The grit shown by the contracted Magpies players helped to lift the team after half time and brought the charge in the third quarter that set up the win, according to Hocking.
"If you look at the way we are playing, a lot of our stuff is coming from good structure and that's both the contracted players and also our AFL boys being able to understand the concepts and the way we want to play," Hocking told portadelaidefc.com.au.
"You don't need talent or elite players to bring pressure and that's been one of the things we've really tried to work on.
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"Robbie Young, Steve Summerton and Zac Hawkins and all the boys who are not in the AFL system still apply a heap of pressure.
"Our guys bring effort; a lot of our scores and our goals come off the back of pressure and hard work.
"We'll be brave, we'll be courageous and we'll tackle hard no matter whether you're AFL listed or not you play for the Magpies and the way we want to play."
Hocking said the team learned a lot out of its first round loss to last year's premiers Norwood and the three consecutive wins were important to create consistency and confidence within the side.
He also revealed the brief he gave his players before the game, speaking of the sacrifices given by the nation's servicemen and women, which were recognised before the first bounce with a traditional ANZAC commemoration service.
"The significance of ANZAC Day and playing footy this weekend sits in the back of everyone's mind here at the club - not just mine and our players," Hocking said.
"We have really strong relationships with a few local RSL's here and we wanted to do our community proud today.
"It's in our DNA."
The Bloods won the second quarter against the Magpies and looked capable of pushing Port Adelaide right to the line.
While Hocking credited his side's pressure for the win, he also acknowledged West Adelaide's pressure in the second quarter turned the momentum of the game against the Magpies.
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"Westies played some good footy today," Hocking said.
"They moved the ball really well and their half backs moved the ball off our half forward and they used their width on the ground better than us.
"Full credit to them for their ball movement and their ability to rebound out of defence in that second quarter.
"But it was great for us to continue to work hard and start to use the footy better in that third term and [John] Butcher started to get up as did [Angus] Bruggemann which helped."
Port Adelaide travels to Clare Oval next week for its Round 5 match against the Crows, where both sides will pay tribute to six-year-old Max Redden who died in a tragic playground accident last year.
Hocking said he hoped for a big crowd for the SANFL's first 'Showdown' match.
"We hope that everyone gets up there because the more people through the gate, the better for the game," Hocking said.
"It's an opportunity for us to see if we can create a bit of our own history in a 'Showdown."
