5th position and made it as far as the preliminary final which they lost to Parramatta.The Broncos' 2002 season saw the return of club legend Allan Langer to the side, following his successful comeback to Australian rugby league in the previous year's State of Origin decider.