sentences:  In the final round of the 2007 regular season, the Broncos suffered a 68–22 loss to Parramatta, equalling their worst ever defeat and most points conceded in a match; this was despite the team leading 16–6 at one point in the game with a chance to go further ahead before Nick Emmett bombed a certain try with the line wide open.However, the club still finished eighth after the regular season, thus making the finals for the sixteenth straight year.Brisbane's efforts did not improve the following Sunday when they played their 500th game ever and their last of the season, being defeated soundly by eventual grand final winners the Melbourne Storm 40–0.